Social entrepreneurship with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groups

Training Course

10-18 December 2016 | Novi Sad, Serbia
Project is for youth workers willing to further develop (social) entrepreneurship skills of youngsters and support establishment of different social enterprises by, with and for immigrants, refugees and other youth with fewer opportunities.

The core activity of the project is – 8 days long training course. It will be organised in the youth hostel in Novi Sad, from 10th till 18th December 2016. Project will gather 33 participants, trainers and staff from 13 organisations and countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Turkey).

Objectives:
• To share realities and experiences with discrimination, exclusion and marginalization of different groups (including migrants and refugees) in different European communities/countries
• To explore and promote intercultural acceptance of diversity and respect of Fundamental/Human Rights in Europe
• To share the existing ones and inspire ideas for new creative and innovative social enterprises with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groups
• To explore social entrepreneurship concepts, stakeholders and supporters
• To explore links between social entrepreneurship and inclusion (connected to inclusion themes of social entrepreneurships and/or social entrepreneurs being youngsters with fewer opportunities)
• To explore skills of social entrepreneurs and reflect on own competences for social entrepreneurship
• To inspire and encourage youth workers to act as social change agents in their local community
• To introduce appreciative inquiry (instead of problem solving) as a way to approach the local reality and initiate new ideas
• Further developing participants' competences in defining, planning and coordinating quality youth work projects which contribute to inclusion & social entrepreneurship in communities
• Reminding of the E+-YiA and developing new projects and future European level cooperation among partners with the topic of social entrepreneurship with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groups

Further information: www.salto-youth.net