The project “People, Places, Partnerships” responded to the context of youth employment crisis and a resulting period of uncertainty and insecurity for many young people in Europe. It offered a model of youth empowerment which is linked to entrepreneurship (3P Model) and can be utilized and used in many communities in Europe. The model was developed and tested by the Consortium of Partners from eight European countries and evaluated by the project’s target group – young people, youth workers, municipalities and local stakeholders. The result was a set of tools for implementation of the model, including the Guidebook of the 3P Model with lessons learned and the easy-to-use online sharing and learning platform which will sustain after termination of the project. Young people with fewer opportunities are the main target group of the project. It was expected that they learn how to think and act as entrepreneurs; plan, implement and sustain their projects and design them as community-oriented services. Through analyzing the needs and resources of their community and fostering partnerships with local stakeholders, young people were enabled to turn existing youth structures, such as youth clubs or centers, into sustainable Community Hubs, places for community dialogue, learning and service provision. A supportive training program was designed by the Consortium of Partners and enabled young people to strengthen their project management, communication and leadership skills, as well as increase their employability potential. The long-term goal of the project was that more youth initiatives were offered as services to the community, and youth centers and clubs became youth-led Community Hubs where young people take ownership of their ideas, actions and results. The project methodology was based on a set of collaborative tools and outputs (Community Maps, Community Visions, Sustainability Plans). The political dimension involved policy work with municipalities on sustaining Community Hubs. International meetings were crucial elements in the development of this model and this project. They included partners’ meetings to steer the process, the training of youth workers to deliver the training program, and an international youth exchange, both online and face-to-face.

"CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVESThe recent increase in negative attitudes towards immigrants and refugees in some European countries put the fundamental values of the European Union, such as respect for human dignity, equality, solidarity and freedom, on a proof. To address these issues, the project ""Welcomeship - Building inclusive communities through community-based entrepreneurship” came into place. Project objectives were to build more inclusive communities, change the attitudes of community stakeholders and influence policies; moreover it strived to position young migrants and refugees as potential change makers and not as a threat by focusing on their assets and added value to society, building their capacities and opening new opportunities. To achieve these objectives, the Welcomeship model of inclusion was designed and piloted in 7 communities of 6 European countries in 5 languages. It is multi-dimensional and based on non-formal learning methods. The project closed a gap in collaboration and dialogue between the local residents, local young people, young migrants and refugees, as they worked in one group throughout the project. It fostered community spirit and provided young people with community-based entrepreneurship skills, as well as competences to become active contributors to the society and communities where they live. These objectives have been reached. The project has shown that diversity and multi-culturalism in Europe is a key asset which needs to be fostered, supported and celebrated. TARGET GROUP Young people with fewer opportunities, including local youth, migrants and refugees; youth workers, community stakeholders and policy makers. ACTIVITIES AND RESULTSYouth workers in partner communities got trained as trainers of the community-based entrepreneurship (Welcomeship) model. They delivered a community-based entrepreneurship course of 5 Modues to a total of 109 young migrants and refugees and local young people with fewer opportunities in Germany, Sweden, Finland, UK, Portugal and Italy. Local workshops and online learning were combined with local Welcomeship Nights which brought together young people with community stakeholders and policy makers. This multidimensional learning, community events (24 Welcomeship Nights, 9 Multiplier events), the development of entrepreneurial ideas and projects with community stakeholders involved more than 1.000 people. These were other young people, representatives of schools and institutions, private companies, policy makers and other community stakeholders. The project also reached out direclty to almost 29.000 subscribers and followers alone through Facebook and Instagram, and to 4.000 people through direct mailing of results. At an international level, intensive peer exchange and learning took place through two international partner meetings in Berlin, Germany, the Training of Trainers in Solna, Sweden, a blended mobility event for young people in Albenga, Italy, the online learning platform www.welcomeship.org, the Tutorial Programme and online coaching sessions for trainers organised by P1 (GER). These Intellectual Outputs were developed, tested and fine-tuned: O1. Welcomeship Learning Kit: the Guidebook and Exercice Book in English, German, Swedish, Italian and Portuguese.O2. The community-based Entrepreneurship Course piloted with blended learning activities O3. The Welcomeship Tutorial Programme of 18 video tutorials (11 on the 5 Modules and 7 with trainer recommendations)O4. The Welcomeship Channel, an online learning platform, a dissemination tool for the project results and an advocacy tool for policy change. O5. The Guide for Inclusive Communities with analysis of community-based entrepreneurship as a tool for the inclusion of young migrants and refugees, as well as policy recommendations for the local, regional, national and EU level.The Outputs were presented at 9 multiplier events in 6 countries and 7 communities to 363 (228 eligible for funding) potential users and stakeholders.The project had a strong focus on video messages, so there were 73 videos produced (tutorials, voices of young people, trainers and policy makers, videos of events, etc.). Policy makers were involved in discussion about designing more inclusive policies for young migrants and refugees across Europe, in particular in the field of entrepreneurship. IMPACTIn the course of the project, young people gained entrepreneurial skills, built their confidence and became more integrated and engaged in their communities; some developed real entrepreneurial projects. Youth workers became competent trainers and community-oriented professionals with a skill set in entrepreneurship teaching for a specific target group. Partner organizations became the engines of inclusion within their community, and community stakeholders and policy makers got involved in the project activities to design and support more inclusive policies at local, regional and international level."

After 28 successful editions of the national Student Fair in Luxembourg, it has become urgent to provide the 10.000 young visitors with a complete set of information regarding the choices they need to make at the end of their secondary school.Through the collecting of information regarding exhibitors of the fair into a simple to use webtool, and through the presence of a few foreign youth information centers, and through the availability of Eurodesk partners online at the fair, any european destination will be made available.The choice that is offered to young people between higher education, mobility and volunteering is an essential development of the fair which traditionnally only focused on higher education.Through the special edition of the newspaper SLAM! and through the year-long availability of http://my.studentfair.lu, young people have access to quality information that enables them to safely make the best informed choices in regards to their future.

From European to local level Social Enterprise is recognised as having a valuable contribution to make in building social cohesion / wellbeing and economic growth. The Social Enterprise Sharing Best Practice as a Tool in Youth Work project has been designed collectively by all partners to provide an innovative and valued contribution to promoting the concept of Social Enterprise, showcasing how it can be used creatively in youth work and as a result equip young people with skills to use in the workplace and wider society. Eight partners from six countries worked closely together to achieve the project aims and objectives; which was to share best practice between partners and through active dissemination with a wider audience. This was achieved through a programme of seven short-term training events attended by all partners, where the host partners shared their work and that of local stakeholders in the fields of social enterprise and youth work. With a diverse partner selection, we had the added value of partners sharing their own expertise (NSHC - refugees and asylum seekers, AC Sportiv Experieta Multisport in using sport as engagement tool, AMACH! LGBT in transgender work, Stephens & George in low literacy level projects, Dacorum CVS in school enterprise challenges, Solna Youth Center and statutarni mesto Karvina on municipality led enterprise initiatives and policy setting and Petriklic help in environmental initiatives). The project built the capacity of partners to engage at all geographic areas from local to European and enable partners new to transnational activity to experience the values of this form of learning. Partners were more empowered, individual participants selected by partners benefited from an important professional development opportunity. Young people from partner localities benefited from enhanced provision resulting from piloting and mainstreaming new methodologies learned from the engagement, sharing and learning with partner. Active dissemination to raise the project profile continued throughout the project, as did the evaluation / monitoring to ensure we maximised learning and outcomes. From the programme of seven training courses we identified examples of good practice and showcase the results in the publication of Good Practice Guide on Social Enterprise as a Tool in Youth Work. This ensured that the knowledge gained by partners is effectively shared at project conclusion to inform and inspire other organisations from all sectors across Europe on how they engage with young people and pass onto them valuable skills in the field of social enterprise / entrepreneurship / active citizenship