The project Balkan Green Ideas intent to align with the new Green Agenda for the WB and EU Green Deal trough a support program for green sustainable enterprises that will contribute toward greener Balkan and economically stable small rural and urban areas in our region. Main objectives are: 1. To promote principles and values of sustainable and green policy among youth in issues related to economic, social and political development of the Western Balkan societies (with special focus on 2030Agenda-Suistanbale Development and Green Agenda for the Western Balkan) 2. To connect grass roots young green activists, youth CSOs with green sustainable initiatives and potential or existing rural and urban young green entrepreneurs in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia 3. To prepare youth to identify potentials within-in their communities for creation of green and sustainable youth initiatives and businesses in Western Balkan and Greece. Outputs and milestones: - Increased awareness about green entrepreneurship to 280 youngsters in the WB and Greece- Developed skills of 70 young men and women from rural and urban areas in WB6 to establish green small and sustainable businesses, -Created minimum of 70 pilot business canvas model of sustainable green enterprises-Selected 10 Winners - Best Regional Young Green Entrepreneurs.- Strengthening the capacities of 21 mentors from the participating countries and organized mentorship sessions with all young green winners. -One Regional Green Network consisted of young green entrepreneurs, intermediary organizations, grassroots CSOs, informal groups and individuals, as well as other experts and relevant actors from WB6 and GreeceOutcomes and results: 1.Common understanding among youth of sustainable and green polices that have an effect on Western Balkan region 2.Developed regional platform of skilled young green entrepreneurs3. Expanded cooperation beyond WB region ( to Greece and EU) based on green principles and values 4. Inspired, knowledgeable and empowered young citizens who are prepared to promote environmental/climate protection trough creation of green and sustainable initiatives and businesses

‘Road Map of Social Enterprises’ responds to the needs of the partners and their communities in the field of social entrepreneurship by using digital tools at youth work for addressing youth unemployment and empowering young people. 8 partners from 8 countries will work 24 months on digital tool for know-ledge exchange and networking in the field social entrepreneurship. Objectives: -to contribute for creation of supportive social entrepreneurial environment in participating countries; -to develop a durable, tool, a MAP, website and application for networking, knowledge exchange about social entrepreneurship with concrete examples of social enterprises and tools supporting cross-sectorial cooperation; -to support cooperation between Programme and Partner countries and development of new project initiatives addressing youth unemployment and developing the entrepreneurial mindset of young people. Furthermore, the foreseen activities are dedicated on the growth of capacities of the youth organizations (training and online learning), on mapping social entrepreneurial practices and development of the digital tool, a MAP, and on contribution for creation a supportive social entrepreneurial environment in participating countries by making social enterprises visible and accessible (international and national multiplier events). Project logic: IF we build the capacities of CSOs for using digital tools in the field of social entrepreneurship, AND we develop a MAP as an educational tool with the aim to increase the knowledge of young people on social entrepreneurship and to raise their entrepreneurial mindset, AND we communicate the possibilities of digitalization on the social entrepreneurship development, THEN the MAP will become a tool of networking enabling representatives of the various sectors to contact each other and to work together in the framework of social entrepreneurship and addressing youth unemployment.

This RISE project aims to open new spaces for reconciliation in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia) through social entrepreneurship, thus stimulating cross-border cooperation. It involves 6 local dynamic incubators located in the Western Balkan region and directly providing training in the field of entrepreneurship, the French social entrepreneurship support NGO PULSE, and SEEYN, a regional network fostering cross-border cooperation. Over the RISE project, partners will work together towards the capacity building of 6 local incubators (VET providers). Partners will co-construct several innovative pedagogical tools and material on social entrepreneurship and on interculturality. Capacity building activities will be organized to improve the knowledge, technical and pedagogical skills of VET trainers and coaches and unable them to unroll high quality and innovative social entrepreneurship support programs fostering reconciliation and the building of a common future in the region. This, in turn will contribute to a better alignment between VET structures and the emerging social entrepreneurship market in the countryBy implementing the project throughout all of the Western Balkans, by fostering mobility and by sharing and showcasing the results of the project, we also intend to foster cooperation within the region and to strengthen the regional ecosystem.