"The project focuses on community-based organizations (CBOs) that are young people-driven and work with/for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and children in marginalized and peripherical areas in Africa and EU: (Italy (Palermo & Enna), Turkey (Istanbul), Greece (Athens), Kenya (Kisumu), Senegal (Ziguinchor), Zambia (Livingstone), Ghana (Tamale), Uganda (Kampala), South Africa (Pretoria), Zimbabwe (Masvingo). In line with identified learning needs , well-planned capacity-building actions are needed to increase the capacity & key competences of youth-based CBOs to respond successfully to the current challenges affecting youth in their local communities. As a result of the socio-professional development of their young leaders, CBOs can function more efficiently and effectively.Target group- Young leaders who work with / for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and children, that are engaged in youth-CBOs operating in the targeted areas in EU & Africa. Overall objective- To engage youth-community based organizations and young leaders to become change agents and play a constructive role in marginalized areas in EU and Africa.Specific objective- To enhance the capacity of youth community-based organizations and young leaders to work with and for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in marginalized areas in EU & Africa.Expected results- Launched, tested & developed a capacity building program on “youth work, project management, leadership and community development”.- Increased socio-professional development of N.66 young leaders involved in TCs and N.36 involved in job shadowing activities, that are equipped with knowledge, key competences & employable tools to be applied in their daily work with/for vulnerable young people & children.- Enhanced international cooperation, exchange of good practices & capacity building between 102 young leaders, 11 community-based organizations & local stakeholders working in the field of youth & community development in EU and Africa.Work plan (WPs)- WP1: Management.- WP2: Needs analysis in all targeted local communities.- WP3: The capacity building program engaging young leaders from all participating countries in EU & Africa.TC in Italy. Title ""Project Cycle Management and community development""TC in Kenya. Title ""Child Rights-Based Approach: Turning Principles into Practice"" TC in Ghana. Title ""Youth work: leadership, coaching and international volunteering""TC in Italy. Title ""Fundraising & digital storytelling""Job shadowing activities in Italy, Turkey, Greece, Senegal, Zambia, Uganda, South Africa , Zimbabwe.WP4_Development of Open Educational Resources: an e-learning platform and learning resources on “youth work, project management, leadership and community development” that incorporate community practices and approaches from the organizations involved in EU and Africa. - WP5: Communication, dissemination & exploitation.- WP6: Evaluation of social impact."

"There are many hurdles that societies face across the world. However, the reality shows that governments and NGOs can’t tackle those issues alone. This is because the nature of these problems is very diverse and solving them requires different solutions & approaches. We believe that regardless of different local settings, social entrepreneurship is the answer to combatting numerous social issues. Entrepreneurship (of any kind) can create workplaces for those in need. Moreover, it can also take on social issues and lead to wider potential benefits for the whole society. Yet, social entrepreneurship is still an unknown concept to most of the youngsters, as well as youth workers. Youth’s (entrepreneurial) ideas could be a key to progress. The main goal of the ""Social Entrepreneurship Heroes"" project was to grow future social entrepreneurs who could tackle various social problems within their local settings, as well as on a wider scale. This way, the project implemented a positive effect for both the participants & their communities.OBJECTIVES TO REACH THIS AIM- to identify the best ways to teach youth (or youth workers) about social entrepreneurship;- to develop, test & launch a non-formal training programme on social entrepreneurship, targeting youth workers & disadvantaged youth from EU & Partner countries; - foster capacity building and new social initiatives in social entrepreneurship subject;- to increase transnational cooperation & exchange good examples from project partner countries; - spread the project's ideas to a wider audience, to get more attention and to extend the network. TARGET GROUPS- youth workers, younger leaders, - work with local communities and want to make an impact;- face social, economic, geographic or cultural obstacles.INDIRECT TARGET GROUP- a wider audience of youth workers and young people;- young people who want to implement their social business ideas;- independent social business initiatives.ACTIVITIES- research on identifying the best ways to teach youth (or youth workers) about social entrepreneurship;- 3 short-term training courses in Kazakhstan, Uganda, Argentina- job shadowing in Kazakhstan;- E-learning platform to share the ideas of the project with the public across the project countries (news, updates, educational material (videos, quizzes, online orientation game - learning social entrepreneurship through gaming in Lithuania;- series of events - series of (3) workshops & discussions on social entrepreneurship (Lithuania);- individual mentorship programme in India, Uganda, Kazakhstan, Lithuania;- local trainings (1-month intensive programmes) about small-scale businesses in India, Uganda and Kazakhstan;- and others;All of this improves the abilities of youth workers to help for youngsters who want to create social enterprise."

GBV is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequalities and human rights violations, which undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its survivors: women, girls, men, boys and LGBTIQ+ persons. To address its challenges and the risks associated with them, practitioners should be equipped with quality, readily accessible and disaggregated data on GBV prevention. Currently, there is inconsistency in how GBV prevention data is disaggregated, and how GBV is defined. Single indicators in GBV prevention are not enough to measure the targets. For instance, estimates by WHO indicate that about 1 in 3 of women and girls worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. But what about marginalized men, boy and LGBTIQ+ persons? There is a need to not only measure the objective situation of GBV perpetrated against women & girls, but also to gather information about men, boys & LGBTIQ+ perceptions on GBV. Further, a lot of what we know about GBV comes from survivors and witnesses. Not many have turned to the perpetrators to understand how GBV is used in their particular setting. Without a clear understanding of the conditions under which various forms of GBV are likely to happen, it is not feasible to design sustainable interventions. In this regard, the project contributes to achieve the following:(1). development of more structured cooperation between different grassroots youth organizations to build and strengthen localization in GBV prevention; (2). make significant contributions to the understanding of human rights: LGBTIQ+ rights, gender diversity and EU’s principles against GBV; (3). provide marginalized men, boys and LGBTIQ+ youth with creative tools and skills to express themselves and bridge the gap by increasing their representation and involvement; (4). analyses comparative studies on GBV prevention in youth work and its challenges will be made and compiled in the partner countries.