CONTEXTAccording to some of the EU publications and reports (EU Skills Panorama 2014, EURYDICE 2012 study “Developing Key Competences at School in Europe”, amongst others) show that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are not providing the required skills demanded by the labour market. Specifically, the CRAYON’s project focuses on improving the acquisition of entrepreneurship, creativity, social responsibility, analytical, problem-solving skills and other transversal skills.OBJECTIVESCRAYON's project aimed at motivating HEI students and recent graduates, and to stimulate their social entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and transversal skills.Besides, the objectives achieved include the development of the Intellectual Outputs, piloting a strategic partnership between HEIs, Business Incubators, Entrepreneur centres and business and to create a community of interested users.PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONSIn the CRAYON’s project 6 organisations from 5 countries have participated (4 EU countries and 1 EU candidate). The organisations are from different backgrounds:-2 HEIs (FLORIDA – ES and UTH – EL)-SME consultancy (IBOXC – ES)-Non-profit organisation (PRIME – NL)-National Innovation Training Centre (NCDIEL – MK)-Business Incubator (CICIA – RO)This has enriched the project development, as all of them are part of the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and all of them have different perspectives and contributions to make in this field.DESCRIPTION OF MAIN ACTIVITIESAll Intellectual Outputs (IOs) developed can be accessed from here: http://crayonsproject.eu/en/deliverables/ 1. INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY. Including Motivation 3.0, Creativity, Gamification, LEGO® Serious Play® and Business Model YOU. It is designed to create, develop and evaluate an entrepreneur idea.2. TRAINING COURSE developed, integrating the CRAYON’s methodology developed, as well as Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility.3. MOOC developed. It guides students to generate business ideas and develop and implement these, especially focusing in the form of social companies. The MOOC is published and freely available at the UTH’ e-learning platform: http://eclass.uth.gr/eclass/.4. TRAINING VIDEOS to guide on-line students in the learning process. They have been used for the CRAYON’s MOOC5. Organisation and testing of the IOs developed in an INTENSIVE STUDY PROGRAMME in Romania and at national level6. Mentoring of ideas generated by students and support during the project7. Other activities: dissemination events, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Evaluation, Exploitation and Sustainability of CRAYON’s outcomesRESULTS AND IMPACTThrough the Multiplier Events and dissemination activities organised, CRAYON’s project has reached over 2500 persons from different contexts: students, entrepreneurs, teachers, trainers, HEI lecturers, managers (Human Resources, Innovation departments, etc.), staff from different type of organisations, etc. There is detailed information on dissemination activities available here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-qcLZOSKO-UTm9DdzN3Sjh6U0U (multiplier events are in a separate folder).Also, we have reached around 9500 persons over social networks and project website (8200 persons in Facebook, 300 persons in Twitter and almost 1050 users in the website).Relevance of CRAYON’s project is the qualitative impact reached. According to the information gathered from questionnaires and feedback received afterwards, the project has achieved relevant changes in some organisations, especially HEIs:-Over 20 teachers and lecturers have used CRAYON’s methodology in their lectures to work entrepreneurship skills (teamwork, creativity, innovation, etc.) and team building-Primary, Secondary Education and VET Centres have contacted us to use CRAYON’s methodology to work soft skills (empathy, communication, teamwork, flexibility and other interpersonal skills) within their classes.-We have been requested assistance to guide organisations in their internal change process. The methodology has proven to be a very powerful tool to identify needs and problems within an organisation, to think of new solutions (avoiding biases), and organise the change process. Also companies find CRAYON’s methodology useful to develop, transform and regenerate processes or services within the organisation. Besides, they have used it to enhance the teamwork and group cohesionLONG-TERM BENEFITS-Partners have a Skype meeting scheduled in November 2017 to discuss about the preparation of a training course for European teachers, trainers and lecturers to exploit CRAYON’s results (methodology, training course and MOOC)-CRAYON’s methodology has been integrated in Compulsory Secondary Education, VET and Higher Education levels, more specifically in the following University degrees: Primary Education Teaching, Early Education Teaching, and Entrepreneurship subjects within other education qualifications provided

CONTEXTThrough the Covid-19 pandemic, problems and effects emerge that do not choose a group or social context.Creativity Nest urges to address the problem of social exclusion and youth unemployment as a consequence of the absence of key competences for lifelong learning and creative and entrepreneurial competences. It is essential to intervene preventively and in a phase of transition to the labour market, in order to limit the perpetuation of perverse effects, since the gaps that exist in the young group in the period of transition to the labour market, without intervention, will be continued throughout adult life. Excluded and unemployed, or integrated into precarious jobs and without appreciation of potential, or in situations of professional instability, young people lose motivation to seek opportunities and to invest in solutions for their future.OBJECTIVES- Promote the empowerment of young people, through the development of key, creative and entrepreneurial competences and the exploitation of personal and professional talent and ambition;- Promote the empowerment of youth workers, through the transfer of new knowledge, practices, methodologies and methods of working with and for young people in the spectrum of creative and entrepreneurial education;- Promote the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people, through the incorporation of innovative, appealing and complementary non-formal methods to the formal educational path in order to contribute to the integrated development of young people;- Promote social inclusion, including underrepresented groups, by creating empowerment opportunities.PROFILE1. Young peopleLocal activities: 10 youth reference/organisation;BM: 5 young people (3 with fewer opportunities)/organisation + 1 youngster facilitator (PROACTING)- Age between 18-30;- With fewer opportunities and/or belonging to underrepresented groups;- In transition to the labour market;- Able to conceptualize the results and learning and share the results with young people from local groups;- With peer influence.2. YWReference of 3 YW, per organisation (including in the Seminar).- Age over 18 years;- Active in working with youth;- With in-depth knowledge about the project;- With the ability to intervene and involve young people in the empowerment process for the development of key, creative and entrepreneurial competences;- With capacity for future implementation and/or transfer of acquired knowledge;- With knowledge of the NFE, the non-formal and creative methods used in the project.ACTIVITIES1. Phase 0: Application2. Phase 1: Planning and Preparationa. Planning- Supervisory meetings (M.)- TM 1- Partner-strategic M.- Coordination M.b. Preparation- Selection- Preparation3. Phase 2: Implementationa. 2.1. Creativity(ou): YW- Local diagnosis: state of the art and good practices identification + Creative brainstorming- Seminar- TM 2b. 2.2. Creativity(ou): young people- VM- Creative competences and youth entrepreneurship- Young talent and entrepreneurship- Blended mobility- Creativity nest of youth4. Phase 3: Monitoring and Evaluationa Monitoring and continuous evaluation- TM 3b. Final evaluation- TM 45. Phase 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Resultsa. Divulgationb. Dissemination- Final event to share good practicesMETHODOLOGYThe priority methodology is NFE, and the focus, in this project, is on the use of creative methods of exploring competences and young talent.RESULTS1. Tangibles- Results developed and appropriate throughout the project;- Creativity Nest: a guide for creative and entrepreneur youth.2. Intangibles- Compilation of knowledge, practices and methodologies that promote the resolution of the social problem;- Key competences for lifelong learning;- Creative and entrepreneurial competences.IMPACTS- Empowerment of young people with new and/or improved key competences, creative and entrepreneurial competences, with an impact on the future of young people;- Empowerment of young people with innovative and creative competences and methods that enhance the discovery of solutions to problems faced by young people (and beyond) and the response to emerging social challenges in critical contexts;- Ability of young people to recognize their interests, ambitions and future perspectives, allowing them to make decisions that are adjusted and conscious of their objectives;- Capacity to develop the local environment and the artistic, cultural and social sectors, through the realization of their ideas and projects and adding value in solving common issues (and, consequently, fixing young people in their environment);- Recognition and incorporation of creative, inclusive and participatory approaches, based on the transversality of methodologies and the use of ICT, so that they become appealing to the participation of young people.

"<< Background >>The COVID-19 pandemic has massively driven people, organizations, and governments to digitalization and digital platforms as we all try to cope with the disruptions the outbreak causes in our lives, societies, and businesses. While the human toll of the pandemic, a disaster for so many people, keeps increasing many already look at how COVID impacts digital transformation.In 2015, European Commission published the Final Report of the Horizon 2020 Expert Group on “Nature- Based Solution and Re-Naturing Cities”, where there were identified four main goals for nature-based solutions: enhancing sustainable urbanization, restoring degraded ecosystems, developing climate change adaptation and mitigation, improving risk management and resilience. Based on these 4 goals, 7 nature-based solutions for R&I actions are recommended to be taken forward by the European Commission and Member States, 2 with impact on ABUS project development: Urban regeneration through nature-based solutions − Nature-based solutions for improving well-being in urban areas.https://www.kowi.de/Portaldata/2/Resources/horizon2020/coop/ExpertenbericThe main aim of AgroBUS project is to develop a training material with the purpose of boosting entrepreneurial spirit in the field of Urban Agriculture amongst vulnerable adults (low-skilled and low-qualified adults, unemployed adults) through new knowledge and concepts.From a general point of view AgroBUS project is relevant in horizontal priority because it is a transversal project focus on developing new digital skills and competences in entrepreneurship to a category of disadvantage adults and through its implementation we would like to show that establishing and working in the urban agriculture is a way of social inclusion, dialog, sustainable life, collectives knowledge, community spirit and solidarity. Also, developing an online training material special dedicated to low-skilled and low-qualified adults, this project can be considered an open education and innovative practices in a digital era.<< Objectives >>The AgroBUS project aims to promote and enhance the entrepreneurial spirit developing a training program and bringing knowledge and concepts in the field of Agro-Business in Urban areaS.OBJECTIVES:• To contribute to Entrepreneurial education and training to support growth and business creation; (EU, Entrepreneurship Action plan 2020)• To develop training and learning resources for Adult Educators and any other specialist in the field of adult education.• To innovate curricula and learning methods in entrepreneurship.• To build capacities of disadvantages adults to create their own businesses.<< Implementation >>The activities of AgroBUS project include:1. Development of an In-service Training for Adult Educators – Start Up in Urban Agriculture (A Trainer Guide) - a transferable ""training program"", that can be used for the “blended” teaching valorization of urban agriculture.2. Development of a A Curriculum for Nascent Agriculture Entrepreneur - the training course will motivate disadvantages adults and will help them to develop their creativity, innovation and entrepreneur skills. It will help them to generate business ideas and develop and implement them.3. Development of a E-learning Portal, to be published at the website project.4. Preparation of Best Practices VIDEOS including interviews with useful advice from real entrepreneurs.5. Development of a EU Urban Farmer strategy toolkit for a new entrepreneur, the set of approaches and methodologies that can be used in Europe to support adults, who would liketo start a business in the Urbane Agriculture field7. Dissemination activities, including events with relevant stakeholders, local pilot national workshops for adults with low skills and low qualification and adult educators .8. Other activities related to Management, Quality Assurance, Evaluation, Exploitation and Sustainability of AgroBUS outcomes.The partnership of AgroBUS project involves 5 public and private organizations in 4 different countries, experienced in social action and inclusive, adult training, employment, social entrepreneurship, innovation and local development.<< Results >>AgroBUS outputs are mainly addressed to low skilled and low qualified adults and adult educators, but also other organizations will be reached by its results. The direct beneficiaries of this project are low skilled, low qualified, unemployed adults, who will boost their motivation, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and transversal skills thanks to the AgroBUS training program.AgroBUS results include:a) tangible results:- Developed training materials (trainer guide + curriculum + e-learning platform + best practices videos + toolkit)- Over 150 motivated disadvantaged adults who have developed their creativity and motivation, entrepreneurial skills- Over 50 adult educators involved in AgroBUS piloting tests- Over 50 low skilled and low qualified adults trained through AgroBUS Curricula & E-learning Platform- 10 Best Practices Videos- Over 160 participants from the local dissemination workshop (low skilled and low qualified adults, specialists, representatives of different stakeholders).b) intangible results:- acquisition of new competencies for the target groups and gaining of individual experience for organizational staff: the ability to work in a European context on the field of urban agriculture.Relevant stakeholders (chambers of commerce, business associations, labor employment services, education policy-makers, career guidance services, other NGos and Adult Centers, business incubators, trade unions, etc.) will directly receive from AgroBUS tailored products of great interest for them, to help them accomplish their objectives. AgroBUS will increase quality in Adult Education by teaching updated skills, adapted to the labor market requirements.AgroBUS learning materials provide a unique combination of skills and motivation from a multidisciplinary perspective that will enable low skills and low qualified adults to become 100% ready to start an entrepreneur experience and fully integrate into the labor market and the society. They will not only gain experience in the process of business creation, but they will acquire skills they will use during their whole life and the international perspective of AgroBUS will contribute to increase the community sustainability."

The main goal of the project was improvement of the situation of teenage girls, who get pregnant and give birth.Young mothers are not treated by social policies in Europe as a separate, specific group. There are not specific systemic solutions and support forms dedicated to the group. Specialists working with teenage mothers do not have specially dedicated tools of work, do not attend trainings enabling proper preparation to work with this specific group of young women.The project throughout its topic is innovative and additionally enables creation of specific tools. Taking needs of the group into account resulted in improvement of minor mothers’ situation and of quality of work of specialists. The important element of activity is the promotion of positive pedagogic (based on potentials), concentrated on strengths of girls instead of their deficits.There were 7 partners involved in a project from Europe including one outside from the EU. Involving organisations operating in different cultural environments enablethe s creation of universal results which can be implemented in different countries.Expected results of the project are: -blogs in national languages dedicated to minor mothers, -workshop scenarios, -handbook for specialists. During the project following activities are also planned: 2 trainings for specialists, 4 transnational project meetings, 7 workshops for teenage mothers, 7 national workshops for specialists, 7 local dissemination meetings, 1 international conference.

"The territory of the rural European youth is characterized by high rate of aging population, lack of future prospects, and demotivation caused by social and cultural fragmentation witch makes it very difficult to establish relationships among peers, ensure settlement of the population in this areas and also to ensure job stability.Laboratory of Creative Rural Ideas for ""Youngers"" (RURAL LAB-Y), aims to promote a Digital Platform for collaborative network and exchange of ideas, experiences and good practices among the participants through a live and developing process, research, reflection, analysis and experimentation. RURAL LAB-Y will represent a physical-virtual space where young rural Europeans can show their potential and creativity, and to express their will to create, investigate, innovate; favouring the management of pilot projects of local development in the European rural area.Activities (September 2018 - March 2021):- Face-to-face meetings (11/27/2018, Spain and 29 January 2020, Spain) and virtual meetings (quarterly). 9 workers in the field of youth (1 per entity).- Joint short-term training for staff (9 workers in the field of youth): ""Workshop Creativity and Mentoring"": Field Trip, Debates of ""You to You"", Course of ""Branding and Identity"", ""Innovation and Employment ""and RURAL LAB-Y Instructive Video as a result of Good Practices 14-19 / 10/2019 (Spain)- Joint Mobile of Young people, which includes:- Face-to-face mobility (45 disadvantaged youth and NEETs): ""Workshop Smart Rural Experiences"" (RURAL Conference LAB-Y ""Mobility of European Rural Youth"", The European Rural Territory: An Approach to Current Youth Needs"",""Professional Strategies for Youth Rurales"",""Start Your Business"", ""Exchanging Experiences with Young Entrepreneurs "","" Youth Leadership in Rural Areas""), and Artistic and Cultural Initiatives (Comic Workshop"" Vignettes Beyond Boundaries "", Performance"" Turn yourself around "") 6-20/7/2020 (Portugal).- Virtual Mobility: 225 young people (180 indirect and 45 direct): preparation, monitoring and dissemination of the results of face-te-face mobility (youth contribution for the development of Manuals / tools and resources of Good Practices): Virtual Book ""Exchanging Youth Experiences"" ; Virtual Photo Exhibition ""A Glance at the Rural Past and Present ""; Audio-visual on European Linguistic and Cultural Diversity , Virtual Report of Youth Proposals “Transnational Solutions to Global Problems"", job boards, online Training and Educational Resources ""Enter@-T "", Comic book: ""Chronicle of the Rural Youth"", LAB-Y MAP, Business Ideas Contest ""BE RURAL"" (MAPPING), Community Workshops (Local Fairs in digital format), RURAL LAB-Y Closing Conference ""Youth, Rurality and Transnationality"".Profile: young active students and professionals (including gender balanced participation), disabled people, with knowledge and experience in rural development, heritage, tourism, business, marketing, entrepreneurship, educational technology, R & D, web design, coaching, mentoring ...Methodology: lecture, presentation, brainstorming, feedback, discussion, data analysis, simulations, work groups, observation, visual stimulation, experimentation, tutoring, role plays, surveys, interviews, documentation and debates.Results: improve the skills of young people linguistically, culturally, educationally, professionally and digitally, increase youth participation and social inclusion, strengthen youth leadership, strengthen the organizational and productive capacity of workers in the field of youth, strengthen public youth policies, intensify the awareness of active citizenship. Although, the main result is in itself the genesis of the project itself (Digital Platform RURAL LAB-Y).Expected impact: creating an entrepreneurial culture, enabling a favourable environment, eliminating linguistic, geographical, social and cultural barriers, bringing promoter groups closer to their cultural roots and relationships with their inhabitants, promoting generational exchange, highlighting the role of informal education and not formal, recognize and validate educational and professional competencies and maintain the support network over time through the application of ICT.Benefits: for rural youth, promote personal, social, professional and artistic development (organization, planning, communication, problem solving, training them as Experimental Managers and active citizens in a strong relationship with their rural communities.) For workers in the field of youth, collaborating entities and relevant actors: development of skills such as mentoring / coaching, active collaboration with promoter groups, promotion of social change and creation of a collaborative Digital Network."