<< Objectives >>We shape pro-ecological attitudes and a sense of responsibility for the surrounding environment. We disseminate good practices of various ecological activities undertaken by students, which will allow them to develop new, permanent habits and maintain an ecological lifestyle. We educate in the field of ecology. We respect the cultural differences of a given partnership and exchange of skills. We compare old ecological solutions with modern ones, exchange of experiences with the older generation.<< Implementation >>During the project implementation, we plan to conduct practical workshops promoting the ideas of recyclingfor 105 participants, exchange of intergenerational experiences for 45. Our results, such as publication, materials and scripts, will be disseminated on Facebook and the websites of each organization in their mother tongue. We will increase the capacity of youth councils, youth platforms and local, regional and national youth-related authorities, in particular in eligible partner countries.<< Results >>1) We want a clean environment - the publication of methods of pro-ecological activities, aim: presentation of own ideas and pro-ecological activities 2) See, touch, renew - workshop for young people, develop experience and integrate it with your existing knowledge and gain new ones3) Eco connects generations - intergenerational workshops on ecology, presenting the benefits of using old eco-solutions and tips, peer learning and intergenerational teaching

The purpose of the project is to hold a long-term Program for Young Balkan Leaders to involve active young people from the three neighboring countries - Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia. The program aims to provide learners with the necessary knowledge and skills for each leader and future statesman. The knowledge, skills and approaches gained in this training enhance the ability of young people to make decisions and act in situations of increasing uncertainty. Through this program we offer different areas of competence: leadership, corporate governance, human resources, finance, private law, sociology, social dialogue, change management, political leadership and its different forms in different democratic systems, forms of government and political systems, , on which the EU institutions operate, as well as recent developments in sectoral policies. The main objective is to educate young people, representatives of Bulgaria, Serbia and Macedonia, active in the public and private sectors. We focus on the ability of students to understand and analyze complexity. It is an indispensable quality to move forward in a constantly changing environment. The Young Balkan Leaders Program builds the leaders of the future, develops communication and project management skills through public speaking, event planning and self-knowledge. The Institute of Politics teaches open and enlightened citizens capable of changing the world and transforming society. We form the leaders of tomorrow by providing international academic leadership experience and knowledge of young people in the Balkans. The program creates a unique multicultural community - representatives of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia live and learn in constant interaction with different cultures and perspectives. The training is structured to provide training of the most prominent academics and professionals - the courses are conducted by well-known teachers and internationally recognized practitioners. This combination of academic and practical activities gives students a unique, well-formed profile that is provided by leading organizations. At the same time, the learning processes in the program develop a broad understanding of social sciences and critical thinking skills - giving young people the tools they need to understand the modern world. By providing a multidisciplinary approach and a set of optional subjects, such as the Artistic Workshop The Young Balkan Leaders Program encourages young people to adopt different perspectives and participate in group projects. The Policy Institute emphasizes personal responsibility, teamwork, public expression, citizenship and humanism. The leading candidate is the Institute of Politics, Bulgaria. The partners are: Strumica Municipality, Macedonia; OHRID Institute, Macedonia; Vracar Municipality, Serbia and Bestsellers Association, Serbia.

In line with the rapidly growing population, the demand for energy and waste disposal is growing day by day. To overcome waste disposal and greenhouse gas emissions, the only solution is alternative energy production from biomass, agricultural and organic fraction from municipal solid waste (MSW). Biomass energy production can create new employment opportunities, increase incomes and support rural development. In 2012 Europe's biomass energy sectors generated a total turnover of at least €33 billion and employed more than 374,800 people. The EU's biomass energy sector is a major contributor to the EU's energy policy.The European Commission believes that biomass energy can play an important role in achieving Europe's 2020 targets. The EU RED (2009/28/EU) sets a binding target of 20% of final consumption of energy from renewable sources by 2020. The share of renewable energy from biomass in electricity consumption will be 250 TWh in 2020. In the EU, the total value of RES will be 1370 TWh. To achieve this, EU countries have committed themselves to achieving their own national renewable energy targets. HORIZON 2020 has also focused on 2020.In future Commission scenarios, energy production from biomass will almost double in 2030 ([SWD (2014) 259]). The Energy Roadmap 2050 aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% by 2050. However, due to technological and economic constraints, the use of biomass for energy production is currently not widely used in the Europe. DESUWOW's objectives are:- Identify and analyse targeted needs and competences- Development of an innovative and modern training programme and programme- Carrying out a set of targeted pilot trials and transferred e-learning content- Developing new professional skills related to biomass energy- Promoting the EU's RES demands- Awareness-raising and transfer of innovation for the re-use of waste in the EU- Promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and employment in rural areas - supporting the improvement of the quality of life in rural areas and reducing migration- Promoting environmental awarenessProject Management Methodology: The management of the project will base its communication, collaboration and close working at every stage and activity of the project. For this reason, experienced managers and administrative staff will work on the project. Internal evaluation and audit processes, including internal meetings to be organized by each partner during the project, individual meetings with project staff, notes, e-mails and other forms of communication will be shared. Other forms of communication during the project will also be implemented as part of project management and implementation.There is a great opportunity for the project to develop a life-long partnership between UK, TR, BE, BG and PT and to transfer good practices and innovation in the field of renewable energy sources from biomass, in particular strategies for waste management and the use of waste on a profitable farm and in a clean urban environment.- In numbers, the e-platform of the project will attract 3000 users; members of the consortium will offer at least two targeted workshops each year, with 40 participants each. An attractive handbook will be published (100 copies in each partner language, 500 copies in total at the beginning) and the universities involved will publish their research papers (2 per year).- Networking (we would like to invite as many people from the target group in Europe as possible to our web platform).- We will test all products in all languages on the website and provide access to the materials to all interested parties.- At the local level, the expected effect is to create a community of experts trained in biomass energy practices, comply with the rules and proudly present the image of agriculture in order to improve its image and recognition.- The real impact will be achieved through interest in these easily accessible training tools and electronic platform, and then offering the same materials and training that are open and easily accessible to all.The main dissemination tools and strategies will be as follows:- Continuous information on all target groups (municipalities, livestock and plant breeders, rural development agencies, animal breeders, rural businessmen, energy suppliers) and potential users (agriculture, environment sector and agricultural students, veterans, biomass energy) through conferences, focus group workshops, cluster activities, press releases, scientific articles, presentations at European exhibitions, symposia, conferences and events related to e-learning, biomass energy, agriculture, environmental sustainability and regional development.- Professional corporate design with user-friendly design, use of professional tools for easy search of website and visibility on the Internet, professional design of presentation templates and all products for printing projects.- A useful and published final guide DESUWOW.

Reducing youth unemployment is one of the major challenges facing most governments in the world. Within the framework of potential efforts and strategies to boost employment and job creation for young people, entrepreneurship is increasingly accepted as an important means and a valuable additional strategy to create jobs and improve livelihoods and economic independence of young people. It is an innovative approach to integrating youth into today’s changing labor markets. Developing and encouraging youth entrepreneurship can:- Creating employment opportunities for self-employed youth as well as the other young people they employ;- Helping youth develop new skills and experiences that can then be applied to other challenges in life; - Promoting innovation and resilience in youth;- Capitalizing on the fact that young entrepreneurs may be particularly responsive to new economic opportunities and trends.How can we contribute to all this? We can educate young people to be better employees, but we should also invest in shaping their mindset, coupled with the skills and knowledge to be innovators and entrepreneurs. Developing the ability to recognize opportunity and giving young people the tools to capitalize on those opportunities empowers them to take ownership of their future in ways which directly link education to real-world success.The SSA team together with its partners created project, which had for aim to raise the capacities of organizations and youth workers to deliver better quality entrepreneurial education that tends to develop personal and professional skills and uptake knowledge in order to reduce youth unemployment through youth programs and projects using the produced materials and tools. Project activities:1. Coordination meeting2. 1st Training Course 2. 2nd Training Course3. Workshop4. Mid-term evaluation meeting5. Workshop6. Conference7. Local activities8. Final evaluation meetingThe implementation of the project resulted in the following results:Open educational resources in a form of learning website where we gather together 40 learning activities, reflected through questionnaire, tool or exercises which serves to improve our personal and professional skills, boost a sense of initiative and entrepreneurial mindset and develop business skills. All 40 learning activities, collected and developed during the implementation of activities, are translated on following languages: English, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Slovenian, Croatian, France and Polish.Toolkit ''Three stages of success'' resents a new suite of mini-learning format resources for young people that support the acquisition of high-value labor market-oriented skills such as development of personal, professional and business skills.Each partner developed Local Initiative, introduce what role policy-makers, entrepreneurs, schools and NGOs can play in improving the entrepreneurship culture in Europe. It also have a plan of further steps or activities, which will be apply in their future work. 8 business plans prepared in advance during the activities and by the partner organizations, that intend to be applied for funding under the local and national funds.The project have directly impact and been most beneficial for participants and partner organization which got improved and new competences and mindset, but also concrete tools and practices for stimulating youth employability, addressing in that way youth unemployment in their local communities. The change which project in the long run is increase employment and employability of young people and generating new business ideas of young people with business mentors who are experienced entrepreneurs.

Young people demographically are the underrepresented group within the entrepreneurial population. They face difficulties mainly in access to information, training and networking. Young people must understand employment transitions and circumstances in the whole society that affects the opportunities of individuals. Therefore, access to information, education and training in this field is crucial investment to support youth in entrepreneurial field. In order to deliver quality entrepreneurial education, youth workers need to upscale their working practices, motivational and dissemination methods, making them more appealing and attractive to youth. This project tends to encourage increasing the number of youth workers able to work on the programmes that inevitably overlap with the topic of entrepreneurship, going further to delivering this kind of education to groups with fewer opportunities. Organizations critically lack this kind of capital in humans. Active promotion of entrepreneurial education and training, and European policies through small-scale textile industry are yet another tool to be gained using the main product planned to be created during the project’s activity: WEB portal “Weben” with the collection of blogs and vlogs on entrepreneurial topics and clothing with motivational messages. Expected outcomes:- Improved competences of youth workers in education on entrepreneurship supported by creative materials and methods developed. - Expanded perspective on entrepreneurship in different economic realities in Europe and Asia and created network of individuals and organizations.- Improved contact with beneficiaries encouraged and inspired to start their own business as the tool for self-employment. - “Weben” portal, main output for dissemination created and promoted.- The network of organizations with the same goals through which other initiatives will be launched and pursued after the project’s conclusion. Activities: - Coordination meeting- Training course- Study visit- Workshop- Local workshop- Conference and final evaluation meetingParticipating countries: Serbia, Lithuania, Turkey, Poland, Greece, India, Vietnam and the Netherlands.