<< Background >>Depopulation of rural areas may further aggravate the economic decline already faced by these regions and thus widen the gap between rich and poor regions in Europe. The European Commission has therefore identified depopulation as a priority.To combat this depopulation, the ruraLAB project focuses on equipping young people in rural areas with tools and skills in social entrepreneurship, thus preventing them from leaving for urban areas and preventing these areas, which are rich in tourist and ecological resources and have economic potential, from becoming empty.<< Objectives >>The main objective is to provide young people in rural environments with tools that enable them to start their own social businesses, favouring the exchange of ideas and perspectives with social enterprises and other social entrepreneurs through the ruraLAB platform.In addition, the employability of the participants will also be increased, given that training on social entrepreneurship will be developed with contents on social entrepreneurship, marketing, economic management, generation of ideas, etc.The innovation and differentiation of this project comes from the ruraLAB platform, that creates a network of entrepreneurs and a channel to allow micro-investments.<< Implementation >>This described objective will be achieved through the collaboration of 7 partners from 6 different countries. For this purpose, 6 partners have been selected whose countries are facing this problem, and one (The Netherlands) which is an example of good practice in social entrepreneurship in urban areas. Through the 4 Transnational Project Meetings, 5 Multiplier Events, 1 European Seminar and 4 Intellectual Outputs, we will be able to develop a series of tools and results that focus and direct towards the essential objectives of the ruraLAB project.<< Results >>As a result of this project, the following tools will be generated:- A guide of competences that social entrepreneurs in rural areas should work on.- A self-diagnostic tool that allows young people in rural areas to measure their competences related to social entrepreneurship.- A virtual training environment (MOOC) and a series of training contents and games to provide young people with relevant knowledge on social entrepreneurship.- The ruraLAB platform will be created, which will allow the registration of young people in rural areas and, on the other hand, of social enterprises or young social entrepreneurs in urban areas, thus favouring the exchange of ideas and micro-investments in businesses of the young rural participants.- Development of a guide on the ruraLAB dynamic so that it can be disseminated and replicated by youth associations and town councils.- Development of a guide focused on policity makers to set up digital rural hubs that are the backbone of change in rural areas, giving support to young rural entrepreneurs in relation to their business ideas.