<< Background >>According to the European Commission: “The growing importance of sustainability has reached all sectors and it is easy to consider green jobs as the preserve of eco-industry.” The last disasters, like the covid-19 pandemic and Australia fire are showing us we need green business forms and social innovation more than ever and young people can change the world by doing green jobs. We empower them by training as eco-literate and green entrepreneur so they can find green jobs. We can provide learning, teaching, training activities and internship opportunities to them so they have been employed in green start up companies and they gain skills to start their own green start up company.The project has brought together 6 partners from Slovenia (Ekonomska šola Novo mesto), Turkey (Nature Conservation Centre), Austria (Innovation Education Centre), Italy (CIAPE), Spain (UCAM) and Portugal (Rightchallenge), all of them related with youth, online-training, nature conservation, entrepreneurship and eco-literacy.<< Objectives >>The project focuses on increasing youth employment in the green business. Our first focus includes collecting data to present youth's knowledge, attitudes and habits and expectations regarding ecological literacy and green entrepreneurship. Moreover it also includes analysing and describing the green start up company by data collection from the selected institution through a survey and we will create a list of key topics like sustainability, waste management, packaging, water and energy conservation, carbon emission and finally we will prepare aguide as how to be eco-friendly or green start up company.The second focus is designing online training program. We will cultivate young people as eco-literate and green entrepreneur by online-training, mostly interactive video lessons with core learning modules. After the training they have a change to apply the internship program in green start up companies. The program provides that young people are able to see the trends, activities, and changes in green economy by interacting with supervisors on real job site. They can see how to contribute to human wellbeing, sustainability, biodiversity and eco-industries as well.The third focus is organising a competition for young people who are dreaming of green start up. According to a survey conducted by MonsterTRAK, young workers want employment with a green company: %80 of those surveyed said they are interested in a job that has a positive impact on the environment and a whopping %92 would chose working for an environmentally friendly company.<< Implementation >>Five main activities will be developed:1. A Guide: How To Be Green CompanyAnalysing youth's knowledge, attitudes and habits and expectations regarding ecological literacy and green entrepreneurship. Finding good examples and surveying key topics in ecoindustry would be useful tool to make the best decisions to address sustainable world.2. Online training: Eco-literate and green entrepreneur skills for young people integrationTraining young people to cultivate eco-literacy by creating learning modules; how does nature work, how does man impact the Earth's natural systems, sustainability and circular economy, green entrepreneurship, solutions for the future, entrepreneurial ideas to help restore Earth's natural systems.3. An Internship Program in Green CompaniesInternship is the best way to get a foothold in a career door young people may never get otherwise. They will complete a week internship and see fresh ideas, unique angles, the latest eco-industry developments and hands on help.4. Green Entrepreneurs CompetitionOrganising the competition to bring young green entrepreneurs to connect globally and receive support on turning their ideas into a tangible impact, with a focus on urgent issues like climate change, deforestation, waste management.5. Eco-Linkedln: The online service to bring eco-literate/green entrepreneur young people and members of green start up companies together.Learning, Teaching, Training Activities and Multiplier Events also support the project implementation.<< Results >>CARE shall result in:- Presenting youth's knowledge, attitudes and habits and expectations regarding ecological literacy and green entrepreneurship,- Presenting good practices in green entrepreneurship companies, analysing their actions for sustainability, waste management, packaging, water and energy conservation, carbon emission activities.- Presenting how the companies conduct activities to develop green entrepreneurship,- Creating a guide for young people how to start up their own green company,- Inviting young people who can contribute green economy,- Creating a community who interested in global environmental issues and they show their entrepreneurs to fulfill the demand for creative tools,- Creating a online training program for cultivating ecological literacy and green entrepreneurship,- Provision of innovative training tools for the promotion of ecological literacy among young people through measured effectiveness of internship program,- Empowered capacity of young people, youth workers, young leaders, green entrepreneurs and support staff for green companies through effective face to face and online training modules,- Creative approaches and the influence on policy makers related to ecological literacy informed youth practices using Eco-Linkedln Platform,- Cultivating ecological literacy, fostering young people engagement in green entrepreneurship, but also encourage them to take action towards global environmental problems,- Increased capacity of nature conservation, being exposed to informal education through ecological literacy online training as participants work together and share experiences in a natural setting,- Increased public interest to nature conservation in Europe by cultivating ecological literacy,- Improving knowledge and experience of representatives of institutions and youth workers about concept of ecological literacy,- Designing the ecological literacy online training to raise awareness and appreciation of biological diversity in Europe.- Keeping people’s (young people, youth workers, professionals working with youth, young leaders, green entrepreneurs and support staff for green companies) interest to issues about ecological literacy, nature education, entrepreneurship,- Contributing to social inclusion of young people from disadvantaged background,- Building a society who feels close and attached to nature will contribute to using natural resources sustainably and thus building sustainable planet,- Getting a foothold in a career door young people may never get otherwise through the internship programs,- Creating an environment where young green entrepreneurs could see fresh ideas, unique angles, the latest eco-industry developments and hands on help through the internship programs,- Improving internship programs in green companies,-Organising a competition for young people to provide planned financial support for innovative green solutions and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.- Designing a Eco-Linkedln Platform to bring eco-literate young people and members of green start up companies together,- Sharing the experience with a festival,- Developing an community by socialising, volunteering, friendships, civic pride, conserving nature, and appreciating one another’s differences,- Increased mutual understanding, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue among partners.- A final result will be the strengthening of networks and influence of policy makers and interdisciplinary organisations, stakeholders.