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Using upcycling for boosting youth employment

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2018-3-MK01-KA205-059937
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for youth Funder Contribution: 55,525 EUR

Using upcycling for boosting youth employment

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Upcycling 4 Youth is a project aiming to empower the young people by training them how to use upcycling as a method for gaining self-confidence and sense of usefulness (use the newly gained techniques to create upcycled art and useful items and take part in initiatives for environmental protection and improvement) leading them to become active citizens in their community. At the same time we want to introduce and promote social entrepreneurship and green businesses among young people as a productive and creative way of finding employment or becoming self-employed. Our target group are youth aged 16-18 learning in high schools as well as youth aged 20-25 that are unemployed graduated young people willing to learn creative techniques to become self-employed. Part of them are youth with fewer opportunities facing geographical or economic obstacles. One of the specific priorities of the strategic partnerships in the field of education, training and youth, with accent on youth, is promoting empowerment, participation and the active citizenship of young people. With this project we have created strategies and methods for effective empowerment and motivation of the young people to start environmental creative initiatives, to express their opinion, be active citizens and influence on the local and regional decision makers for making healthy living environment. Working together with our partners and shareholders, we will have created effective and interactive training curricula for the young people.Willing to boost a wider-territory research on the existing upcycling techniques and experiences, applicable for starting-up a green job that include upcycling, it is necessary to work on transnational level. Involved young people have learnt how to use old and recycled items and turn them in useful furniture, art or indoor and outdoor decoration items. We have selected 8 young people from Macedonia and 5 from London, UK , falling in our target group age, to participate in the blended mobility in London, UK in the period 09-14 March 2020. Upon completing the youth mobility, they have been involved in online peer to peer learning, experiences sharing and raising awareness on the upcycling as approach for improving the environment and create economic benefits. For assuring better dissemination, to reach and include large number of young people, visually demonstrate the effects and possibilities of the upcycling, we have created project website (www.upcycling4youth.eu), project FB page and YouTube channel, we have organised 7 info days, 5 local upcycling workshops, 1 workshop for youth activism and have participated in many local and national activities for providing better visibility of the project. During the project implementation we have created the following intellectual outcomes: 1. Training on upcycling techniques and youth activism, composed of 6 modules with multiple lessons and video materials/tutorials 2. Let's upcycle - interactive web-platform for e-learning, creativity and experiences sharing Regarding the participating organisations and individuals in the project, there has been shown increased capacity, professionalism and quality in the preparation and implementation of EU and international projects, international collaboration, competences for creation of professional and effective curricula and training programs. The impact on the young people and relevant stakeholders has been created by raising their awareness regarding environmental issues, including the damage of the constant creation of illegal dumping grounds, change their way of thinking and acting, more active participation in the society, increased sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, especially interest for green and social entrepreneurship. Resulting in better living standard, creation of employment and lower youth unemployment rate.

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