About the project...

The "Grow Your Ideas!" project is a multilateral youth exchange under the Erasmus+ program to be held in Horezu, Valcea County, Romania, between 13 - 23.09.2019.

Over 9 days, 36 young people and 6 group leaders coming from 6 different European Union countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Turkey) will meet to exchange experiences, to learn and to focus on concret actions about the development of entrepreneurial spirit.

The aim of the project is to increase the level of knowledge, skills and competencies in the field of entrepreneurship for 36 young people under the guidance of 6 group leaders from the 6 participating countries for a period of 9 days of exchange young people.

The specific objectives (SO) - SMART - which will lead to the aim of the "Grow your ideas!" project, are as following:

SO1: Developing entrepreneurial skills and entrepreneurial spirit for the 36 participants and 6 group leaders to be adaptable to the labor market.

SO2: Raising awareness of entrepreneurial opportunities and about the importance of young entrepreneurs and their role in shaping the future of European society for the 36 participants and 6 group leaders through the use of non-formal methods and tools during 9 days of activities in the youth exchange.

SO3: Developing the key competencies of the 36 participants and 6 group leaders, subordinated to the field of entrepreneurship and employment, during the 9-day youth exchange.

SO4: Designing start-up business plans in a multicultural space during 9 days of youth exchange.

SO5:   Strengthen the intercultural dialogue with the 42 participants, in order to consolidate a European education based on diversity, during the implementation of the project.

The "Grow your ideas!" project is guided by the specific objectives of the E+ program (promoting active participation, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity by increasing mobility opportunities for educational purposes) and promotes entrepreneurship as a tool for combating unemployment among young people, as well as their active participation in the labor market at national and European level.

Specifically, during mobility, each country involved in this project will present at least one idea / example of good practice in entrepreneurship in their home country and will also organize a creative workshop about entrepreneurship.

In the end, our purpose is to draft feasible business plans. Thus, through the activities listed above, our project meets the current and ongoing needs of young people: the need / willingness to participate actively in the labor market, the importance of entrepreneurship in the current economic context and the awareness of the role of young entrepreneurs in shaping the future of European society.

Thus, following the information and competencies gained in this exchange, young people can develop entrepreneurial ideas that can be put into practice by starting their own business; In this way, the project can contribute to the sustainable development of the community they come from.

The proposed activities support the achievement of the project objectives; thus encouraging active participation of young people, promoting ideas for business development by creating business plans, promoting a participatory attitude of young people to develop entrepreneurial ideas, and promoting E+.

Also, young people participating in this exchange will receive the Youthpass Certificate at the end of the project recognizing the key competencies developed through this mobility.