We launched a new project for young people and youth workers from Ukraine! ENPower project takes yourKITE project in Ukraine, and it further develops the entrepreneurship educational resources for young people.

Bridges to ENpower (Cross-sectorial initiative to support the young people in their quest for ENtrepreneurship), shortly ENpower project aims: to improve the quality of youth work in Ukraine, in the field of entrepreneurship education for young people, and to foster cooperation and exchanges between youth organizations from Ukraine, Poland, Romania and Norway.

The project is coordinated by Rehionalnyj Blahodijnyj Fond „Rezonans”, and implemented with partners from Norway, Poland and Romania: Norsensus Mediaforum, Fundacja Aktywnych Inicjatyw Rozwoju, and, respectively, Fundatia Danis pentru Dezvoltare Manageriala. The activities of the project take place in October 2017-March 2019.

In the following 18 months, the project partners will develop:

• ENpower Training Toolkit which is designed for youth workers/young trainers, supporting them to provide high quality entrepreneurship education to young people, by developing several competencies areas based on practical activities related to volunteering, visual communication, entrepreneurship, and career counseling.
• ENPower Mentorship program that aims to support youth organizations to enhance young people’s employability and their entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and interest.

Also, the partners will organize specific activities dedicated to relevant stakeholders from Ukraine, such as universities, public agencies, youth organizations, NGOs, students unions, companies and SMEs: a workshop for understanding better the challenges Ukrainian young people face when searching for a job or opening a business, a training course and a conference for sharing best practices and working educational tools in the field of youth entrepreneurship.

ENpower project – Bridges to ENpower. Cross-sectorial initiative to support the young people in their quest for ENtrepreneurship – is co-funded by European Commission, through Erasmus+ Programme (KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices -Capacity Building in the field of Youth).