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Description
Our project represents the link between young people and the NGO sector. In many European countries, young university graduates face difficulties in finding suitable and quality employment. On the other hand, the non-governmental sector, which is a driver of social change in our society, is facing low employability.
By connecting the two, we all stand to gain.
In the non-governmental sector across Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia, young people will gain work experience and get involved in initiatives and programs that address current societal challenges in Europe.
As a result, they will also gain knowledge and opportunities to create jobs for themselves in the social sector in which their knowledge is crucial for further development.
This way, the non-governmental sector will gain people that will enable it to continue to carry out its mission of making the world a better place.
The key activities of the Social Innovators project are:
- 150 h training programme for 450 graduates from the social sciences and the humanities;
- 1-month NGO-based learning or NGO-based distance learning for in total 320 NEETs;
- Establishment of 3 meeting points for generating concrete ideas for projects and initiatives with social impact and potential for generating new employment;
- Exploring possibilities for developed approaches to be mainstreamed into youth employment/social innovation policies.
The project has almost achieved its set goals and reached more than 200,000 young people, which is an exceptional success, meanwhile, the final aim of the project is to empower NEETs in the creation in total of 125 jobs.
Summary of project results
Recent health crisis, the limits of the market and the state to address important social challenges, using conventional wisdom and traditional approaches, global challenges that are first and foremost threats, the need of traditional business to reconnect with society and to adopt more socially accepted behaviours and transition from an industrial to a knowledge and service-based society, call for a change in the way we act.
The complex issues that organizations and sectors are not able to face on their own are accumulating, thereby increasing the need to develop new roles within and between social sectors. According to the OECD The Innovation Imperative, new sources of growth are urgently needed to help the world move to a stronger, more inclusive and sustainable growth path.
Social innovations have therefore become attractive to policy-makers and are a key element of the European vision for future decades. Social innovation does not belong to any particular actor or sector. Rather, it can occur in all, and especially in overlapping sectors.
And it has, and it does, and it will continue to occur within and with the civil society organizations. Social Innovators project represent the link between young people and the CSOs. In many European countries, young university graduates face difficulties in finding suitable and quality employment. On the other hand, the CSOs, which are a driver of social change in our society, are facing low employability.
By connecting the two, we all stand to gain.
And we made sure from 2018 to 2022, we build capacities of CSOs, empower YOUTH and advocate for realisation, that Nurturing the world CAN BE A JOB.
Summary of bilateral results
Having a partner was great, because it gave us an opportunity to collaborate with Norway. To get to know the country, a bit how they operate and get in contact with people that are aiming for simmilar actions. Norwegian partner prepared a report, organized a study visit and hosted a partner meeting. Also, we have together applied for two additional project, out of which, one is being already implemented.