The 2023 International Labour Organization (ILO) youth survey revealed that in Tunisia and Egypt, 80% of youth aged 15-29 worked informally while youth inactivity reaches 17% in Spain and 25% in Türkiye (Education at a Glance 2023 report). The same report claims that for multiple reasons young Mediterranean women are much more vulnerable and affected by dropping out of school and precarious employment. International reports indicate that inadequate learning and skills are key factors contributing to high NEET (youth Not in Employment, Education or Training) rates. Most education systems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region do not focus on developing critical thinking and other skills necessary for the labour market and active civic life.
YERAME – Youth Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas in Mediterranean countries
Project Budget
EU Contribution
Countries
Partners
- To co-design and develop a transnational training program for Mediterranean youth CSOs, blending digital and face-to- face methods, focusing on engagement as a key skill for employment and addressing regional challenges through social and artistic innovation.
- To support and engage young Mediterranean people to advocate for positive changes in Mediterranean societies through the implementation of concrete local and transnational creative actions and promoting original projects.
- Trained 200 young people from Türkiye, France, Spain, Tunisia and Egypt, co-developing and applying innovative learning methods that fostered engagement and enhanced employment skills – digital, creative, and analytical – while addressing Mediterranean challenges.
- Strengthened young people’s civic actions.
- Fostered a transnational participatory dynamic.
- Co-design of a pedagogical framework for the MedYCI training program developed by young Mediterranean participants and experts across five regions.
- Creation of a multidisciplinary team of 30 trainers.
- 5 MedYCI training sessions implemented across 5 countries, directly engaging over 200 youngsters.
- Establishment of five MedYCI studios which will be fully operational to enhance creative young participants skills in each region.
- Strategic recommendations for the Mediterranean Youth Council ensuring they are informed by diverse youth perspectives across the Mediterranean.
- 5 showcases of 50 innovative ideas for a better future of the Mediterranean.
- 25 simultaneous local creative engaged actions executed by youth, across the Mediterranean.
- •10 transnational webtv show (Medtalk) created by MedYCI trained Mediterranean youth.
EVENTS
EVENTS
Project Description
The Project Youth Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas in Mediterranean countries (YERAME) aims at increasing the capacity to support youth rural entrepreneurship in Mediterranean countries at an organisational level.
The specific objectives are
- Share youth rural entrepreneurship good practices.
- Train youth workers, job counsellors & young people.
- Promote knowledge & use of the EntreComp framework in EU & third countries;
- Promote knowledge of EU entrepreneurship programs.
- Implement EU Youth Objective 6: Advance rural youth
- Promote cooperation & cohesion between youth organisations from different areas of the Mediterranean (EU and non-EU).
In order to do that the partnership will work on 3 main pillars:
- Research on Youth Rural Entrepreneurship. We ́ll look at good practices & Innovative & successful youth rural businesses that could be inspirational & transferable.
- Develop a Youth Rural Entrepreneurship training Programme in rural areas. Including:
– EntreTOT (Training of Trainers on EntreComp framework) for at least 12 youth workers/ job counsellors.
– Youth Rural Entrepreneurship Training Course will be developed and piloted with 60 potential youth entrepreneurs.
– Holding Virtual exchange sessions. - Develop a Mentored Youth Rural Entrepreneurship program. Each country will support young people developing their business idea & will held a national contest with 3 prices. The mentorship programme will help stabilise the starting of the business. The entire consortium will organize a National Stakeholders ME to share results, present the new businesses & enhanced project sustainability & local economy. Further, by the end of the project an EU ME will be held in Italy with 24 participants (project manager, youth worker & 2 young entrepreneurs per country).
Throughout the project all 6 partners will assure to put in place all coordination, quality & evaluation measures & dissemination activities to ensure relevance, good quality & impact.
Partners
CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE PER LA PROMOZIONE DELL'EDUCAZIONE E SVILUPPO ETS 🇮🇹 Italy
Strada Caranzano, 72
15016 Caranzano, Cassine, Al
Piemonte
🇮🇹 Italy
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Website: http://www.radiodelledonne.org/altradimora/
Phone: +393332715906
FARHAT HACHED INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEMOCRACY 🇹🇳 Tunisia
20 RUE SOMAA MOUROUJ 5 BEN AROUS
2074 MOUROUJ
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Website: https://www.fhird.tn
Phone: +216 52 782 354
FORMACION PARA EL DESARROLLO E INSERCION, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA 🇪🇸 Spain
PSLLO SANTA ISABEL, NUM 15 PLANTA 5 PUERTA J
29005 Malaga
🇪🇸 Spain
Website: https://www.defoin.es
Phone: +34649944296
Mediterranean Youth Foundation for Development 🇪🇬 Egypt
OFFICE 1 BUILDING 2013 AL EYADA STREET EXTENSION ZAHRAA MADINAT NASR
11528 CAIRO
🇪🇬 Egypt
Website: http://myfmed.org
Phone: +201097352454
PALESTINIAN CONSULTATIVE STAFF FORDEVELOPING NGO'S IN JENIN GOVERNORATE ASSOCIATION 🏳️ Palestine [1]
HAIFA STREET AL AREEJ BUILDING 5TH FLOOR WEST BANK
00972 04 2 JENIN
🏳️Palestine[1]
Website: https://www.pcs-palestine.org/ar
Phone: +97042501989
Project card
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project includes:
Project Status
Completed
Start date
01-01-2023
End date
31-12-2024
Countries covered
6
Programme
Erasmus+
Key Action
Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices
Action Type
Capacity Building in the field of Youth