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Objectives |
E3 aims to respond to a global challenge of today – youth unemployment. The problem of youth unemployment is a case that demands not only transformations at the labour markets but innovative elements and new approaches that will create opportunities to empower NEETs. Thus, E3’s main contribution are practical tools of Social Youth Entrepreneurship (SYE) to decrease youth unemployment.
The activities foreseen within the project will directly impact youths’ skills and capacities through SYE education and increase NEETs potential to be employed, especially in the field of social enterprises that have recently appeared on a labour market. Consequently, this sector lacks human resources but due to its social focus can employ society’s fragile members. The project contributes in giving NEETs the opportunity to acquire and develop a mix of knowledge, skills and aptitudes they need to succeed in the labour market by directly fostering their skills through SYE education. At the same time, the project will not only transfer knowledge and foster capacities of youths, but also impact youth ability to participate actively in society. Thus, as a result, fosters social capital of Europe. The project’s main output will be the development of new models of working with NEETs, innovative tools and guidance that would allow youths to implement their own social enterprises ideas independently. New social enterprise ideas delivered by the youth throughout the #YESSS International Contest will be provided with careful analysis and support in able for youths to have the proper tools to put their ideas into practice. |
About Social Enterprise |
According to European Commission, a Social Enterprise combines entrepreneurial activity with a social purpose. Aiming at having a social impact, rather than maximize profit for their owners or shareholders. For example, a typical Social Enterprise can be a business providing social services and/or goods to vulnerable people. As an emerging market, the Social Economy employs over 11 million people in the European Union, accounting for 6.5% of total employment.
For many people, social entrepreneurship is at the intersection of social mission, market orientation and innovation. For instance, when the market fails, Social Entrepreneurs often develops new business models beyond the profit maximization; when non-profit organizations fail, Social Entrepreneurs try to design more efficient organizations; and also, when the governments fail, social entrepreneurs seek the same common good but with less bureaucratic and more flexible initiatives. Social Entrepreneurship has been a growing field in Europe, at the same time it is still undiscovered by many people, including the NEETs. Consequently, it has not been used as an opportunity to join in the labour market while this sector can be an strong engine to this positive change. Social entrepreneurs are society’s change agents, creators of innovations that by unsettling the status quo, change our world. For example, If you create a food market that sells food to low income communities at a discount price. Discounted food is donated, or purchased very cheaply, from suppliers and other supermarkets, who cannot sell the food themselves for a variety of reasons like as approaching expiry dates, dented cans, and product mislabelling. This is an example of a Community Shop with a Fee for service business model. There are many business models and types of social enterprises that you could check out in our Manual. |
