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Participants countries: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

Nov 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2024

Key Action: Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices

Action Type: Cooperation partnerships in youth

Background

Rural Entrepreneurship for You(th) project was a three year long cooperation partnership project based on the needs analysis among our youth, youth workers and leaders of our organizations. The project responded to the needs of all our partner organizations to prevent and lower youth unemployment among young people and promote rural entrepreneurship by providing young people with new, practical entrepreneurial ideas, knowledge, skills and competences they could develop, as well as share with them good examples of living a healthy lifestyle in a rural environment, and help creating their own businesses in the area of green and media jobs. Besides the above mentioned the aim of this project was to develop a collaborative, interactive educational online platform…

This video features a Q&A with Baladev prabhu, an expert on EU-funded youth projects, discussing the eligibility of costs for project writing and administration. A participant, Trilokatma Prabhu, notes a conflict where their national agency stated project writing costs are not payable, contradicting a previous seminar. Baladev explains that national agencies can have different, stricter guidelines depending on the number of applications they receive. He points out that agencies want to see youth voluntarily writing projects for themselves, which is why they may not outwardly support paying external writers. However, he clarifies that since 2014, a "cost per unit" system is often used, where funding is based on a fixed amount per person per day. Under this system, the agency doesn't require a detailed list of invoices, only proof of participants and that project goals were met. Therefore, while organizations should maintain proper internal records, it is possible to use…

This video is a Q&A session with Prema Rasarnava, an expert on EU project writing. He clarifies that project start dates are dependent on signing a contract with the Erasmus agency, which is only possible after a project is approved. He emphasizes the importance of strong partnerships, advising writers to define the roles of all partner organizations and to contact them directly. The discussion also covers how to effectively monitor a project's impact and dissemination using quantitative goals. Prema Rasarnava explains that "Youthpass" is a crucial tool for legitimizing the learning process of non-formal education. Finally, he advises a new writer on navigating the extensive Erasmus+ program guide and building a relationship with their national agency.

This Q&A session features José Luis Rojas Segura (Joseph), an expert on the European Solidarity Corps, who discusses best practices for managing youth and volunteering projects. He emphasizes using a project's website as a central hub for all information and dissemination, recommending social media highlights and linking partner organizations' content. Joseph highlights the importance of creating detailed project manuals for partners based on the principle that "nothing is obvious" to ensure all guidelines are clear. The program should include team-building activities and roundtables to foster group cohesion and allow participants to discuss their ideas. He advocates for the use of surveys, like Google Forms, to collect feedback and measure a project's impact on its participants. The session also stresses the crucial role of a third-party mentor to support volunteers and provide guidance on future opportunities. Finally, a clear volunteer agreement should be established with a pre-defined code of conduct, including…

This video features a Q&A with Jara Mara Hari prabhu, who discusses the importance of cooperation among organizations for successful EU projects. He shares a personal anecdote about how building trust with a national agency, by executing a project approved in another country, led to future approvals. He emphasizes the need for partners to be serious and to set clear expectations to avoid problems, as illustrated by an instance where some participants behaved inappropriately. He also advises new organizations to start with local solidarity projects to gain experience and to partner with more seasoned organizations. He suggests using resources like "Youtranet" to find and connect with reliable partners. Finally, he addresses how to handle difficult situations, explaining that uncooperative partners can be asked to resign or be removed from a project.