PBA:Foster inclusion and employability of Young People with Fewer Opportunities

Currently, the unemployment crisis is spreading throughout Europe, with figures for 2016 around
21 million unemployed. Young people are the first victims of the crisis in Europe. Indeed in 2016,
4,287 million of young Europeans (excluding students) did not have jobs in Europe.
Across the European Union, from Portugal to Eastern Europe, unemployment rates for the under-25s remain very high. 19.1% of young people are looking for work in the European Union. This suggests a "lost" generation. The Caribbean and notably Martinique are not spared by this crisis. Indeed, theNEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) rate is 26.9% among young people aged 15-24 and 42.6% among those aged 25-29 . The lack of prospects for young people leads to situations of exclusion and tension or even violence on the territory. Youth is often assimilated to these negative representations.
The association D'Antilles et D'Ailleurs, located in Martinique, works in the fight against exclusion
and unemployment of young people with fewer opportunities. Through the implementation of this
Partnership Building Activity, the association wishes to develop new projects with a European
dimension working for the inclusion and employability of young people.
Thus, this PBA will explore the realities and challenges faced by young people in terms of inclusion and employability in Europe and especially in Martinique (through exchanges, discussions, round tables, visits to local organizations …), and create lasting partnerships that will allow the creation of European projects with an intercultural dimension between associations from different European countries.
General objectives :
The general objective of this Partnership Building Activity is to develop networks of organizations
and to create new partnerships in order to set up projects at European level and within the
framework of the Erasmus + program allowing inclusion and employability of Young People With
Fewer Opportunities.
Specific objectives :
– Discover the different contexts and realities of participating European countries in terms of
marginalization, exclusion and unemployment among Young People With Fewer
Opportunities;
– Understand and share the situations and challenges faced by young people;
– Visiting and meeting with local associations working for the inclusion and employability of
Young People With Fewer Opportunities;
– Provide youth workers with new skills (knowledge, attitudes, skills) in their work for the
inclusion and employability of the young people;
– Create concrete and sustainable partnerships for the creation and development of at least
6 Erasmus + intercultural projects promoting the employability of Young People With Fewer
Opportunities in Europe and in the partner countries.