Youth EcoPreneurs

1) Project idea and need
They address youth unemployment and limited access to practical green entrepreneurship education, especially for young people with fewer opportunities (rural areas, low-income backgrounds). The project equips young people with concrete tools to design sustainable business ideas and to act as local “green change-makers”.

2) Objectives (measurable)
Develop green entrepreneurial skills for 15 young people (16–24), including participants with fewer opportunities, through two international youth exchanges.

Co-create the “YEP Guide” (Youth EcoPreneurs Guide) as a step-by-step resource for launching a sustainable business, enriched with partner-country good practices.

Raise awareness among at least 90 additional young people via a digital campaign and local dissemination events.

3) Key activities
Kick-off Meeting (Romania) to align roles, tools, monitoring, and quality standards.

Youth Exchange 1 (Romania, 5 working days): green entrepreneurship basics, circular economy, study visits to local green businesses, and first structure of the YEP Guide.

Guide development (online/local work): drafting, collecting minimum 9 green business case studies (3/country), and preparing multilingual versions

Youth Exchange 2 (Greece, 5 working days): turning ideas into 3 green business plans (1/country), peer feedback, and integration into the YEP Guide.

Dissemination: project website + digital campaign + 3 local events (minimum 30 participants/event/country).

4) Results and deliverables
YEP Guide (digital, multilingual) with:
green entrepreneurship fundamentals,
9 case studies from partner communities,
a step-by-step pathway to start a green business, plus practical examples from the youth exchanges.

3 green business plans developed by youth teams.

Local and online dissemination reaching young people beyond the direct participants.

5) Inclusion and accessibility
They include young people with fewer opportunities and remove financial barriers (travel/accommodation support within project arrangements). Methods are non-formal, practical, and adapted to mixed backgrounds.

6) Partner profile sought (if they are still open to additional organisations)
They are interested in organisations that can contribute at least one of the following:
Green entrepreneurship / circular economy education (non-formal learning experience).
Access to local green businesses for case studies, mentoring, or study visits.
Strong outreach capacity to reach rural/NEET youth and support inclusive recruitment.
Digital dissemination / youth communication (social media campaigns, visual content, website support).
Expected partner contribution: participant recruitment (5 youth + 1 leader), hosting or facilitating sessions, providing local case studies, supporting translation/review, and co-delivering a local dissemination event.