Young GREENtrepreneurs

Aims & objectives

This mobility was within the framework of a KA2 project "YounGreentrepreneurs" whose consortium is formed by partners from Spain, Bulgary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Ireland and Hungary.
The aim of the training week was to train the participants to create a sustainable product. Through non-formal education methods, they learnt all the phases (ideation, integration, validation and implementation) to take into consideration to create a product.

After this face to face activity, there was an online training activity

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The trarining was addressed to:
- Youth workers --> 8
- Young people (16-29 y.o) --> total of 8
As in the previous description, the participants came from 6 different countries Spain, Bulgary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Ireland and Hungary.

After this face to face activity, there was an online activity where we trained 12 young people from North Macedonia

Training methods used & main activities

I was part in two topics:
- Soft Skill in teams
- Implementation phase: social impact and investors

I used non-formal education methods. In my workshops the activities we made were:
- Discussions
- Work in groups
- Presentations of the work small groups

Outcomes of the activity

The training activity wanted:
- To promote the entrepreneurial mindset in order to give the participants entrepreneurial skills in the creation of a sustainable product.
- To provide a theoretical and practical context in the topic
- To work in smalls groups.

Official website of the project: https://www.youngreenhub.eu/es/
Web of my company with an article of the training week in Spanish:
https://defoin.es/noticias/formacion-del-proyecto-young-greentrepreneurs-en-kamnik-eslovenia/

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was part of the staff in the consortium who was in charge to organise the agenda of the event a prepare the workshops. I was one of the trainers who implemented the workshops.
I was in charge of:
- Creating the agenda of the week together with the other partners
- Informing Spanish participants pre-departure of the training week: being in charge of the shopping of the trips, accommodation and maintenance.
- Creating and implementing the workshops

I worked on this training for 5 days as a full time trainer.

Testimonial of the reference person

To whom it may concern,

Maria Arroyo was a crucial part of the team that carried out the LTT Training week "Startup week on green product development", which took place in Kamnik, Slovenia from 8th till 12th of May 2023. The training week was carried out as part of the KA2 project "Young GREENtrepreneuers - Innovative approaches in promoting green entrepreneusreship among youth".

Maria actively participated in the essential activities necessary for the successful implementation of the training modules for Green product development. Maria Arroyo:
- actively participated in the design of the program for the training week,
- mentored young people according to the design of the modules for the development of the idea for a green product,
- designed the program and tasks for the fourth module (IMPLEMENTATION) and successfully implemented it among other youth workers and mentors as part of the training week.

As co-organisator of the LTT event C1: Startup week on green product development, I, Maja Alagić, can confidentialy say that Maria Arroyo is a reliable and diligent worker with unique and creative perspective on training and youth work. I can confidentially recommend her as a mentor, trainer and youth worker.

Best regards,

Maja Alagić