The co-funded by the European Union project “GreenHouse for Social Innovators” offers a fantastic opportunity for advocates of social entrepreneurship and youth leaders from Eastern Partnership countries (Georgia and Ukraine).
Are you interested in the development of social entrepreneurship and would be keen to learn from the experience of German social innovators? Are you a youth worker, a social entrepreneur, head of incubation/acceleration programme for entrepreneurs, youth organisation’s leader or expert interested in establishing contacts with social innovators from Germany for future cooperation and joint projects? Do you have outreach to a younger audience, and the potential to spread the knowledge you will receive to promote social entrepreneurship (SE) in your country? Are you younger than 35 years old? Do you have good communication and interpersonal skills and know how to turn contact-making into cooperation opportunities? If the answer is “yes”, we invite you to partake in the study trip to Germany that will take place on June 22-29, 2025.
The study visit is part of the co-funded by the European Union project “GreenHouse for Social Innovators” that is coordinated by gGmbH IBB in Dortmund (Germany), the Georgian Heritage Crafts Association (GHCA), and a non-profit organisation and social enterprise ‘Ukraine without Waste’
During the visit you will be able to learn about social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Germany, have the chance to establish contacts with representatives of 10 German social enterprises, meet young social innovators from Eastern Partnership countries who succeeded through our mentorship programme.
Conditions:
The organisers will cover your travel expenses including flights, accommodation while in Germany and meals.
Living conditions – two people per room (bed and breakfast type of venue).
The language of the study visit is English.
Please note, that since the project is run under the EU4Youth programme, we can only accept the participants younger than 35 years. Applications from participants older than this age will be automatically rejected.
How to apply
Please, fill in the questionnaire at this link no later than 28 May 2025. Please, pay particular attention at the sections “Motivation” and “Reference”. Please hurry up for the number of places is limited. The organisers will only contact the pre-selected participants for an interview. Should you have additional questions, please, to not hesitate to write to: mudafina@gmail.com (Aliona Lis)
The project aims to foster active participation of youth in the labour markets and social economy of the Eastern Partnership countries and contribute to sustainable and smart growth, social cohesion and reduction of inequalities in the EaP societies.
The specific objective of the project is to strengthen local young social entrepreneurs' and trainers’ communities in EaP via launching and running an Acceleration programme with a special focus on sustainable green and digital social business models and international exchange.