One-stop-shop service for social inclusion and youth employability

Project funding	EU
Project website	N/A
Programme website	Serbia – Montenegro
Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective	Strengthening social and cultural inclusion of vulnerable groups
Project start date	01.06.2021
Project end date	31.01.2023
Project total budget	EUR 231.937,67
Project EU funding	EUR1971.47,02

Project Description

Description	Overall objective: To contribute to economic, social and territorial development by increasing access to social and cultural services aimed at vulnerable youth from Sandzak cross-border area Specific objective: Fostering employability and social inclusion of the vulnerable youth in cross-border Sandzak area by increasing their employment competencies and networking with SMEs through piloting innovative youth employability one-stop-shop model. Project activities: A1.1. Conducting the mapping study on the local needs in the cross-border Sandzak area; A1.2. Developing one-stop-shop service based on cross-sector cooperation and the Mapping study data; A1.3. Evaluation of the service and creating recommendation for future implementation and sustainability A1.4. Organization of cross-border Round table in Montenegro aimed at promotion of the model and advocacy for its recognition by the local government in Serbia and Montenegro. A2.1. Recruitment of the vulnerable youth in Sandzak area through youth work info campaigns A2.2. Implementation of the educational courses: A) Soft skills; B) IT technical skills; C) Entrepreneurship in IT) both in Novi Pazar and Bijelo Polje A3.1. Recruitment of mentors from IT business sector, SMEs representatives, marketing experts A3.2. Research of local needs and networking with local SMEs by educated young people A3.3. Developing business ideas by young people with 3 months mentorship support of recruited pool of mentors A4.1. Organization of cross-border event “Elevator Pitch” in Serbia aimed for promotion of successful business practices and competition for the best youth business ideas; A4.2. 2 months mentorship support for up to 6 selected best youth business ideas in IT sector
Expected results	1. Service responding to local needs of youth employability is developed, evaluated and recognized as model of good practice by the local self-governments in Sandzak cross-border area; 2. 2.50 vulnerable youth from Sandzak cross-border area gained IT, entrepreneurial and transferable competencies; 3. Developed up to 20 IT business ideas stimulates 50 young people employability and development of SMEs in cross-border Sandzak area; 4. 20 IT business ideas developed by youth with mentorship support are promoted and 6 are selected for further development.
Expected outputs	N\A

Description

Overall objective: To contribute to economic, social and territorial development by increasing access to social and cultural services aimed at vulnerable youth from Sandzak cross-border area
Specific objective: Fostering employability and social inclusion of the vulnerable youth in cross-border Sandzak area by increasing their employment competencies and networking with SMEs through piloting innovative youth employability one-stop-shop model.
Project activities:
A1.1. Conducting the mapping study on the local needs in the cross-border Sandzak area;
A1.2. Developing one-stop-shop service based on cross-sector cooperation and the Mapping study data;
A1.3. Evaluation of the service and creating recommendation for future implementation and sustainability
A1.4. Organization of cross-border Round table in Montenegro aimed at promotion of the model and advocacy for its recognition by the local government in Serbia and Montenegro.
A2.1. Recruitment of the vulnerable youth in Sandzak area through youth work info campaigns
A2.2. Implementation of the educational courses: A) Soft skills; B) IT technical skills; C) Entrepreneurship in IT) both in Novi Pazar and Bijelo Polje
A3.1. Recruitment of mentors from IT business sector, SMEs representatives, marketing experts
A3.2. Research of local needs and networking with local SMEs by educated young people
A3.3. Developing business ideas by young people with 3 months mentorship support of recruited pool of mentors
A4.1. Organization of cross-border event “Elevator Pitch” in Serbia aimed for promotion of successful business practices and competition for the best youth business ideas;
A4.2. 2 months mentorship support for up to 6 selected best youth business ideas in IT sector

Expected results

1. Service responding to local needs of youth employability is developed, evaluated and recognized as model of good practice by the local self-governments in Sandzak cross-border area;
2. 2.50 vulnerable youth from Sandzak cross-border area gained IT, entrepreneurial and transferable competencies;

3. Developed up to 20 IT business ideas stimulates 50 young people employability and development of SMEs in cross-border Sandzak area;

4. 20 IT business ideas developed by youth with mentorship support are promoted and 6 are selected for further development.

Expected outputs

N\A

Partners Type

Lead partner	Institution name:Centre for Youth Work Country: Serbia Address:Novi Sad, Narodnog fronta 35 / 28 Website:www.czor.org Legal status: Private
Partner	Institution name:Forum MNE Country:Montenegro Address:Podgorica , Ulica Bratstva i jedinstva 4 Website:www.forum-mne.com Legal status:Private
Partner	Institution name:Youth Office Novi Pazar Country:Serbia Address:Novi Pazar , Mitrovačka bb Website:https://www.facebook.com/kancelarijazamladenovipazar/?ref=page_internal Legal status:Public
Partner	Institution name:Citizen Initiative for Youth Rozaje Country:Montenegro Address:Rožaje, 13. Jula bb Website:www.mladirozaja.me Legal status:Private