BE YOU - Building Entrepreneurial mindset in YOUth for a sustainable society

Background As globally expressed by most climate scientists, reaching the objective of capping the global temperature rise at +2°C is crucial to answering basic human needs and maintaining a form of peace in the future. If we fail, we would witness devastating extreme events and a damaged capacity to provide food and drinkable water. This is why we must act urgently and efficiently. While climate and environmental education in schools and society is gaining momentum, not all young people are equally involved in the topic or aware of the magnitude of the climate problem. Youth with fewer opportunities are often preoccupied with what seem as more pressing matters. Those who do grasp the importance of climate protection often feel disenfranchised about it. The main objectives of the project were to : •Raise awareness of young people about sustainable development and the causes of climate change •Train them in social entrepreneurship as a viable response to climate challenges and spark their interest in the topic through non-formal education •Empower them to activities that will have a positive impact on their communities •Improve future (self-)employment prospects for them with fewer opportunities •Support youth workers with a workshop toolkit Objectives >Pedagogical Framework Needs Analysis of what exists in the literature regarding climate change and business training. Developing the intention to engage in sustainable entrepreneurship Pedagogical approach + toolkit for young people with fewer opportunities, to make it adaptable and reusable also by other audiences. >EcologicalRenaissance Offering a positive story of what communities look like after an implementation of sustainability policies. Grasping the interactions between the various community actors and producing new ideas through active citizenship. >2 Tons Allowing to visualise an own carbon footprint and simulate improvements. Becoming factors of change >Social Entrepreneurship SE Analysing&challenge the entrepreneurial facets Discovering SE >YOUNG PEOPLE Improving their knowledge of sustainable development, the causes of climate change Discuss how human actions impact the environment and climate Developing their soft skills Acquiring basic knowledge to start a social business >YOUTH WORKERS Build their capacities to use a pedagogical toolbox Spark their interest in climate topics and SE Empower them to engage in meaningful activities with a positive impact Accompany young people on their individual/entrepreneurial path Implementation >Needs analysis: 2 questionnaires (youngsters & youth workers)+impact assessment >Ecological Renaissance Pedagogical choices: duration, workshops articulation, how to adapt to our core target group? database of ecological and social solutions in Fr and Italy (~120 solutions) set of cards of ecosolutions + set of documents to be used during the workshop 1 video Iterations on the content via testing Uniformisation of design of documents Translations in EN&IT >2 Tons Pedagogical choices Adaptation of the format of the workshop & of the vocabulary/images of the cards (~40 cards) Creation of new personas, including IT personas with relevant cultural examples, a version of the algorithm for Italy: creation of an IT carbon database, adaptation of the action cards, creation of a new version of the platform for Italy 1 video /Iterations on the content via testing Translation in En&IT >Grind and Get Started Pedagogical choices Creation from scratch Testing and Implementing Translations >Training of youth workers Creation of an Ecological Renaissance booklet & iteration after training 2 sets of youth workers+ 2 tons powerpoint for training Translations >2 big events to Train the trainers >22 Multiplier events 10Dissemination events Achievements > 1 Needs analysis > 3 questionnaires for impact assessment (pré workshops/post workshops / 2 months later) > 1 Pedagogical framework > A Research Methodology and 1 action-research “Designing social entrepreneurship education programs for youngsters with fewer opportunities in Europe – An action-research” > 3 Test 2T / 3 Test RE / 2 Test Grind & Get Started = piloting phases > 3 workshops functional/ operational and available on the website composed of printable materials and guidelines to become a facilitator (Game boards, cards, slides, adaptable schedule etc.) > 3 workshops in 3 different languages: French, English and Italian > 2 informal videos for the workshops : writing text + recording + creating & animating drawings + composing music + adding subtitles > 1 Train the trainers methodology > 1 website available in 3 languages: https://www.youthid.net/en/be-you-en/ > 300 of youngsters trained = some of them are very active on the local NGO such as in YouthID > 35 youth workers trained > New international partnerships within consortium members in between YouthID and TDM2000 > New local partnership in Italy and in France (Académie du Climat, Unis-Cité or Animafac for example as local partners) > 1 graphic design charter