Microfinancing social businesses in apiculture for sustainability in rural communities
▶Summary
1. Provide a VET training program in social entrepreneurship and innovation in apiculture 2. Offer financial advice to women and young people in starting up social businesses 3. Creation of jobs...
▶Objectives
1. Provide a VET training program in social entrepreneurship and innovation in apiculture 2. Offer financial advice to women and young people in starting up social businesses 3. Creation of jobs and revenues in rural communities 4. Creation of business and social networks to support women, young people, and people with fewer opportunities 5. To nurture social responsibility, civic engagement, social awareness, and active participation in rural communities
▶Activities
1. Design modules in social entrepreneurship, innovation, finance, apiculture, digital technology, and environmental education 2. Organize training sessions/workshops for women, young people, and people with fewer opportunities in rural areas 3. Develop a business manual, including financial practices and project results, about social businesses 4. Plan dissemination and networking events to share the project results and exchange good business practices with interested parties
▶Impact
1. Development of training material, business manual, social media content, audio, and video recordings 2. Certification of the training program from a Higher Education Institution 3. Financial advice to women and young people in creating social businesses in apiculture in rural areas 4. Exchange of good business practices with institutions, government, businesses, and society 5. Creation of a culture for social entrepreneurship and innovation in apiculture in rural communities in Europe