[CLOSED] Call for One Youth Participant for Final Event: Growing Green Project-Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Event Location: Vietnam
Event Duration: 15th – 19th April 2018
Application deadline: 28th March 2018

Background of Growing Green Project – Sustainable Entrepreneurship

A report of International Labour Organisation finds that 74 million young people were unemployed in 2015. In fact, entrepreneurial education is highly promoted as a prerequisite to fight unemployed in general, and among the youths, in particular. Moreover, in the same time, a UN report identifies that temperatures in 2015 have been about 1°C above the pre-industrial era. It is an effect caused by human-induced global warming. Hence, a responsible approach to entrepreneurship is essential. Inevitably, every choice an entrepreneur makes has an impact on the surrounding social and natural environment. Therefore, it is essential that this generation of young entrepreneurs are not only educated in creating financially successful enterprises. Also, to know about sustainable enterprises that utilize the worlds natural and human resources responsibly.

About Growing Green Project – Sustainable Entrepreneurship

This project addresses headlines of Europe 2020 strategy for smart and sustainable growth. Also, to inspire youth to find sustainable and innovative ideas for self-employment. Hopefully, with a reflection upon how their activity impacts the world around them. Likewise, the project promotes a strategic partnership between youth organizations and social enterprises in Programme and Partner Countries as to develop, test and launch new tools that enhance the professional development of youth workers and, ultimately, strengthen the quality of non-formal education. Additionally, all involved partners have been part of the process and are all committed to the same goal, that is to capacitate youth workers in sustainable entrepreneurship education, in order to youth can carve a better future and improve their surrounding social and natural environment.

Aim

The project is addressing the need of revitalizing non formal education, also mainstreaming sustainable Entrepreneurship Education as a new core element.

Objectives

On August 2017, to develop an innovative guide for youth workers on Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education that incorporates a set of at least 10 non-formal methods, fact sheets on the local and global implications of unsustainable entrepreneurship, examples of sustainable entrepreneurship and a further reading list.
By March 2018, to form a number of 60 trainers in Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education in Denmark, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Also, by March 2018, to engage at least 275 young people in activities that promote sustainable entrepreneurship in Denmark, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam.
To reach, through a dissemination strategy, at least other 2000 stakeholders (youth organization, trainers, peer to peer educators, decision makers, media) in Europe, Southeast Asia and beyond.

Time and Venue

Venue : Vietnam
Time : 15th – 19th April 2018

Requirements

1. Active member of GREAT of Bandung.
2. Gained minimum 2 GREAT stars .
3. Have joined at least one of Growing Green activities below is mandatory:

(a) Growing Green Seminar 22-28 May 2017, Myanmar
(b) Training for Trainer The Growing Green Project- Sustainable Entrepreneurship: as Participant or Preparation Team 5-18 August 2017, Bandung
(c) Sustainable Entrepreneurship Workshop 24-26 November 2017, Bandung

4. Fluent in spoken and written English is mandatory.

Terms and Conditions

1. Selected participant must pay for organizational support fee IDR 1.000.000 to GREAT before departure to Vietnam.
2. Selected candidates must pay for guarantee fee IDR 1.000.000 to GREAT before departure to Vietnam. This amount of money will be returned to volunteer after the project is finished.
3. Deadlines of payment is to be confirmed.
4. Agree to the reimbursement system for the tickets.
5. Full attend the Pre Departure Training series with GREAT including physical meeting training in Semarang/Bandung.