Social Entrepreneurship is the Future
Training course for 25 youth workers from five countries on social entrepreneurship as a source of funding and of inclusion.
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What we bring to a partnership
We are a youth organisation from Timișoara, in western Romania, active since 2014. We work directly with young people, youth workers and organisations through non-formal education. Since 2016 we have coordinated thirteen European projects with organisations from eleven countries, and we have managed local and national grants.
We know how to write, coordinate and report projects. We have access to young people from Timișoara and Timiș County, including young people with fewer opportunities, and a network of partners across Europe we have worked with for years.
We can be coordinator or partner. We get involved where the youth or non-formal education component needs an organisation that does it in practice, not just on paper.
Areas of expertise
- Skills and career guidanceWe build communication, teamwork, critical thinking and digital skills through hands-on activities.
- Entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurshipWe help young people explore business ideas and solutions to community needs.
- Participation and active citizenshipWe support young people to understand public decisions and get involved in their community.
- Inclusion and access to opportunitiesWe make participation possible for young people facing social, economic or geographic barriers.
- Youth worker trainingWe develop the methods and skills of the people who work with young people.
Types of projects we can join
Erasmus+
Mobilities and cooperation partnerships
Youth exchanges, training courses, small-scale and cooperation partnerships, in the youth field and beyond. As coordinating or partner organisation.
European programmes
CERV, European Solidarity Corps and others
Projects on European values, civic participation, equality and inclusion, where we bring the youth work component and implementation experience.
Structural funds
Operational programmes and national funding
Partner for universities, institutions and companies in education, employment and inclusion projects, with non-formal education activities and direct work with young people, including NEETs.
Local
Projects in Timișoara and Timiș County
Workshops, training programmes, events and campaigns for young people, together with local authorities, schools, universities and other organisations.
Training
Courses and workshops
Training for youth workers, teachers, volunteers and young people: non-formal education, participation, entrepreneurship, project writing and management.
Hosting
Activities hosted in Timișoara
We organise the logistics of an international activity in Timișoara or in the county: venues, accommodation, local team, study visits.
Relevant projects
Inclusion+
Erasmus+ mobility in Timișoara on social inclusion and countering hate speech, with partners from Greece, Portugal, Italy and Croatia.
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Advocacy to Go
Erasmus+ mobility that prepared young people to initiate, implement and evaluate advocacy campaigns for youth rights.
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Partner organisations in our projects
- KINITRO AMKE
- Reencontro
- Associazione Culturale Usamborgia
- Meraki
- JuBuK
- Youth Empowerment Center, Experimentaculo, Amigos de Europa, Comitato d’intesa, Dream Team, YEN
Funders of IRDT projects
- Erasmus+ Programme, through ANPCDEFP (Romanian National Agency)
- Timiș County Council
- Timișoara City Hall
- Ministry of Youth and Sport
- Timiș County Directorate for Sport and Youth
Memberships
- Timiș County Youth Foundation (FITT)
- Youth Advisory Council, Timișoara City Hall
Let’s talk
Tell us what project you are preparing, under which programme, and what role you see for IRDT. We reply within a few working days.
- Contact personRobert Ciocotoiu, President
- Phone+40 769 060 480
- Organisation profilePartner Identification Form (PDF)