Entrepreneurship and artisanship opportunities for disadvantaged youth, or ArtiYOUth is an Erasmus+ project funded via the European Commission. The aim of this project is to enhance the employability of min. 720 disadvantaged youngsters by offering them courses and workshops during which they develop entrepreneurial and artisanship skills.
October 2023 – September 2025
Project coordinator
- Bridge Language Study House, Cluj Napoca (Romania)
Project partners:
- EST Education Center, Wadowice (Poland)
- Modus, Tampere (Finland)
- Innosouth, Granada (Spain)
- Sizigija Foundation, Skopje (North Macedonia)
- Mathemagenesis, Thessaloniki (Greece)
The main objectives of the project are:
- To increase the employability of disadvantaged young people by offering them courses and workshops where they can develop entrepreneurial and craft skills
- To increase the capacity of educational institutions working with disadvantaged target groups to contribute to improving the employability of young people through entrepreneurship education.
The project partners carried out the following activities:
- training for staff of partner institutes,
- development of online courses on entrepreneurship,
- development of video tutorials on crafts,
- local events to test and use the results
- and activities related to the promotion and dissemination of the project results.
The project has produced:
- An e-learning entrepreneurship course for young creators, which includes a series of five online modules to help young people (aged 15-29) strengthen their entrepreneurial mindset, particularly in the field of crafts. The courses cover topics such as: Entrepreneurial mindset and attitude, Basic entrepreneurial skills, Management and interpersonal skills, Digital tools and branding, Social entrepreneurship.
- A series of video tutorials with practical instructions teaching specific skills in traditional handicrafts (including making candles from natural wax, painting Easter eggs with wax, forming ceramics and clay, making soap from natural ingredients, mosaic art, pebble art, basket weaving, metal artwork from nickel silver spoons, making Easter palms, stamp printing on fabrics)
- Guide for youth workers to help them develop entrepreneurship among young people. The material is based on interactive training sessions, focusing on practical methods and resources. The guide is also available in English, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Macedonian, Ukrainian, and Finnish.
