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Learning about social entrepreneurships
This year’s first Youth Exchange took place between 20-27 June with nearly 40 young people from 7 different countries. Participants came from Hungary, Spain, Latvia, Slovakia, France, Turkey and Hungary. Within the framework of the 8-day program, we continued the topic of our April training, the social entrepreneurships and soft skills played a major role.
The first day of our youth exchange was about getting to know each other, as it was important to start working together with participants learning more about each other, the concept of Erasmus+ a little better, and participating in team building activities. At the end of the first day, we closed the program with an intercultural snack evening, where participants presented traditional snacks and drinks from their own countries. On the second day, we started working together, defining social entrepreneurship and social entrepreneur, and playing logical team games that showed the usefulness of soft skills necessary for the operation of a businesses. On the third day, we visited social enterprises active in the region and gathered information about their operations. Halfway through the program, we had the opportunity to explore the area, the participants visited Praid, including the Salt Canyon, the salt mine and other attractions. On the following days, on the fifth day, we processed information about social enterprises and played other strategy games that emphasized not only the importance of soft skills, but also team thinking. Over the next two days, participants created promotional materials about the social enterprises they visited, including a short video, graphic material, T-shirt designs and other promotional product designs. On the last day, the 8 key competences of Youthpass were discussed, participants completed the final evaluation and the Youthpass questionnaire. The eight-day program was closed with the Youthpass ceremony.
In addition, during the Youth Exchange, two evenings were dedicated to traditional folk dances and the presentation of countries, so everyone had the opportunity to present a piece of their culture.
The Youth Exchange was implemented within the framework of our association’s youth strategy with the support of the Erasmus+ program.
