Results
Handbook for Youth Workers is a comprehensive guide designed to empower youth through non-formal education in rural entrepreneurship. It includes modules on entrepreneurial mindset, sustainable practices, business planning, marketing, community engagement, and grant writing, supplemented by real-life role model videos. This resource equips youth workers and organizations with the necessary skills to foster rural business initiatives, addressing gaps in digital and economic inclusion. By combining theory with interactive learning, the handbook supports active citizenship and encourages youth to contribute to rural economic growth.
The Miro-based Toolkit is an innovative digital workspace that facilitates interactive mentorship for rural business development. It features structured sessions on business modeling, marketing, financial management, and funding strategies, providing youth with practical tools to create and refine their business plans. Aligning with digital readiness, this resource enhances youth’s technical skills while promoting inclusivity for those in underserved rural areas. The toolkit’s collaborative nature fosters engagement, allowing mentors and young entrepreneurs to work together virtually, bridging geographical barriers.
Video Highlights
Role Model Interview: Nicolas – Rural Entrepreneur in Cyprus
In this inspiring interview, Nicolas, a rural entrepreneur from Cyprus, shares his rural entrepreneurial journey and the story behind the creation of his start-up. He reflects on the challenges he faced, the opportunities he identified, and the key lessons he learned while building a sustainable business in a rural community. As a role model, Nicolas offers valuable insights and practical advice for young people and aspiring entrepreneurs who are interested in turning innovative ideas into successful ventures while contributing to local development and rural resilience.
Role Model Interview: “Paliekys” Sauna House in a town of just 100 people
In this video, Dominykas, the manager of “Paliekys” Sauna House and the son of its founder, shares his family’s inspiring journey of transforming his late great-grandmother’s home into a thriving rural tourism business. With the support of EU funding, their family brought new life to a small village in Lekėčiai, Lithuania, where only around 100 people live. Their story is a testament to how vision, perseverance, and community support can turn a cherished family legacy into a place that welcomes visitors from near and far. Discover how investing in rural areas can preserve traditions, create opportunities, and inspire future generations.
Rural to Urban Migration: The Youth Dilemma
For many young people in rural areas, the choice feels impossible: stay and try to build something at home, or move to the city in search of opportunities. But life in the city isn’t always easy; higher costs, loneliness, and pressure to adapt can take their toll.
In this video, discover how the YOUth Roots project supports young people and youth workers with practical tools like the Entrepreneurship Handbook and Miro-based digital toolkit. These resources help rural youth create opportunities locally, stay connected to their communities, and find ways to grow without leaving everything behind.
Youth Roots: empowering youth, reviving communities.
Youth Workers in Rural Areas
In many rural communities, youth workers are more than mentors, they’re motivators and connectors. This video shows how the YOUth Roots project equips them with practical tools like the Entrepreneurship Handbook and a Miro-based digital toolkit to support young people in building local opportunities.
Learn how rural youth workers can foster entrepreneurship, keep talent in their communities, and inspire young people to see a future without leaving home.
Watch to see how YOUth Roots is giving youth workers the skills and resources to lead change.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Discover how rural youth can turn bold ideas into reality. This video follows Sophia’s journey into sustainable farming and shows how mindset, mentorship, and support networks help young people create meaningful impact in their communities.
Grant Writing and Fundraising
Learn the essentials of grant writing and fundraising with practical steps for building strong proposals, planning budgets, and exploring alternative funding sources. This module equips rural youth with the tools to secure support and bring their ideas to life.
YOUth Roots: Nurturing Rural Entrepreneurship is an Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnership between countries from Cyprus, Lithuania, and Italy, aiming to promote sustainable entrepreneurship in rural areas by focusing on reducing youth out-migration and encouraging immigration to these regions, and to support EU priorities related to rural development and youth empowerment.
This project has been funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (Project No. 2024-1-CY01-KA210-YOU-000252533).
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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