Step4Youth project continues with virtual meetings
As part of the STEP4Youth project, funded by Erasmus Plus, EFDN is participating in weekly virtual meetings with project coordinator Barça Foundation and other partners in Denmark, Greece and Italy.
The focus of the last meeting was on the analysis of successful initiatives in Europe that support refugees & migrants into employment. The STEP4Youth project aims to design, test and evaluate a new sport-based intervention that improves employability knowledge, skills and networks in order to foster the social inclusion of refugee and migrant youth in Europe.
This new Programme will focus on soft skills valued by employers, such as commitment, motivation, teamwork, flexibility, leadership, time-management or creativity and problem-solving to name a few. Working and strengthening these skills will allow a group of 180 refugees and migrant youth from Spain, Greece and Italy to be better equipped when entering the labour market. Having a job is crucial for their independence and self-reliance and facilitates their social inclusion and integration in Europe. The programme, inspired by the best European practices linking sport and social inclusion, will be delivered by a pool of 90 educators and coaches trained in the new methodology. Furthermore, the project will connect refugees and migrants with a group of 15 companies through the so-called BRIDGE events, an ideal platform for employers to seek new talents duly trained by the Programmes’ methodology.
Read more about STEP4Youth here.
