Youth Unemployment Solutions (YES) Montenegro
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YYouth EEmployment SSolutionsUN System in Montenegro
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT young people main concern, top life aspiration & priority (post 2015, KAP study)
PARTICIPATIOPARTICIPATION N young people willing to get involved in decision-making and solving social issues
INTERNET INTERNET USAGEUSAGEmajority of young people in our country actively use internet
SOCIALSOCIAL
COMBINATION OF THESE 3 TRENDS INTOWEB PORTAL FOR COLLABORATIVE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS
PARTICIPATIVE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
Youth Employment Solutionswww.mladi-odrzivabuducnost.me
BACKGROUND
THE PROCESS:
MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT & & FACILITATIONFACILITATION
BACKGROUND
PROCESSPROCESS – Solutions were designed through a 4-stages process:
AREASAREAS - People discussed and suggested solutions in three areas:
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSTITUTIONSSKILLS
NGO CIVIC CREATIVE CENTRE - CetinjeMotivating young people to start their own business
NGO LET`S REVIVE THE VILLAGE - PljevljaPromoting rural tourism as a self-employment niche
NGO LET`S REVIVE THE VILLAGE - PljevljaProviding young people with skills for green house production
NGO ART VISION - RožajeDeveloping a web site for promoting and booking private accommodation
BACKGROUND
in NUMBERSin NUMBERS
4 SOLUTIONS 4 SOLUTIONS RECEIVED FUNDINGSRECEIVED FUNDINGS
AMONGAMONG 14 SOLUTIONS14 SOLUTIONS POSTED ONLINE POSTED ONLINE
1074110741 TOTAL UNIQUE VISITS OF THE TOTAL UNIQUE VISITS OF THE PORTALPORTAL
4040 YOUNG PPL PARTICIPATED IN FACE-2-FACE WORKSHOP YOUNG PPL PARTICIPATED IN FACE-2-FACE WORKSHOP
7,5057,505 VOTES FOR THE POSTED SOLUTIONS VOTES FOR THE POSTED SOLUTIONS
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTSMAJOR ACHIEVEMENTSTalking the Talk & Walking the Walk
GRASPING THE MOMENTUMCombining major youth
aspirations, concerns, trends and behaviors
PARTICIPATIONYoung people not just
asked and being decoration, BUT identified problems, discussed them,
proposed solutions and dared to implement themINTEGRATION
Involving youth from vulnerable groups through face-to-face workshops
INNOVATION
First project of this type in Montenegro: online collaborative discussion and design of solutions, new partnerships
PILOTING
Vast learning space for future similar endeavors;
return on investment high
……AND WE LEARNEDAND WE LEARNEDFEW LESSONSFEW LESSONS
Innovative initiatives should be allocated adequate amount of time, since innovation implies trying and failing.
Testing phase is one of crucial stages of the process, thus more space should be provided for that
Young people are most interested in concrete actions and ideas, compared to discussions
Face-to-face interaction and outreach are substantial for both involving vulnerable groups and viral promotion of the portal
MATIJA, 30“…put focus of education system on practical skills acquisition”
ADIS, 30
“…promote and support young people to educate for
technical and vocational professions”
DIMITRIJE, 18“…integrate all employment–related services and programs, introduce no interest loans schemes, cut on paper and car usage in public administration and use the savings for youth employment programs”
IF I HAD SUPER-POWERS, I WOULD…IF I HAD SUPER-POWERS, I WOULD…
FURTHER INFO AVAILABLE
Blogs about the initiative:http://bit.ly/1eWeEBbhttp://bit.ly/1cgQbot
Project focal point:Jelena Miljanic