PROMOTER:

PARTNERS:

FINANCING:COWORKING SPACES:

[financing]

Cowork Social – Promoção do Empreendedorismo de Inovação Social por Jovens Desempregados Project is

financed Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein through “Cidania Ativa” Programme, of EEA Grants, managed by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

[objectives]main objective:

Fight youth unemployment which already represents more than

35% of young people, 13,5% neither working or studying.

Specific objetive:

It is intended that 20 young unemployed in the Porto Metropolitan Area to plan and develop innovative social entrepreneurship projects by participating in an intensive

program of training, counseling and mentoring.

Project’s public presentation (18-19 May):

[past activities]

Training on social themes, good governance and sustainability (29 June – 17 July):

[past activities]

Training course assured by Rede Inducar (www.inducar.pt)

Integration of project’ youth participants at social activities context developed by project’ partners (20 - 31 July).

Entities who welcomed the project’ young participants: ATLASCOOP, Porto | ANARP, Porto | Cerci Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia | A3s, Porto | O Amanhã da Criança, Maia | Ecosol, Porto | Centro Social do Amial, Porto | Hospital Conde de Ferreira, Porto

Training on social themes, good governance and sustainability (29 June – 17 July):

[past activities]

Workshop about Social Entrepreneurship(4 September, S. João da Madeira)

[past activities]

Training on Social Entrepreneurship, with delivery of participation certification

1 - 28 Sept (mornings), in course – UP! Unidade Empresarial de Paranhos

14 Sept – 7 Oct (mornings), in course – Ecos Urbanos (Oliva Creative Factory)

[next activities]

Training assured by Laboratório de Inovação Social e Desenvolvimento Regional (LIDER) do Instituto Politécnico do Porto.

[next activities]

Presentation by young candidates of their proposal of social innovation idea:

- Up! Unidade Empresarial de Paranhos: 14 - 18 September

- Ecos Urbanos (Oliva Creative Factory): 28 - 29 September

Selection of 20 candidates to the incubation phase and results release (5-7 October)

[next activities]

Incubation of each idea of social business, with personalized and specialized support and mentoring (5 October - 31 March 2016)

Incubation held in two spaces COWORK in Paranhos and S. João da Madeira

[Cowork Social at media]

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geral@coworksocial.pt

[contacts]

www.coworksocial.pt