This is the first part of the project “Learn and act as social entrepreneurs”, organized by the working group “Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation”. The project started in July. Now the organizers are preparing the final animation about social entrepreneurship.

Participating countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and Russia.

The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness about social entrepreneurship and its role in civic education among the general population in the Eastern Partnership region.

Within the first block, 8 educational sessions were held: “Social entrepreneurship and its foundations”,” Types of social entrepreneurship”, ” Social impact and its levels, how to create a social effect?” , “Canvas of social entrepreneurship” “Beneficiaries and how to reach them”, “Design thinking”, “Case study”.

Then the participants presented their ideas and received feedback and recommendations, as well as were able to test their knowledge.

In addition, a consultation session with recognized social entrepreneurs from the Eastern Partnership countries was held within the framework of BootCamp.

The organizers announced the release of an animation in English and Russian, which will answer the questions of what social entrepreneurship means, differences from ordinary business, the connection of the joint venture with civil education.

Animation will be the final component of the project “Learn and act as social entrepreneurs”.

Project consortium: Gulnara Ismailova, Program Manager, Educational CENTER (Azerbaijan), Radion Dybrovka, Chairman of the Akhtyrka Youth Center (Ukraine), Kristina Kandelaki, Head of the CSO Development Program, CSRDG (Georgia), Nurana Mammadova, Coordinator, Time for Development (Azerbaijan).

The project is supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) at the expense of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany.