ELEVATE Project Has Started!
We are proud to launch ELEVATE – Empowering Youth and Increasing Youth Employability, an Erasmus+ project under Capacity Building in the Field of Youth – Sub-Saharan Africa, implemented from November 2025 to October 2027 by BDC (Serbia), CIF (Serbia), AIS (Austria), Impact Hub (Italy), SSI (Kenya), and U-YOGA Uganda (Uganda). The project officially began with a Kick-off meeting held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 28–30 November 2025. ELEVATE strengthens youth workers and creates new opportunities for young people through trainings in Entrepreneurship, Empowerment, and Personal Competencies, while also promoting Employment Potentials in a Digital World and Green Skills – Potentials for Employment. Together, we aim to inspire growth, build skills, and empower youth across partner countries.
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Opening conference
The ELEVATE project launched its national opening conferences in Serbia, Italy, Austria, Uganda and Kenya in the project’s first months. Each event brought together local authorities, social‑economy organisations,community stakeholders, NGOs to introduce ELEVATE’s aims.
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ELEVATE in action in Nairobi!
From 22–26 April, youth workers from Kenya, Uganda, Serbia, Italy & Austria came together for a 5-day training on entrepreneurship and social innovation Participants explored business planning, key entrepreneurial skills, and the realities of youth employment in the Sub-Saharan context, while exchanging experiences and building strong international connections Learning, sharing, and discovering — from workshops to the beauty of Nairobi National Park.
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Elevate
From 13–17 May 2026, partners of the ELEVATE project – an Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Youth (CBY) project under the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) strand – gathered in Serbia for an international training on Personal Competencies, bringing together participants from Kenya, Uganda, Serbia, Italy and Austria. The training focused on strengthening youth workers’ capacities while reviewing, adapting and fine-tuning training materials that will later be used in local trainings for young people across partner countries. Topics included communication, critical and creative thinking, teamwork, work ethics, stress management, decision-making, self-awareness, public speaking and employability skills. Through collaborative work and exchange of experiences, partners ensured that future learning materials respond to local contexts and the needs of young people. The ELEVATE project supports youth employability through international cooperation, non-formal learning and skills development.
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