RISE: Empowering Innovation, Inclusion, and Regional Impact with EU Support
Funded by the European Union, RISE enhances capacity in vocational education and training (VET) for the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Western Balkans. Key objectives include strengthening links between VET systems and local labor markets, empowering social entrepreneurs, and creating economic opportunities. The project focuses on improving the skills of local incubators through co-constructed methodologies, training sessions, and peer learning. Additionally, RISE fosters international cooperation, bridging France and Germany with the Western Balkans.
Coordinate the program and facilitate the dialogue between all partners
Co-construct pedagogical content on social entrepreneurship adapted to the Western Balkans
Methodological framework
Guidelines on training topics, coaching methodology, mentoring programs and community building
Guidebook on raising awareness
Development of a guidebook using design thinking tools to raise awareness on social entrepreneurship.
MOOC on social entrepreneurship
Offering a multilingual MOOC on social entrepreneurship hosted on an inspiration platform.
Collaboration and skills transfer between support structures of France and Western Balkans
Improve the pedagogical and technical skills
In-person Training Session
Organization of one in-person training on social entrepreneurship for local incubators
Online Training Sessions
Organization and attendance of 4 online training sessions on social entrepreneurship for local incubators
Methodology and Skills
Integration of the new methodologies and skills acquired in the 6 support programs of the Local Incubators
Co-construct and test tools on intercultural dialogue and gender sensitivity
A methodological kit on intercultural learning and gender
Foster intercultural learning for social entrepreneurs, raising awareness of its impact on social entrepreneurship projects
6-day hackathon mixing social entrepreneurship and reconciliation
Promote innovation in peacebuilding and reconciliation as a sector of social entrepreneurship
Increase the capacity of local incubators and VET trainers on interculturality
5 online training sessions on the integration of intercultural and gender components to the
methodological frameworks of local incubators are conducted and attended by 12 incubators
staff members
An Intercultural Learning and Regional Cooperation Working Group is established
Local incubators integrate intercultural and gender components to their support programs
Disseminate learning outcomes and tools on social entrepreneurship and reconciliation
A project communication strategy is created
Organization of one in-person training on social entrepreneurship for local incubators
An online promotion campaign is deployed
Including 6 newsletters, 8 videos and 50 social media posts to promote social entrepreneurship, reconciliation, and project results
Encourage cooperation among other actors of the region and convince of the relevance of social entrepreneurship
Demonstration days
3 cycles of 6 Demo Days are organized for networking and reinforcement of the entrepreneurial
ecosystem
Roundtable on social entrepreneurship
A regional roundtable on social entrepreneurship showcasing good practices in interculturality
and for dissemination of results is organized
Capitalization workshop
A capitalization workshop is organized in Paris at the end of the project