LEADER 2012_Youth initiatives in Lot Valley

Experiment with an european partner, one or two educational actions which aim to increase young people awareness of entrepreneurship by working with them on self-esteem. The objective is to reduce the fear of failure for young people and to encourage their involvement in the local area taking part in associative projects cultural or sportive. - Exchange with other territories which feel concerned by young involvement and improvement of their self-esteem.

Difficulties in the Lot Valley as in other region to encourage young people from 16 to 30 years to take initiatives and build project in professional and nonprofessional field. The effects are : · A lack of involvement in professional or personal sectors (associations) · Early school leaving and their consequences on the territory life in the rural and urban areas. · Lack of awareness, no concern for local actions and no involvement in them. · Ignorance and bad use of assistance and support systems. · Difficulties to think about the future.

Exchange experiences which encourage young people to take initiatives - Provide support for young people on 2 territories, helping them to build their project thanks to tutors located on the area. - Youth exchanges between 2 territories in order to encourage them to experiment by themselves their own project.

One country or LAG which share the same concern of lack of entrepreneurship of young people and the educational way to reach it.

Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Malta, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Romania, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Lithuania, Latvia

France- Acquitane

French

Education, Demography, social issues

23/04/2012