Applications Open for Social Leader Forum 2016, Deadline: 10 September 2016

Applications Open for Social Leader Forum 2016

Deadline: 10 September 2016

Creative Development Center in cooperation with CRISP e.V and with financial support of Black Sea trust and Erasmus + is seeking applicants from Public, NGO and (Social) Business sectors for its  Social Leader Forum 2016 in order to discuss and exchange on the issue of social entrepreneurship and its role in integration of vulnerable groups into society, especially when it comes to the labor market. As experience shows, there is an urgent need for all sectors to combine their strength and experiences in order to tackle the issue.

Objectives

• To promote cross-sectorial cooperation in the region.
• To promote cross-border cooperation and building trust between the targeted countries.
• To exchange and develop together innovative tools, approaches and projects of how best to address the problem of youth employability and related fields.
• To develop a sustainable exchange platform for young professionals and high potentials from all sectors who are interested in meeting social challenges in the region together.

Goals

• Kick off meeting-September 29-October 5, Georgia: The participants meet to exchange on their expertise in order to develop networks for future cooperation. The participants will get input on building cross-sector/cross-border cooperation and plan the next steps, which is the implementation of local initiatives in the region. The meeting is visited by representatives of public as well as business sector.
• Local activities-October-November: The participants develop and conduct project ideas that are either cross border or cross sector. The project ideas should include further plan for sustainable development of cooperation. They get seed funding from the program in order to implement the projects before the Forum.
• Forum-December 4-11, Istanbul, Turkey: During the Forum the participants present their projects, evaluate their local activities and meet representatives of other sectors. This meeting is mainly focused on presenting local actions, for their further development and building partnerships.

Benefits

• All expenses are covered including travel and accommodation.
• There is no participation Fee.

Eligibility Criteria

• Concerning the problem of employability and related challenges, there is an urgent need for all sectors to combine their strength and experiences in order to tackle the issue.
• Participants working in public administration, (social) business, NGOs, universities, think tanks and other spheres of professional engagement concerning the issue of youth unemployment, labor migration, creating income opportunities for disadvantage groups (rural youth, IDPs,women, minorities), career development for young people, social entrepreneurship and are interested in cross-sector cooperation and social innovation.
• They should have a strong interest in exchanging on best practice and the developing and learning of new ways of working on the issue and to think “out-of-the-box”.
• The participants will be selected by a joint jury from all partner organizations. Partners from Germany as well as from other countries will provide expert workshops for all participants.
• There is no age limit, but a minimum age of 18.
• The Working language is English.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must fill the online application form via given website.

Eligible Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey.

For more information, please visit Social Leader Forum 2016.