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Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region Social entrepreneurship Naida Huskanovi, Rethinking Europe: Solidarity, Civil Society and Political Governance,Sarajevo, EFC, May 2014

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The context of youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina today Challenges and opportunities for social entrepreneurship Best practices and lessons learned Overview of topics

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Youth and (un)employment 44% unemployment rate in BiH Nearly 40% unemployed youth age up to 24 67% of unemployed youth 77% of youth would leave the country

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Challenges facing a social entrepreneur...or how to raise ones voice? Recognition? Political situation? Financial resources?r ??? esources?

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Only 13 % of surveyed participants (public, private and civil sector) think that local and international foundations, investments and donations are directed in sufficient extent to develop social entrepreneurship Report on Assesment of social entrepreneurship, Foundation for Social Inclusion Investments into social entrepreneurship

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Demands and offer Youth perspective Increased interest of youth in informal education and life-long learning Every second young person would like to start up its business Only 16 % of youth had a chance to participate in some business seminars for youth 79% of youth would like to participate in business seminar

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The key is in education! a mission (im) possible? Building up social entrepreneurship idea Knowledge Resources Networking

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Opportunities for growth Informal education Streamlining registration and permits Tourism Reaching excellence expertise

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and many more.... 1.Foundation Mozaik (Project Youth Bank), 2.Organisation Bospo (project concerning support to micro-forum of returnees) 3. Social Enterprise Uspon (employing people with disabilities), 4. Foundation for Social Inclusion, 5. Nahla Educational Center and its project Business community; 6. La Terra Nostra Foundation (providing assistance to disadvantaged families and education of youth) 7.Regional platform for cooperation of universities and NGOs in building competencies of students and professionals on human rights, intercultural understanding and reconciliation Build Bridges not Walls: the role of universities in peacebuilding Best practices YES, it is possible!!! Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region

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Report on Assesment of Social Entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Foundation for Social Inclusion in BiH, 2012, Find out more: www.sif.bawww.sif.ba Report on Assesment of Social Entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Foundation for Social Inclusion in BiH, 2012, Find out more: www.sif.bawww.sif.ba Annual Report 2013 of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee Find out more: www.nhc.no or EFC Virtual Display Areawww.nhc.no Na putu ka politici prema mladima FBiH. Assesment of situation and needs of youth in Federation BiH, Institute for Youth Development KULT, 2013, Find out more: www.mladi.orgwww.mladi.org Unemployment of Youth in BiH: Current situation, challenges and recommendations, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2013, Find out more: www.fes.bawww.fes.ba Youth and Peace Work in BiH, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2013 LETS WORK: Jobs study and youth essay competition, 2013, IFC and the World Bank Voices of Youth Survey on youth in BiH, UN, 2012, Find out more: www.un.bawww.un.ba Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region Sources (reports) 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 Report on Philantropy SIGN for Sustainability, 2013, Mozaik Foundation, 2013 Find out more: www.mozaik.bawww.mozaik.ba 8 8

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Other related recommended links Crowdfunding platform of Bosnia and Herzegovina www.katapult.ba www.katapult.ba Donor Coordination Forum www.donormapping.ba Peacebuilding Network in BiH www.mreza-mira.net BIZOO Business Angel Network - helping young companies realize their potential www. bizoo.ba

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THANK YOU! Your Logo

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CONTACT INFO: Find us on Uloga univerziteta u izgradnji mira Naida Huskanovi, Regional Coordinator Build Bridges not Walls: The role of universities in peacebuilding Regional office in Sarajevo, BiH E-mail: naida.nhc@gmail.com The Norwegian Helsinki Committee Head office in Oslo, Norway website: www.nhc.no