Empowering young people – micro-project under the LEADER umbrella project “Sozialwierkstat”

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A project that demonstrates an innovative way to promote employment for young people through voluntary work and professional development counselling.
 

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Project summary: 

Three young unemployed people from rural Luxembourg gained employment during a LEADER-funded youth coaching project. It focused on supporting young people from difficult backgrounds who experienced social challenges hindering their capacity to participate in labour markets. Other project participants re-entered education and gained useful job-seeking experience. 

Project results: 

Three young unemployed people from rural Luxembourg gained employment during this RDP project.
One of the project participants was able to improve their formal education prospects during the project.
Other participants gained useful job seeking experience and the personal well-being of 11 participants rose by 60% according to their evaluation.