On September 29, 2023, in Tbilisi, at the hotel “Golden Tulip”, the Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC), organized a focus group meeting within the framework of the EU-funded project “Fostering Youth Social Entrepreneurship and Practical Career Management Skills in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia through the Innovative Social Student Companies (SSC) Approach”. The meeting aimed to create a concept for the implementation of the innovative model planned within the project.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, the National Center for Teacher Professional Development Shida Kartli schools, social entrepreneurs, heads of entrepreneurial clubs in schools, and entrepreneurship teachers.

The project’s objective is to promote the participation of young people in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia, especially vulnerable young people, in democratic activities and the labor market, social cohesion, and the reduction of inequality in the Eastern Partnership countries through sustainable development.

Project partner organizations are Childfund Deutschland E.V, (Germany), School of Mindful Entrepreneurship (Ukraine), Regional NGO “Vesta” (Moldova, ECOVISIO (Moldova)CODE Social Entrepreneurship Hub (Armenia), Education Development and Employment Center (EDEC) (GEORGIA)