Donors /Partners:

1. European Union (EU)
2. Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Total project budget: 1,580.000 € 

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 370,533 €  

Objective: to increase education, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for internally displaced persons and conflict-affected youth and encourages their significant participation in the community

Target group(s): IDPs, government, private sector, CSOs

 Beneficiaries: Internally displaced youth from the occupied territories

 Achieved results: 

1. 84 young IDPs participated in the Entrepreneurship School established in Gori and Zugdidi; 30 of them started or restarted the implementation of their business ideas
2. 271 young people graduated from dual vocational education programs, and 101 of them found employment
3. A youth advocacy forum was organized with the participation of young people and government officials, representatives from business and civil society sectors working on youth-related issues
4. The B2B fair was organized which brought together 87 people, including 51 ‘buyer’ organisations, 13 ES graduates and 23 invited guests from civil, Government and media sector