Field of intervention :Training and insertion
Association : Junior Achievement Italia
Project :“Enterprise in action”
Localisation :Region of Pouilles (South of Italy)
Country :Italy
Supported Group :75 underprivileged young people
 
Objective

To support professional insertion of 75 underprivileged young people.

Project holder

Monica Boni, Marketing Manager, Accor Services Italia (a company that left the Accor Group in June 2010).

Association

Junior Achievement is an Italian non-profit organization whose mission is to promote entrepreneurship and economics in schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Since 2003, Junior Achievement Italia has supported more than 50,000 students and 1,000 teachers.

Project

Junior AchievementAs part of the “Enterprise in action” project, Junior Achievement offers 75 young people from schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy, training in entrepreneurship.

This formation is given by teachers and private mentors, from the business world. It aims to teach the young  people concepts of business management and upgrade their personal skills by providing them with technical tools such as a business kit, a website and a business plan.

In June 2010, the “best entrepreneur” has been rewarded by a jury of experts, on the basis of his/her business plan and the product prototype presented.

support €10,000 in 2009