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Out of the Box International develops a tailor made open data model and policies based on open digital environment which is transparent, accountable and secured.

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Out of the Box International works with already existing hubs, various local and national stakeholders and social entrepreneurs in order to further develop and promote successful social entrepreneurship policies and practices.

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Out of the Box International delivers expertise in the field of cohesive policies by using cross-sectorial approach and non-formal  education, in a global perspective.

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Out of the Box International  works further to enhance current cooperation in South East Europe region and actively supports the integration of all European countries in common European project.

IYE-LABs Advocacy Plans

December 24, 2019

Out of the Box International, together with partners from Xul Foundation (Spain), Impact Hub Zagreb (Croatia), InCo Association (Italy), Dynamic Development (Turkey), Spanish Volunteer Platform (Spain) and GaragErasmus (Belgium) have drafted local and international advocacy plans for the project “IYE-LABs: Promotion of Inclusive Youth Environments Through Testing Innovative Experiences for Social Labs for Volunteering”.

OTB has acted as a facilitator for the process of each partner establishing their own plans for advocacy within the framework of their activities.

Depending on the typology of the partnership within the project, each partner, with support and framework provided by OTB, has created its own action plan. These advocacy action plans were based on the framework of events implemented by each partner. Local partners (dynamizers) included the aspects of advocacy into their training programmes, working sessions, IYE-LABs activities, local pilots, sustainability plans and finally, dissemination results. International partners (IYE Watchers) will be incorporating the policy and advocacy activities on a more international dimension, such as during the transnational event for sharing good practices, the final conference and various dissemination activities on international level. The aim of the plans is to involve each partner in the proposed activities in a natural way, creating an achievable goal-oriented plan customized to the needs and capabilities of each partner.

 

The plans will be an instrumental part in drafting the policy recommendations and policy brief, based on the feedback received from all partners.

Why Out of the Box International

The seemingly ever-lasting depression of European economies has shaken the very foundations of many European societies. The shear rate of unemployment in Europe and the omnipresent environmental crisis coupled with the often frustratingly slow process of decision making in the EU, are calling for civil society actors to step in and fill the void.

In the aftermath of the 2008. economic crisis, the apprehension of falling under the spell of apathy of economic depression across the continent has not been easy to shake off. However, pinpointing the culprits for the current state of affairs on any particular EU decision maker is not the answer. Nonetheless, the fact remains that the current approach to the economic and environmental crisis hasn’t yet shown the affected citizens the light at the end of the tunnel.

As representatives of the civil society we feel the need to make our voice heard in the midst of the current debate on economic crisis. Being a social enterprise we offer new and feasible ideas in education and community work, creative cross-sectorial cooperation among different actors and strong networking coalitions to turn these dire economic challenges into possibilities through social entrepreneurship initiatives which aim at benefiting wide range of citizens, particularly vulnerable groups and those affected by the economic crisis.

Social entrepreneurship is a simple concept that has been put into practice by civil society actors for the benefit of a specific social group or people, and this is precisely what we want: to create projects and initiatives with fresh ideas in different policies, educational programs or tools, support businesses, empower cultural initiatives and offer different solutions to individuals, corporate bodies, everybody who believe that we can have more Creative, Innovative and Cohesive Europe.

 

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