Knowledge, Enterprise and Young People: supporting youth transitions in the new economy

Background of the project
KEYSTONE’s addresses four main challenges which, together, threaten the ‘European project’ and EU2020 objectives and targets: the social and economic models that have served us for decades are no longer fit for purpose; a sustainable future cannot be achieved without the active engagement of the individuals who will be forming the core of our future society - European youth; current systems, structures and models are failing young people; social inclusion, education and training models are also not fit for purpose. Set against this background, KEYSTONE's main aim is to develop, implement and evaluate an innovative approach to delivering interventions aimed at the socio-economic inclusion of marginalised young people, based on 'Community Labs'. These Labs aim to explore how at risk young people can play a pivotal role in creating socio-ecological innovations for a sustainable model for change in the EU.

Project objectives
identify the key drivers and constraints to marginalised young people's participation in social and economic life design and deliver a Collaborative Support Programme in four Community Labs to support the empowerment of marginalised young people and their creativity in four EU cities that enable young people to become co-producers of social innovations conduct one action research experiment in each Lab aimed at solving a community problem that affects marginalised young people evaluate the programme and disseminate the results assess and support the replicability and sustainability of the KEYSTONE approach at the wider EU level.