Posted on: 6th May 2024
Youth Entrepreneurship in Furniture Up-Cycling for Employment within Circular Economy
What is YEFECE?
YEFECE project aims to enhance circular economy practices, focusing on furniture waste management in alignment with the Waste Framework Directive. It targets youth workers and youth at risk of social exclusion, empowering them with circular entrepreneurship skills and up-cycling knowledge. Through innovative approaches and partnerships, YEFECE bridges educational and practices gaps in circular economy, fostering social inclusion while addressing environmental issues
Objectives
1. Provide young educators with appropriate knowledge, tools and methods to implement trainings for the development of furniture up-cycling businesses within circular economy.
2. Provide young people at risk of exclusion as persons with lower income, lack of education or belonging to ethnic minorities with knowledge, skills and competences in the field of circular economy and entrepreneurship for the transformation of furniture waste into up-cycled furniture.
3. Develop up-skilling, entrepreneurial mindset and practical solutions for young people at risk of exclusion as persons with lower income, lack of education or belonging to ethnic minorities in pursuit of developing a career or entrepreneurship from furniture waste management. To achieve the objectives above mentioned, the project will develop the following results:
Develop up-skilling, entrepreneurial mindset and practical solutions for young people at risk of exclusion as persons with lower income, lack of education or belonging to ethnic minorities in pursuit of developing a career or entrepreneurship from furniture waste management.
Expected Results
To achieve the objectives above mentioned, the project will develop the following results:
R1: Toolkit. The toolkit comprises of a set of approaches, tools and methodologies for educators to support to young people in the development of up-cycling furniture business.
R2: Training Format. The TF will contain NFE activities for design thinking, business planning and experiential learning to transform furniture waste into up-cycled furniture.
R3: Hub platform for young entrepreneurs, containing digital learning opportunities and space for sharing ideas, initiatives, and networking.
R4: National conferences for the promotion of the project methodology and deliverables with stakeholders.
Project Partners
Circulab: Design studio on circular economy solutions; transformation strategies towards greener solutions. Clients include L’oreal and IKEA.
LTET Gheorghe Marzescu: Institute integrating primary, secondary and vocational education.
ECREC: Consultancy dedicated to research, training and promotion of green growth.
Wonderland: Institution focused on researching urban spaces and enhancing their use.
Cetem: is a non-profit private innovation and technological furniture association.
