O testemunho do Duarte

Between the 1st and 8th of December, Črnomelj, in the Southeast part of Slovenia, for those of you who never heard about this town, received 26 young people to discuss and learn more about how to make a difference through social entrepreneurship. 

This training course aimed to provide the participants tools, knowledge and skills on how to build our own project, by sharing our ideas and points of views about a wide range of areas where we can step in. Every participant prepared a presentation about a social enterprise in their country and how it could be implemented in the others participants countries. 

During this training course we also had the chance to see by ourselves how a social enterprise works. We went to Ljubljana and were invited to meet the Skuhna project – a restaurant focused on providing authentic food from Africa, Asia and South America, increasing the employability of migrants from these regions. 

By the end of the project, we were challenged to take on all the knowledge and skills learnt and build our own social enterprise. The mix of cultures and backgrounds created very interesting project ideas that would help to make the difference in our countries.  All the activities inspired us to be the difference we want to see in the world and how we can achieve it. We have to thank all of you who make this project work, specially the Mladinski Center Bit to welcome us and be our home during this intense week. 

Duarte Alves