Overall objective is to improve capacity of youth-owned social enterprises (SEs) to fight unemployment, reduce migration and contribute to social inclusion and cohesion in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region.

The project has a comprehensive approach to contribute to foster social entrepreneurial potential of young people in Moldova and Ukraine through establishment of favourable ecosystem for social enterprises as well as inspire and support more young social entrepreneurs to develop and sustain their innovative solutions to promotion of social inclusion and environmental sustainability across both countries. 

The project will contribute to the promotion of public-private partnerships in Moldova and Ukraine thanks to the active network of 500 social enterprises established by the project. Furthermore, the EcoHub supporting young social entrepreneurs plays an important role to stimulate mutual learning, information and best practice exchanges among those young social entrepreneurs, as well as provide seed funding for 15 best social start-up initiatives with a strong focus on environmental sustainability and proven records on employment opportunities for the marginalised youth. Additionally, 6 Social Entrepreneurship Labs opened in 6 most depressive and remote regions in Ukraine will ensure reach-out to underprivileged youth incorporating young women, single mothers, and indigenous people. Moreover, the project will attract public attention on social entrepreneurship, support young social entrepreneurs to earn public recognitions for their innovative efforts to contribute to resolve social exclusion, inequalities as well as environmental degradation.  

(1)The legal framework of Moldova is improved and beneficial for social entrepreneurs, legal collisions and legislative gaps are bridged; (2) legal framework for social entrepreneurship in Ukraine is established and functions, (3) an active network of 500 SEs is established to protect their rights and promote interests of their beneficiaries; (4) capacity of 500 entrepreneurs and their access to capital are enhanced; (5) young people in both countries are highly motivated to run their social start-ups; (6) the issue of social entrepreneurship is on the public agenda.