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Verified🇧🇪 Belgium
Employment & Livelihoods
JES Antwerpen; Kras Jeugdwerk; Formaat
Youth Competence Centres (YCCs) in Antwerp provide counselling and support to young people, especially early school leavers and unemployed youth, through trust‑based relationships and competence‑focused guidance.
Outcome
Between 2017 and 2019: 1,135 participants received intensive coaching; 35% resumed education; 19% found a job; 6% started training; 60% found employment or training overall.
Source: European Commission
Verified🇫🇮 Finland
Health & Wellbeing
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
A digital platform that enables young people to assess their wellbeing and receive personalised feedback and recommendations for support services.
Outcome
100,000 visitors in 2021–2022; 62% viewed suggested support; 22% proceeded to support services; high user satisfaction scores (ease of use 4.7, clarity 3.5, new information 3.5, intent to reuse 3.4).
Source: European Commission
Verified🇹🇭 Thailand
Food Security & Nutrition
UNDP Thailand
A Social Innovation Platform implemented in Thailand to transform local food systems through systems approaches and multi‑stakeholder collaboration.
Outcome
Improves local food systems through collaboration · supports innovative activities across diverse local stakeholders · and promotes sustainable production and consumption.
Source: UNDP
Verified🇮🇹 Italy
Employment & Livelihoods
Yunus Foundation Italy (Fondazione Yunus Italia ETS)
An integrated empowerment programme supporting socio-economic inclusion and labour autonomy of vulnerable young people in Bologna.
Outcome
Expected to engage 16 young beneficiaries in two cycles of integrated training, each up to 60 hours, with counselling and guidance. Also aims to create a local guidance desk and build capacity of municipal staff.
Source: European Commission
Verified🇸🇮 Slovenia
Employment & Livelihoods
Association of Vocational Rehabilitation Providers of the Republic of Slovenia
Professional assistance to young people with special needs to support their transition from school to higher education or the labour market.
Outcome
2,073 young people with disabilities from 616 educational institutions participated; 36 professionals involved; cooperation with 246 employers; multidisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration established.
Source: European Commission
Verified🇪🇪 Estonia
Employment & Livelihoods
Ministry of Education and Research (Estonia)
A national programme in Estonia that supports young people aged 15–26 who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) through mobile, individualised youth work and a broad partner network.
Outcome
By 2021,13,543 NEET youths were offered support, 9,945 completed the programme, and of 6,444 completing the programme for six months or longer, 4,586 were in employment, education or similar positive situations six months after exit.
Source: European Commission
Verified🇵🇹 Portugal
Education & Skills Development
State Secretary of Youth and Sport (IPDJ); Portuguese National Youth Council (CNJ); The National Federation of Youth Organizations (FNAJ)
A Portuguese initiative enabling young people aged 14–30 to design, propose and vote on community investment projects.
Outcome
40 participatory meetings, over 800 project proposals, 15,000 young participants from 142 municipalities; 14 projects funded in 2017–2018.
Source: European Commission
Verified🇪🇸 Spain
Employment & Livelihoods
General Directorate of Youth - Ministry of Culture, Language, Youth
Programmes designed to boost youth employment and employability through mentoring, training, and work‑placement initiatives aligned with labour market needs.
Outcome
Youth Mentoring has supported nearly 1,550 participants over 7 editions with guidance from more than 400 mentors and maintains an insertion rate above 50%. Youth Mentoring at Businesses has engaged nearly 450 participants across 3 editions, involving over 250 host companies and achieving a 60% insertion rate in its second edition.
Source: European Commission
Verified🇳🇱 Netherlands
Social Protection & Reducing Inequalities
Euclid Network
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