[Sherif Youssef]

	Entrepreneurs for Social Change Training Course 2014 in Torino, Italy Deadline: 14 July 2014 at 23:59 New York City local time Open to: participants between the ages of 18 and 35 years old from the Euro-Med region Venue: 16 – 22 October 2014, Torino, Italy Description The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations is organizing a 7-day training in collaboration with Fondazione CRT and the Italian Government. The training will bring together 20 young people from the Euro-Mediterranean region to enhance the skills needed to boost a business idea with a social mission, and be a powerful motor of economic development and social inclusion In addition to this training, the selected 20 young adults will receive feedback from peers, mentoring from experienced social entrepreneurs and will be matched with potential investors during the 9 months following the training. The event will be organized at Fondazione CRT premises in Torino (Italy) from 16 to 22 October 2014 Eligibility We are looking for young adults between 18 and 35 years old from the Euro-Med region, who either already have a social enterprise and need to learn how to leverage it or who have already taken steps to start a social enterprise and want to learn how to move their business. the EURO-MED countries considered are as follows: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestinian territories, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria: Has a social enterprise (or be in the process of establishing a social enterprise) which is either leveraging cultural and religious diversity or promoting broader social change and can potentially create economic opportunities and social inclusion for a specific community or across communities. The social enterprise can be already in existence or it can be at the initial stage as far as the applicant will be able to demonstrate how its idea is grounded and sustainable Is born between 15 October 1978 and 15 October 1996 Holds a passport valid at least until 30 April 2015 (for a visa to be issued, a passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months after the expected date of entry into the country issuing the visa) Lives in and be of nationality from a Euro-Med country Is fluent in spoken English Please note that university-level education is not mandatory Costs There is no participation fee, and all participants will be provided with round-trip international tickets to Torino as well as accommodations, meals and visa support Application Application submissions to the 2014 edition of Entrepreneurs for Social Change are open from 12 June to 14 July 2014 Application form in attachments