In the Western Balkans, informal settlements have been a spatial manifestation of a painful transition from a socialist to a capitalist system, and an absence of respect for legal controls arising in response to decades of repressive socialist rule. Youth in informal settlements are highly vulnerable to poverty, lacking appropriate education and less opportunity for employment. Yet young residents in these communities are also one of the least represented populations in planning and community development processes. Youth are often left out of the advocacy and planning process yet represent an important constituency in informal settlements for several reasons. Youth living in these areas are lacking the capacities to address to the public institutions their needs and the motivation to change. Still, youth are not well connected with each other and in most cases unable to mobilize to bring a change to their neighbourhood/environment.
SUSFUR – PROJECT
Promoting Sustainable furniture production in the Western Balkan through strengthening the linkages between business sector and VET provider
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
O.1
Build the capacity of 18 VET Trainers to incorporate furniture labor market needs to their training provision;
O.2
Enhance the green up-skilling or reskilling of 60 VET Learners through the improved capacity of VET Institutions to provide courses and learning resources that correspond to sustainable furniture production requirements
O.3
Create support mechanisms that facilitate the collaboration between VET providers, VET learners and furniture business sector