Learning, Teaching, Training Activity

Laboratory of Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation

Social
Entrepreneurship
Satisfactory Business
29.03.2023 – 05.04.2023
(including 1 travel day)

Warszawa, Poland

Poland Spain Cyprus Romania

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Table of content
Basic information .................................................................................................................................... 3
Participants.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Summary of the project .......................................................................................................................... 3
Arrive and departure ............................................................................................................................... 4
Insurance ................................................................................................................................................. 4
How to reach the venue? ........................................................................................................................ 4
Accommodation ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Food ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Financial conditions ................................................................................................................................. 6
Reimbursement ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Preparation .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Currency in Poland .................................................................................................................................. 7
Project Managers Team .......................................................................................................................... 7

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Basic information
• What?
• Learning, Teaching, Training Activity - Laboratory of Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
• Title
Social Entrepreneurship – Satisfactory Business
• Venue and dates
Warszawa, Poland – 29.03.2023 – 05.04.2023 (including 1 travel day)

Participants
Youngsters: aged 18- 30 years representing partner organizations from:

• Poland,
• Spain,
• Cyprus,
• Romania.

Group size 24 participants:

• 6 participants per country from each country.

• The gender balance between the participants should be respected during the completion of
the group.

Summary of the project

At the time when the coronavirus is a threat to health and life and wreaks havoc in the economy, the
role of social entrepreneurship that does not limit itself to running a business only for profit, but solves
real social problems should not be overlooked. Social entrepreneurs are organizations that solve social
problems using business techniques that support values such as empathy, social solidarity,
entrepreneurship, zero waste, decent work, and respect for other people.

Currently, European youth faces the great challenge of employability, which has become even more
acute because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In July 2020, 2.906 million young persons (under 25) were
unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.338 million were in the euro area. In July 2020, the youth
unemployment rate was 17.0% in the EU and 17.3% in the euro area, up from 16.9% and 17.2%
respectively in the previous month. The countries with the highest youth unemployment rate are Spain
(42%), Romania (15,04%), while in Cyprus youth unemployment equals 9,4% and in Poland 9,5%.

Socioeconomic reality makes access to the youth labor market complex and hinders their quality of life
and their families, reducing their well-being, and conditioning their personal and social development.
One of the objectives set by the European Union in its 2020 strategy is to generate higher and better
levels of employment, productivity, and social cohesion. Seeks to ensure employment for 75% of
people between 24 and 64 years.

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One of the specific objectives of this project is to promote training and cooperation between
entities of different scope but linked to youth, through this training meeting will allow workers to
improve their skills, knowledge, and skills to through specialized training in social entrepreneurship
and the different methodologies of social innovation, in addition to strengthening their linguistic skills.

The objectives of the learning activity (C1) and that contribute exceptional value to the specific project
are:

• Develop skills for the development of content or social initiatives through the use of a specific
learning creative methodology, based on the design thinking and designed by the Warszawska
Izba Gospodarcza applied to social issues;
• Encourage the imagination and favor divergent thinking;
• To favor the group climate, as well as teamwork and positive thinking;
• Increase proactivity;
• Develop communication skills and mutual knowledge;
• Enhance social skills and creativity;
• Encourage linguistic exchange.

Arrive and departure

29th of March - the first day of the project, Arrival Day, is the day when all participants arrive at the
project site. That day we’ll start from evening ice breaking activities.

5th of April - on the last day, activities will be held until noon - the rest of the day is for travel.

Important - each participant can arrive two days before the project (27.03.2023) and leave two days
after the project (07.04.2023), but during these additional days each participant has to cover the
costs of accommodation and food on his/her own.

To be sure:

• we start 29.03.2023, food starts with dinner;

• we end 05.04.2023, food ends with breakfast.

Insurance
Each participant must have health insurance. In any case, please remember health insurance, as well
as travel insurance, is your responsibility. So don’t forget to check & bring your insurance card with
you!

How to reach the venue?

It is possible to reach Warsaw through 2 airports:

• Warszawa – Chopin airport - Poland's main airport, easily accessible from almost any
European city.

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 • Warszawa – Modlin airport - the airport is located to the north of Warsaw, which accepts
mostly low-cost airlines. Both trains and buses run from Modlin to the main train stations in
Warsaw.

From both airports you need to get to the center of Warsaw:

1. Chopin Airport is located practically in the city center, from here you can easily get to the
center:
• By train – WARSZAWA LOTNISKO CHOPINA – WARSZAWA ŚRÓDMIEŚCIE (cost around 1,5
euro) https://www.mazowieckie.com.pl/en
• By bus – line 175 (cost around 0,75 euro)
• Centre can also be reached via Bolt, Uber and FreeNow, but the cost is much higher.

2. Modlin Airport is located a few dozen kilometers from the center of Warsaw:
• First you should take a bus from the airport to the NOWY DWÓR MAZOWIECKI train station
(cost around 1 euro)
• Then catch a train from NEW DWÓR MAZOWIECKI to WARSZAWA ŚRÓDMIEŚCIE (cost
around 3,4 euro)
• You can take that trip on one ticket bought here: https://bilety.mazowieckie.com.pl/start

You can check all bus, streetcar and subway connections on Google Maps!
NOTE! All the tickets must be given to the coordinators in the period of the project. All other travel
documents that the participant received after the project should be sent in a .zip file as scans.

PLEASE: before booking your flights, you must provide details of your travel plans to us for
verification and approval.

Accommodation
Hotel Roko

Address: ul. Mikołajska 2, 02-455 Warszawa

Link: http://www.booking.com/Share-yASyCp

The participants will be accommodated in the rooms with 2-3 beds. Toilets and shower- baths are in
all rooms of the hotel. Towels, hairdryers and bed-linen is provided.

Food
The breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee break will be provided at the hotel. The participants must
inform us forward about their dietary (vegetarian, don’t eat pork, etc.) or any specific needs.

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Financial conditions
• 100% of all the travel costs of the participants within the maximum limit per country will be
reimbursed. Reimbursement will be done in EUR, regardless of the currency indicated on the
ticket and receipt/invoice. Any tickets purchased in a local currency other than EUR, will then
be converted and calculated according to the exchange rate of the month given by the
European Commission.
• Participants will receive the travel reimbursement via bank transfer to their sending
organizations within 1 month after the end of the Youth Exchange upon receipt of their travel
documentation.
• Please do not forget to collect your boarding passes, tickets, invoices and any other travel
document. In case a document is missing, we will not be able to provide a refund.
• Reimbursement of travel funds is only available if the process described in the Reimbursement
section is met.

Reimbursement
NOTE! Please check the travel budget limits below. If travel costs exceed the amount budgeted in the
project, the cost should be covered by the participant. The organizers will only be able to reimburse
participants the maximum travel costs indicated in the travel budget.

Furthermore, we do not reimburse for travel that occurs more than two days before the start of the
project and two days after the end of the project.

In order to receive the travel refund, participants need to complete a reimbursement form that will be
given during the project. Below you can see the travel cost limits per country per participant:

Country Travel Cost Limit

Poland* 16 euro
Spain 360 euro
Romania 275 euro
Cyprus 360 euro

*Polish participants are obliged to use only transport by rail.

Preparation
About Your NGO and Country: There will be special moments in which participants can present their
sending organizations and countries. So you can bring some materials such as PowerPoint
presentations, Leaflets, brochures, videos, or any other promotional materials. And of course don’t
forget preparation for Intercultural night: food, dances, games, videos and etc.

Bring with you:

o At least one laptop for one national group;

o Traditional snacks for intercultural evening;

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 o Traditional drinks for intercultural evening

Currency in Poland
Currency in Poland: Polish Złoty (PLN), 1 Zł = 100 Groszy

Exchange rate is approximately (today): 1 USD = 4,42 PLN 1 EURO = 4,66 PLN

Remember that in Poland, you can pay by card in practically any place. We recommend you set up a
Revolut account, which will allow you to pay by card in any place with money in your local currency on
your account. When creating an account, please use the referral link, which will allow you to issue a
free card:

https://revolut.com/referral/krzysziu3

Project Managers Team

Jakub Jamróz:
o kubaa58@gmail.com
o +48 726 011 294
Krzysztof Włodarczyk:
o wlodarczyk.k24@gmail.com
o +48 509 479 596

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