Enhanced Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas

The project Enhanced Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas, aims to improve self-employment for rural residents in restricted areas (nature protected areas and archipelagos) aged 50+ and youth through entrepreneurship training, mentoring, and networking. This initiative will be executed by six regional partners and two universities from all the Central Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Aland and Sweden. Throughout the project, two 80-hour training programs will be conducted, spanning nine months and comprising both online and face-to-face sessions. These programs will include regional and cross-border courses, networking, mentoring, study trips, group and individual work, ultimately guiding participants in developing their own business ideas to benefit rural regions. As a result, 104 rural residents in the Central Baltic countries will get a certificate and will be ready to start their own sustainable business.