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eLiberare is a Romanian organisation focused on preventing human trafficking & sexual exploitation. Our mission is to build a social movement against human trafficking. Our main goal is to equip people to prevent human trafficking in their own communities. Our priorities are five-fold: 1. PREVENTION EDUCATION We decrease the risks of trafficking by making people aware of the issues and empowering them to prevent trafficking in their own communities. We do not only target vulnerabilities, but also seek to spark peer-to-peer prevention initiatives in schools and at community level. 2. CAPACITY BUILDING We resource and equip people through specialized training sessions, such as seminars for social workers, school teachers, police officers, business owners, church leaders and others. Our approach not only targets first-responders, but also non-traditional actors who are leaders within their communities and know the situation firsthand. 3. EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE We come alongside state and private shelters and transition homes that help restore and reintegrate victims and survivors of human trafficking into healthy communities. Whether it's targeted donations or gifts, or mentoring programs that result in survivor-lead resources, our team invests in generously giving back to those who drive our work. 4. STRATEGIC ADVOCACY We create opportunities which bring people together from different sectors of society like businesses, non-profits, governments, schools, churches, arts and media in order to facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to address human trafficking. Our goal is to ensure better legislation that protects victims and counters the culture of impunity, nationally, at a EU-level and globally. 5. AWARENESS EVENTS We proactively go towards those vulnerable and those prone to using services of trafficked individuals in order to inform them about the phenomenon. Our main goal here is to bring the topic into the mainstream, in a respectful and constructive way. To reach this objective, we create online and offline events in order to reach as many people as possible.

Founded in Slovakia in 2013, Aj Ty v IT (translated as You Too in IT) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and supporting girls and women to explore and thrive in the world of information technology. Guided by our motto, "Technology has no gender," we aim to break down societal stereotypes and ensure women play an active role in shaping the technological future. Since our inception, over 55,000 girls and women have participated in our programs, which span community-building, education, and mentorship. For primary school girls (ages 8-14), we organize engaging workshops and hands-on activities in schools and communities to introduce young girls to the exciting world of IT. Using tools like MICRO:BIT, OZOBOTs, LEGO Robots, SCRATCH, and CANVA, we create a fun, creative environment that sparks interest in technology. These programs also aim to challenge and prevent stereotypes about technology being "just for boys". For high school students (ages 15-19), we offer specialized workshops, advanced courses, and career-focused activities that equip them with essential IT skills. These programs prepare them for the workforce of the future, opening doors to careers they might not have previously considered. Adult women (ages 19+) seeking personal growth or career transformation find opportunities through our comprehensive IT academies. We support upskilling for those advancing within their current fields and reskilling for those pursuing entirely new career paths in technology. Our community events and conferences foster meaningful connections, offering mentorship and networking opportunities. To ensure sustainable change, we empower teachers with the skills and tools to make IT education more inclusive for girls. Our training programs cover the latest technologies, including AI software, and provide access to free resources through our TECHLIB library, where educators can borrow hardware to enrich their classroom activities.

Zetu Foundation's Mission is to provide basic classroom equipment for children in remote and refugee primary schools across Africa to sit comfortably and write properly during classes by using SeatPacks: $15 school bags that turn into bamboo classroom chairs with writing surfaces (and menstrual toolkits for adolescent girls inside). This mission is inspired by 3 core reasons: 1. Over 95 million African school-children today attend school lessons without a place to sit comfortably and write properly directly discouraging their interest in school. This is due to the high cost of tree-timber furniture (average $100 per unit to sit 3 students). 2. Replacing tree-timber furniture with sustainable bamboo furniture using SeatPacks can greatly combat Climate Change at scale over the next 20 years. 3. Giving adolescent girls a menstrual toolkit in each bag increases school attendance all year by 20%, creating equal gender opportunities for girls in rural communities to define their futures. The SeatPack has been locally designed and proven to directly address the above 3 issues. SeatPacks are used daily by 2,200 children in 32 schools across Uganda alone (East Africa) and are designed, produced, and delivered by a local team with local leadership all living in Uganda. Our goal is to gift 1 million African school children by 2030 the daily experience of sitting comfortably and writing properly during classes so they can make their future dreams come true. Meeting this goal means: 1. Together, we improve learning and future opportunities for 1 million children in remote and refugee communities. 2. We combat climate change by conserving up to 1 million trees through replacement of bamboo as the key furniture material for classrooms. 3. We create equal opportunity for adolescent girls by reclaiming up to 20% of their school year attendance previously lost due to menstrual hygiene challenges that encouraged school dropping out. The SeatPack was designed by the Zetu Africa team primarily for the Zetu Foundation to bring it to 1 million school children by 2030. The SeatPack is 100% locally produced in Uganda with local artisans and bamboo farmers. Research and design development started late 2019 under the for profit named Zetu Africa and 17 iterations have been tested with child and teacher feedback. The Zetu Foundation has been established to fund SeatPack production and distribution for children from the poorest communities at no extra cost to the children or their families. The SeatPack is: 1. Personal and Mobile; making the classroom a natural extension of every child, with sitting and writing functions possible wherever they choose to learn (Indoor and outdoor). 2. Light weight; at 600 grams each unit is less than 10% the weight of a 6 year old girl with one main pocket to limit heavy load intentionally. 3. Non-chemically treated bamboo and canvas, replacing tree-timber as the sustainable alternative material for classroom furniture. 4. Gender equality conscious with a menstrual toolkit for female adolescent students to stay in school all year round. 5. Durable with a 5 year working guarantee. Canvas and bamboo lends all-weather material strength, with no zippers or buttons for easy repair by sewing if torn. 6. Low cost at $15 per unit versus the $100 tree-timber furniture unit traditionally used by well to do schools. Amongst many testimonials, some rural and refugee school comments to-date have included; Teacher feedback: "Outdoor classes have been easier to carry out due to the mobile nature of each SeatPack." "Students increased attention during classes because of upright sitting." "Consistent attendance of girls even in their period because of menstrual purse in the SeatPack." Student feedback: "Class is nice to go to". "Easier writing because of my own writing surface". "We study outside more in afternoons now". Parent feedback: "They are excited to go to school after receiving SeatPacks". "When can we have more units". Together, we are keen to gift 1 million African school children in 20,000 classrooms by 2030 the daily experience of sitting comfortably and writing properly during classes with 1 million SeatPacks so they can make their future dreams come true.

TechQuest STEM Academy LTD/GTE is a nonprofit organization that provides technology education content, resources and tools for the delivery of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), ICT and Digital literacy programs to young Africans at scale. Mission: Our mission is to inspire African technology; raising the next million builders by imparting the building blocks of STEM, ICT and Digital Literacy; leveraging technology and community channels for scalable operations, minimal cost and a wider reach. We believe that STEM is the foundation for modern-day economic growth and equipping young people with these skills will be critical for Africa's rise in the digital economy. What we do We work with STEM organizations, hubs and communities of educators to complement traditional academic learning with an in-depth introduction to STEM, ICT and Digital Literacy by providing the content, resources and tools needed to drive innovation, evaluation and scale. Our Core Areas: Content and Product Development, Learning Assessments, Program Design and Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Engagement and Research & Development. Content & Product Development: We create content using design thinking principles and build the tools necessary for the delivery of STEM, ICT and Digital Literacy programs. Some of these content/tools include: TQ STEM Portal with features such as eLearning, scheduling, monitoring & evaluation, reporting etc. TQ STEM Electronics and Computer Science Kits, Practical STEM/ICT Curricula, and Textbook & Video Series for secondary school students and teachers. Program Design & Implementation: We design and implement STEM/ICT programs that align with our mission to inspire African technology. Monitoring & Evaluation: Our drive for Research & Development puts data collection and analysis at the forefront of our engagements. We facilitate sustainable development by embedding a culture of scientific thinking in our engagements. Since our inception in 2015, TechQuest has impacted over 24,000 young Africans in STEM through various programs, partnering with local, international and governmental organizations. Our goal is to inspire and encourage more young people into the STEM field to fill the gap that the world faces, which Africa can provide for a better and inclusive tomorrow.

In 2002, the Boyo Social Welfare Foundation was established by renowned Taiwanese scholar, Professor Li Jia-Tong, with the principle of "preventing underprivileged children from falling into perpetual poverty." Focusing on providing free tutoring and social work support, the foundation cultivates community tutors, develops learning materials with a focus on English, mathematics, and reading, and integrates science and programming into teaching activities. Boyo has set up 17 tutoring centers in 38 towns across Taiwan, operating approximately 210 days a year from Monday to Friday. With over 3,000 students from junior and elementary schools benefiting daily, they are guided by more than 700 local tutors towards a future free from poverty. Our commitment lies in nurturing the educational foundation of underserved children, maintaining their physical and mental well-being, eliminating environmental disadvantages, and collaborating across sectors to expand their life experiences and career perspectives. We aspire to reduce innate inequalities, ensuring rural children have ample learning resources and opportunities. Our goal is to enhance their future competitiveness, enabling them to choose their ideal careers and lifestyles, ultimately achieving true "self-reliant and poverty alleviation." In summary, our services encompass: 1.Self-Reliant and Poverty Alleviation a. Free tutoring instruction / Graduate tracking services b. Social work counseling and care 2.Build Educational Foundations a. Training local community tutors b. Developing remedial teaching materials 3.Maintain Children Health a. Diverse nutritional supplements b. Subsidies for student lunches and dinners c. Food boxes for struggling families 4.Expand Horizons a. Workplace visits / University tours b. Diverse field learning: scientific experiments, programming, humanities courses 5.Cross-Sector Collaboration a. Outreach organization collaboration of tutoring programs b. Chinese teacher training program in Thailand For detailed information and related statistics, please refer to the attached program materials file below, "Boyo Foundation SDGs ".

The Reaching Out Project operates mainly in Cambodia providing opportunities for children to education. Our Mission is to improve and transform the lives of impoverished and vulnerable children in Cambodia and beyond. The core of our mission is to help and support children to continue school and reverse the phenomenon and extended trend of children drop out of school in Cambodia and Region, ensuring that children stay in school. Poverty, lack of transportation and mental health disorders are the primary reasons that children in Cambodia and the wider region permanently drop out of school. Our cause is rooted in the fundamental belief that education is the only path towards a better life, out of poverty and mental health disorders. The Reaching out Project's mission focus and helps thousands of vulnerable children and their families, and creating a pathway to escape a world of permanent poverty and forced labor, through education, enhancing living conditions, educational opportunities, and mental health support. We support Children, Schools and Communities to break this poverty cycle and improve mental health as a Global Call for Action, to succeed our cause. A safe, secure, and sustainable environment, education and child-friendly schools (as a National Call from Government) are the key factors ensuring that children stay in school and grow up sustainably. "The Reaching Out Project' is our heartfelt initiative and signifies our commitment to leaving behind a better world. Whoever they are, Wherever they are, Whatever the country Who We Are We seek solutions to ensure all children have access to schools and education, battling poverty and mental health disorders. Our nonprofit organisation, established and registered in Greece, operates without intermediaries. We personally provide help and support to children, schools, and communities. We are present with our team in Cambodian communities, working hand in hand with those we serve, going door to door and standing shoulder to shoulder with families, children, and teachers to understand the real problems and find the best solutions to ensure that children attend school and do not abandon their studies due to the challenging conditions in which they live. Children in school are at the heart of our actions. Our partners in Cambodia, Europe, Canada and Asia support us in achieving this goal. When we are in Europe, we raise awareness about the situation and gather the resources needed through our supporters' network and various actions and programs for fundraising. This initiative has been supported by our supporters, partners and volunteers in Greece, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Thailand and France who embraced our cause and aim to make this goal a reality for all the children who need support. We inform our supporters about the real problems we encounter and discuss the resources required to solve these problems. It is as simple as that. While in Cambodia, we maintain direct communication with children, teachers, families, within their communities and the Districts. We address not only daily issues but also work towards the development of a holistic plan to ensure that children can get to school and fight the poverty that is so prevalent in these communities. We invest in improving their mental and psychological health, transforming them into tomorrow's citizens who will be valuable to their country and society through education. Aim: We are committed to supporting and providing more opportunities for children in Cambodia and other countries. Our focus is on imparting knowledge and education within a sustainable, safe, and secure environment that fosters growth." Our mission is based on three fundamental pillars: Children, Schools, and Communities. These are not separate from our cause. The Reaching Out Project's mission is intertwined with the children of Cambodia and is also expanding to other countries in the Southeast Asia Region and Africa. Vision: The Reaching out Project is our heartfelt initiative and signifies our commitment to leaving behind a better world in kindness, dignity, and respect. Our Vision extends beyond merely helping and supporting children, schools, and communities. "We believe in a better future for this generation. We envision this generation in Cambodia as being the last to know the cycle of poverty and the first to open a new chapter in terms of mental health improvement and prosperity." Our Integration of Needs Innovation System Our Integration of Needs Innovation System provides us with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges at hand. This drives our efforts towards succeeding in our aim and mission, and results in significant progress in children's lives. Children in School. Our 'Shoulder to Shoulder', 'Door to Door', 'Brainery Centre Academy", and 'Grandmothers' programs are tailored to the unique characteristics of each school, community, family, and child. These programs, designed for teachers and families, could later serve as guidelines for the education sector, providing examples to other schools and communities about how to operate effectively. We invest in the 'Zero Hunger and Nutritious Food', 'Mental and Psychological Health Improvement and Skills' programs. We support data collection and analysis to assist Governments and Districts in assessing progress efforts across various outcomes and strengthening the overall education system. Our efforts promote transparency, shedding light on problems children facing in education, ensuring that students, parents, and communities have all the information they need and support to encourage children to stay in school. As The Reaching out Project we developed a system based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and work towards to succeed in our mission and objectives. We have developed a comprehensive approach called the Integration of Needs Innovation System to address and meet all the adopted 10 SDGs and achieve better and faster results for poor and vulnerable children. Our Integration of Needs Innovation System acknowledges each child's needs are unique and should be addressed under integrated process so to monitor real impact in lives of each child. This Innovation System we apply as Organisation provides us with knowledge and ways of understanding the problems in the field, assessing them and manage them, towards succeeding our mission. Our approach not only aligns with the top six sustainable Development Goals (sDGs) adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The Reaching Out Project's program goes beyond this universal call. We have established and follow a more ambitious system which utilises 10 SDGs, leading to sustainable growth, child-friendly schools, safe and secure communities with better living conditions, and an environment where children grow up free from any violence, injury, and existing current hazards to children's mental and psychological health. The Reaching out Project thinks Global and acts Local. We support all children in their own environment under sustainable growth, aiming a continuous schooling for all. The Reaching out Project remains focus of establishing and implement innovatory programs and projects that will gain to children a better life. Education is a fundamental right for any child.

Girls Education Mission International was emerged out of a pressing need among young women and girls who face gender-based discrimination and are therefore deprived of education and training opportunities to attain a better life. As a non profit, non-governmental organization aim for the betterment of humanity particularly the life of the Girl child, Girls Education Mission International envisions a World where girls become Women of Integrity, Vision and Impact. We want to see girls and women creating change and making lasting impact in their respective communities. We are on a mission to reach out to and advance the circumstances of girls who are not provided with strong motivation to reach potentials. We have a global mandate to establish empowered teams of young women and girls with relevant knowledge and practical skills that will enable them transform their lives and influencing their communities for good. We are intentionally inspired to equip girls to pass forward what they have learned, becoming productive citizens and visionary leaders capable of shaping sustainable society. Thus our motto "To be Willing, Equipped and Available.." Dreamt and begun in 2007, Girls Education Mission International was officially registered in 2011 in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) with registration number (CAC/IT/NO 45818). It was also registered with the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with registration number (RN:SC 321400084). Despite improvements in global and national laws and policies that provide the normative framework for women to advance their rights, it is imperative to acknowledge that a vast number of girls continue to experience violence and gender discrimination at home, in schools and in their communities especially when it comes to getting an education. As part of our smart and creative strategy to better the lives of humanity, we are committed to eradicating poverty, building peace and creating sustainable impact among young women and girls using education to achieve this aim. We believe that girls education and empowerment is the vital tool to harness innovation to improvise novel solution that are not only smart and creative but also more effective, efficient and just in achieving demonstrable results when it comes to tackling the challenges continue to face globally. GEM works directly with girls, parents, teachers, and community leaders, all of whom are the ultimate drivers and stewards of meaningful change for themselves, their families and their communities.

The mission of Streetaware Association is to develop social solidarity and responsibility. Streetaware's objectives are: 1. Social and economic development of the local, regional and national community; 2. Developing organizations through training sessions and motivational activities for personnel; 3. Involving the business environment in improving the quality of life in communities they are part of and where they do their activity; 4. Providing counseling for public and private institutions in the field of human resources, talent and organizational development, management, projects' elaboration and implementation, professional ethics, social responsibility etc.; 5. Initiating and developing programs in the field of social protection and economic development meant to support communities in achieving the objectives set in the social and economic development strategies; 6. Developing the human resources in Romania; 7. Developing social and communitarian services; 8. Promoting democratic values, individual rights and freedom, ethnic and cultural diversity, social justice and equal chances; 9. Initiating, promoting, and implementing measures to protect human rights, according to the national and international laws; 10. Initiating, promoting and implementing measures to promote children's rights, according to the national and international laws; 11. Initiating, promoting and implementing measures to protect special rights for women, according to the national and international laws; 12. Research, lobby and advocacy activities in the field of human rights, children's special rights, women's special rights, rights of persons in disadvantage situation, eradication of discrimination; 13. Developing collaboration between institutions to protect human rights; 14. Assisting and protecting the interests of persons in need; 15. Increasing awareness on psychological, social and juridical phenomena; 16. Promoting and developing scientific cooperation in social and human sciences; 17. Promoting sustainable development; 18. Initiating, promoting and implementing measures of sustainable development; 19. Developing programs in the purpose of increasing the degree of responsibility towards environmental problems; 20. Training activities and activities of developing in arts, culture, and history; 21. Supporting activities of the formal and non-formal education; 22. Providing information and counseling services; 23. Providing mediation services on the domestic and international labor market. 24. Providing training services for different categories of professionals: teachers, managers, entrepreneurs, specialists in the social, psychological and educational field, specialists in the judicial and economical field etc.; 25. Providing consultancy services in business; 26. Providing consultancy for start-ups; 27. Providing mentoring and coaching; 28. Developing personal and professional competences for different categories of professionals.

Computers For Schools Burundi 's organization has ambitions and multiple programs dedicated to the children/youth and the population in general in Burundi, in areas such as environment, education, agriculture, Leadership and entrepreneurship development and many more. With respect to education, our objective is to help develop education systems which are producers of the labor force and the intellectuals, by providing access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which will facilitate: The use of digitized documents (powerful tools for the processing Of information: text, sound, image). Global access to information resources The provision of new tools for access to knowledge for students Communication and collaboration. Computer skills have become the basic knowledge required, needed to be efficient and cost-effective in the 21 Century where advanced technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. The first priority is access to technology (ICT): CFSB first priority is to be able to offer computers for schools and help teach students how to use it. The main component of the ICT concept is the computer, preferably with Internet access. With this, comes the need to provide computers, a computer program of first class for students and training for the teachers. The second priority is the access to information: The second priority for CFSB in the educational system is to connect the Digital Centers to the internet and finally to interconnect the schools of Burundi (education, research and communication) enabling them to participate fully in the global economy. For the above reasons, CFSB, a non-profit organization, is looking for partners with whom he can work to achieve these ambitious goals and bring hope to millions of young people, hungry to learn and contribute positively to build a better world, far from violence, crime and wars. Vision. The Vision of CFSB is working in partnership with others organizations and other programs to help reduce poverty in Burundi and in so doing, contribute to building a world better. Mission. The Mission of Computers For Schools Burundi is capacity building. The objective of the mission is to promote computer skills through the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for youth and communities in Burundi, to succeed in the modern economy of the 21st century by reducing poverty in their country. By helping to provide access to the Internet for educational institutions, CFSB is working to make ICT accessible to students on campuses and schools in Burundi. CFSB wants to help schools and universities to become familiar with computers and the internet to build a better future and thus make the internet accessible to the majority of young people of the developing countries to create a productive workforce.

The Slovenian Society for Dog Assisted Therapy Tacke pomagacke links together members who visit different institutions together with their dogs. The Society, which was founded in 2007, is a humanitarian, non-profit association of physical persons and works in the public interest. The financial means for its activities derive from membership fees and donations from firms and individuals. The members of the Society are volunteers, and also members of the Slovenian Network of Voluntary Organizations. We are proud of carrying out useful and worthwhile work. In 2008 the Slovenian Society for Dog Assisted Therapy Tacke pomagacke was chosen as Benefactor of the Year. Dogs are faithful, irreplaceable companions. They can have an encouraging influence on complete strangers, as is amply confirmed by scientific research. Increasingly, professional staff in hospitals, institutions, old people's homes, schools and nursery schools acknowledge that dogs can make a decisive contribution to the progress of individuals. As skilful motivators, dogs are welcome in work with children having special needs, with individuals who have suffered injuries, with the debilitated, with cancer patients, and with patients suffering from neurological and degenerative illnesses. Dogs bring happiness and courage, successfully overcome the difficulties due to human reserve and contribute positively to creating a relaxed working atmosphere. They stimulate individuals or a group to cooperate actively, and so are excellent companions for young people and children in nursery schools and schools with a normal programme. In Slovenia there is an increasing demand for visits from therapy dogs of the Tacke pomagacke Society. We visit widely differing institutions, including the Soca University Rehabilitation Institute, the Rakitna Youth Climatic Health Centre, many old people's homes, institutions (for those with psycho-physical difficulties), libraries, nursery schools, primary and secondary schools, etc. The work in these institutions takes place in cooperation with a wide range of professional personnel: occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, special needs teachers, speech therapists, schoolteachers, nursery staff, etc. All our dogs have a suitable character, regular veterinary check-ups, are obedience trained, and have also received specific training for their work. The Society has 71 active therapy pairs (the dog and the handler form a pair; both have participated in the Society's internal training), of these 39 have the R.E.A.D. licence. Members of the Tacke pomagacke Society (this is the short form of the official name) carry out the following programmes: Animal Assisted Therapy - AAT, Animal Assisted Activity - AAA, Animal Assisted Education - AAE, R.E.A.D. programme (Reading Education Assistance Dogs), social activities, presentations for children and young people in nursery schools, schools and at various public events.

Libraries Without Borders is an international nonprofit that expands access to information, education and cultural resources to vulnerable populations around the world. Our interventions address the structural causes of economic and human underdevelopment, reduce the digital divide, and promote cultural resilience. By focusing on the curation and customization of educational materials, along with the logistics and security involved with delivery, storage and construction of learning spaces, we have been able to develop innovative programs, create and re-envision library spaces and support librarians in over 25 countries. Most recently, we received the Library of Congress' International Literacy Award (2016) and won the Google Impact Challenge (2015). We advocate the idea of the library as a toolbox for communities to disseminate knowledge, promote social harmony, accompany the least fortunate, and ultimately, pursue human and economic development. We work in five areas of intervention: 1. EDUCATION LWB establishes libraries and information resource centers in universities and schools. This support manifests itself in the donation of materials, technical equipment, texts, and multimedia and electronic resources. LWB also provides support to teachers in their education responsibilities by putting in place educational resource centers as well as creating educational digital content. 2. INFORMATION AND CULTURE LWB supports the development of structures providing access to books, information and culture in developing countries. LWB enters into partnerships with libraries to help them develop their textual and digital resources and set up quality cultural programs. LWB also accompanies the creation of cultural projects for specific and disadvantaged groups such as visually impaired persons, prisoners and refugee populations. 3. CAPACITY BUILDING LWB initiates innovative specialized resource projects to reinforce the capacities of specific groups such as professionals from the medical or justice sectors. In facilitating access to verified and quality-controlled information, LWB accompanies their daily work in servicing their communities as well as their scientific research. 4. CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE LWB assists in the conservation and promotion of local written or oral heritage through the creation of specialized structures (libraries, cultural centers) and the training of personnel in these professions. Within the framework of promoting local knowledge and supporting publishers in developing countries, LWB also promotes the diffusion of local literature. 5. CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP LWB works alongside cultural entrepreneurs to design innovative and sustainable economic models. By setting up income-generating activities and training in management strategies, libraries are re-invented as social and cultural entrepreneurs with major economic benefits for their communities.

ANIMA is a free educational institution that offers technical training for Upper Secondary School students. It has a private management system and it is aimed at young people who live in a situation of social vulnerability. The training covers two fields: Administration and Information and Communication Technologies (TIC) with an educational modality groundbreaking in Uruguay, inspired by the German Dual System, which combines education with work. ANIMA arises in response to a global problem, but it certainly affects mostly underdeveloped countries with high poverty rates: school dropout in young people and the consequent lack of employment. Our main objectives are educational continuity and quality job placement for youth. The proposal of on the job training programme of ANIMA seeks to build a bridge and encourage dialogue between education and companies. When was the last time companies approached educational institutions to discuss how their future employees are trained? And when was the last time that the educational institutions consulted with the companies that are needed or missing in the market? In Uruguay, technical education seeks to bridge this gap, the proposal of ANIMA with its modality, add value as it benefits not only young people living in vulnerable situations but also companies that are part of the training process of their future employees, visualizing this as a human resources policy. Such training modality is an educational model of great value since it enables the integration of the company in young people's learning process, this builds a bond throughout the process that adds a didactical value to the work done in class; it is a resource of great demand both for students and teachers, which establishes a stronger commitment to their learning processes. Thus, students complete their Upper secondary education, the last compulsory educational cycle in Uruguay, with two years of work experience in occupational areas. As a result, their quality of life can be considerably better, and they can have more and better opportunities of employability. ANIMA is actually a big influence for public policies and achieve greater coverage due to we are a "benchmark" in our country and also in the region. We are invited to participate in talks, national and international events and workshops to narrate our experience. Also, the media has contacted us in several occasions as "leaders" of on the job training experience in our country. The proposal of ANIMA has directly benefited 282 young people from a vulnerable context since 2016. In 2018, the first generation included 75 graduates. Currently, in 2020, we have 151 Upper secondary school students in 4th, 5th and 6th Form. Training practices in the different companies start in 5th Form; they consist of 12 hours per week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 pm to 6 pm. By 2020, we have create 175 training practices in more than 70 Training Companies. This year the third generation will graduate from ANIMA. The strategic goal ANIMA has set for the next years is to consolidate its on on the job training experience (Dual Education System proposal), in order to prepare for a stage of growth, as well as the scheme's expansion both in public and private spheres.