The JOinUP! “SESO Community Meet–ups”
were considered within the JOinUp! scope in order to encourage synergies within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. TTi and in close collaboration with Oxfam will work on the facilitation of monthly meet-ups between key Social Entrepreneurship Support Organizations, in conclusion, 20 networking events will be organized with the primary objective of “To encourage cooperation and collaboration between SESOs in Jordan and the establishment and sustainability of the SESO network”.
| Time | Topic |
| 10:00-10:15 | A “Good Morning” coffee break for networking. |
| 10:15-10:30 | Each attendee to self-introduce her/himself and her/his organization |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Introduction:
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| 10:45–11:00 | Youth Social Entrepreneurship in a Nutshell, |
| 11:00-11:10 | Success story from the field, Tech Tribes |
| 11:10 – 1:00 | An Opened Discussion:
How to develop the policies &strategies to ensure a youth-inclusive social entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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| 1:00-1:30 | Recommendation |
| 1:30 | Lunch Break |
- Conducting need assessment to address the needs and gaps of youth in northern region.
- Entrepreneurship awareness programs to raise a better understanding of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship concepts for youth in Irbid.
- Building more business incubators in Irbid to support the development of start-ups by providing young entrepreneur with advisory and administrative support services to help them move from ideation to implementation stages.
- Sharing real life success stories of successful entrepreneurs to motivate youth.
- Attract investors for start-ups in northern region to support young people.
- The need of mentors for incubates to help them stay focused on their goals and to hold them accountable to their vision.
- improve universities curriculums to cover the skill gap between educational system outcomes and the changing need of labor market.
The JOinUP! “SESO Community Meet–ups”
were considered within the JOinUp! scope in order to encourage synergies within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. TTi and in close collaboration with Oxfam will work on the facilitation of monthly meet-ups between key Social Entrepreneurship Support Organizations, in conclusion, 20 networking events will be organized with the primary objective of “To encourage cooperation and collaboration between SESOs in Jordan and the establishment and sustainability of the SESO network”.