BYTE
Key facts
Project title: BYTE (Blockchain for Refugees Entrepreneurship)
Website: https://www.byteproject.eu/home
Programme: Erasmus+
Key action: Strategic Partnership
Action type: Cooperation partnerships in adult education (KA220-ADU)
Role: Partner
Project number: 2022-1-RO01-KA220-ADU-000088269
Project duration: 1. November 2022 – 30. October 2024
Results
Leader
Asociatia SIMO (Romania)
Partners
University of Ioannina (Greece)
BICERO Ltd. (Slovenia)
FORUM DELLE CAMERE DI COMMERCIO DELL'ADRIATICO E DELLO IONIO (Italy)
Summary
The objective of BYTE is to help migrants (including refugees from Ukraine) become self-employed (building a successful enterprise profit-generating with social objectives).
Objectives
Enhancement of the early integration of refugees into the labor market.
Enhancement of the role of entrepreneurs as mentors.
Raising entrepreneurs’ and local communities' awareness regarding the benefits of the insertion of highly skilled migrants in the labor market.