Social Business Roadmap
The Social entrepreneurship for youth-SE4Y project has now been published “The Social business roadmap – for creating a social enterprise in 10 steps“. The Social Business Roadmap has the aim to support young people in creating a social enterprise in 10 steps. Is an innovative and totally entrepreneurial guide tool for helping young people to […]
Covid-19 isolation measures can have a long term impact on young people’s mental health
A recent review of research suggests that the Covid-19 isolation measures such as school closures, social distancing, and quarantine at home could have a much longer impact on mental health in general and on the wellbeing of young people in particular. (Read the paper by Dr Loades and her colleagues here.) Containment and lock down increase feelings of […]
Social entrepreneurship for youth
Social Entrepreneurship for Youth (SE4Y) is a 2-year project got funded by Erasmus+ that started in September 2020. SE4Y aims to support young people who want to learn and grow both professionally and personally by caring for others and their environment. The project is led by Einurð from Iceland in cooperation with Enoros Consulting from […]
Evidence-informed recommendations for supporting young people feeling lonely
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on how young people can interact with each other. Many schools, sports clubs and youth centres are closed as well as exhibitions, cultural centres, theatres, cinemas, cafes, or other places where adolescents like to meet. It will not come as a surprise that young people tell us […]
Loneliness and Reconnection Guide
This Loneliness and Reconnection guide is a brief, practical guide for parents, teachers and practitioners about what loneliness is and what help can be found. This concise but instructive guide was partially based on the research outcomes in the Fit to Belong project and was developed by Dr Maria Loades who leads the Lab for […]
District Governor of Manisa awards certificate of appreciation to Fit to Belong
On 15th of January 2021 Ilknur Aktas, coordinator of the Fit 2 Belong project and teacher at Manisa Social Sciences High School, was invited by the district governor of Manisa to share information about the project and to bring the governor up to date on its progress. At this occasion the governor awarded Ilknur with a certificate […]
Digital Cultural Designer
The DCD project aims to introduce young adults to the concept of open data allowing them to learn and experiment with open data, corresponding to their own needs. The digital natives of today are the data literates of tomorrow. On top of that, it’s also an age group that starts to invest in their own […]
WHO and University of Exeter Webinar on loneliness in youth in times of COVID-19
Loneliness is a health issue and at this moment even more by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research also in our own Fit2Belong Project has shown consistently that some of the highest levels of loneliness exist among young people, and often during periods of transition like during changes in school levels. In this Culture and Health webinar […]
Successful First Virtual Fit2Belong Workshop held between 23 and 26th of November 2020
From 23rd till 26th of November 2020 the Fit2Belong gathered virtually to present and discuss first of all the results of the research carried out by the University of Manchester and the University of Exeter with the help of all other partners. The preliminary research results can be viewed in this Spark Page. This presentation and discussion […]
Prepare for the Fit2Belong Workshop 23-26 November 2020
In the days before the Fit2Belong Workshop on 23 to 26 November 2020, Professor Pamela Qualter and her colleagues of the University of Manchester prepared a digital background document for all workshop participants, in order to bring them up to date on the progress in the project and more specifically about the outcomes of the research […]