Welcome to the world and the

Art of Social Innovators (ASI)

If you are here, you’re GREAT because you are interested in SOCIAL INNOVATION, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY and SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP!



Whether you are a young entrepreneur looking for resources and inspiration, a youth worker interested in international projects and educational materials on these topics or somebody curious how to learn more and engage on these topics we invite you to learn more, explore the project , use the resources and join the work and fun for making our tomorrows possible!

Partners

Who is doing this?

Learn more about who our partners are and what are their ‘secret ingredients’:

YES (Young Europe Society) Romania

Magic Dust with sprinkles of commitment, understanding, innovation and digital expertise and collaborative power

VSA (Volunteer Spirit Association) Thailand

Potion that Sends you through the Gateway towards Global Citizenship, Sharing Dreams and Friendship

Ingens Risus (Romania)

An enthusiastic, healthy and inclusive cocktail of members that mixes well in international and diverse projects

MV International, MVI (Italy)

A touch of charisma from leaders and international team spirit

Better World (BW) S. Korea

A refined essence of 20 years of know-how on global youth action

AYON (Association of Youth Organizations Nepal)

Spicy Members and Youth who give flavor to youth leadership and advocacy

ASI Project Story

ASI is a project in which 6 partner organisations from 5 countries (South Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Italy and Romania) and 2 continents work together to join young people, youth workers, entrepreneurs and good wizards (social innovators) in order to learn from each other, to create learning tools and to use these tools in order to promote Social Innovation and Circular Economy as a mean for inclusion, active citizenship and solidarity, employability and entrepreneurship among youth with fewer opportunities in disadvantaged rural communities in Europe and Asia.

Funded through the Erasmus+ programme the “ASI” – “Art of Sustainable Innovation” project is primarily focusing its aim at deploying Social Innovation and Circular Economy as a mean for inclusion, active citizenship and solidarity, employability and entrepreneurship among youth with fewer opportunities in disadvantaged rural communities in Europe and Asia.

By this we are promoting and reinforcing the connection between Youth NGOs, youth operators and local stakeholders in the field of Social Innovation & Circular Economy around developing tools and skills that are aimed to guide youth at using the local resources, sustainability, an finally develop social enterprises that are answering needs in their communities.

Social Innovation and Circular Economy in

OUR COUNTRIES

South Korea

New life for old stuff and Closet Sharing

Thailand

Clean Food and Happy Farmers and Responsible Flip Flops

Nepal

Another Brick in the Wall and Gardens in the City

Italy

Sweet Social Entrepreneurship and Cycling for Social Good

Romania

From Green School to EcoBatucada and Food Waste Combat
January

2020

Tusnad, ROMANIA

Kick-Off and Seminar Designing the Non-Formal Education ‘Surfing’ Gear for Green Innovation .

Thailand

Non-Formal Education “Surfing” Course: Training Course for Youth Workers on Social Innovation and Circular Economy Through Non Formal Education.

2022

Nepal

“The Great Migration of Young Dolphins”: Youth Exchange

2022

Nepal

“Catch the Wave to Green Innovation Meet” Final Conference and Public Launch of the Web Portal

 2022

Italy

“Final Tide”: Evaluation Meeting

2022

2020 , 2022

“Under the Sea”

Local Activities Happening in all Countries

January 2022

“Riding an experienced Sea Horse”

Job Shaddowing in Thailand and Romania

TESTIMONIALS

“We have created invisible thread among us, it is now easy to communicate and to cooperate towards our goals”

– Participant of the Seminar

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Examples

Examples of Social Innovation and Circular Economy Projects Powered by Youth

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Training and Teaching Methods

Latest Practices in Nonformal Education

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ASI Project

News about Our Project

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News and Events

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Examples of Social Innovation and Circular Economy Projects Powered by Youth

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Latest Practices in Nonformal Education

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News from our Project

Resources

Dive into the Concepts

Social innovation

Social innovation is comprised of “innovative activities and services that are motivated by the goal of meeting a social need and that are predominantly developed and diffused through organisations whose primary purposes are social” (Source: Mulgan et al. (2007)...

Circular economy

A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design. It replaces the end-of-life concept with restoration, shifts towards the use of renewable energy, eliminates the use of toxic chemicals, which impair reuse and...

Sustainable development

According to Our Common Future, sustainable development is defined as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Horizons to explore

Inspiring examples of social innovation and circular economy practices from around the world

KHYA Flip Flops (Thailand)

More examples to come!

Continew - Future-friendly! (S Korea)

More examples to come

More examples to come

 ‘Surfing’ Gear

Non-formal Education Methods that Create Knowledge, Skills and Values related to living and practicing social innovation 

Method: Simulations

 

Method: Innovation Hub

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Method: Workshops

Method: Field Visits

Method: 3 Roles

Method: Human Library

Method: Golden Fish

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PLAY Space

Quizzes. Online Games and other playful opportunities to learn and enjoy social innovation, sustainability and circular economy

Sustainable Shaun Game Play this game and help design a more sustainably city.

This game, designed by the Sustainable Learning team in the UK and created by Aardman, is free to play and challenges young people to build their own sustainable city by balancing five themes: food, nature, energy, transport and resources, whilst inspiring children to think about green issues.

The game has now been translated into all EU languages and developed in 28 Member State versions by the European Commission as part of their promotion of more environmentally sustainable cities and their European Green Capital Award.

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