Discovery trip for young people – Municipality of Amsterdam
Young people between the ages of 16 and 27 from Amsterdam Zuidoost want to grow and develop their talents further, can participate in the Impact Creators Amsterdam program. The program helps young people discover what they want and what they can do, so that they can find their place in the labor market or the right study. New groups will start again from January 31.
For 20 weeks, young people get to work 2 days a week with free training sessions, coaching and special local projects. They take a tailor-made approach, build a network by meeting other young people and getting acquainted with social organizations in the city.
From sports or healthcare to cooking or organizing events: there are many experience places to choose from. Learning by doing is central and receiving a compensation of 100 euros.
Choose direction
During the exploration month, we look at what young people want. After that, the youngsters choose one of 2 directions:
- Talent development: inspiring young people during training sessions to find out what makes them happy, what their talents are and how they can start them.
- Social entrepreneurship: during this program young people learn everything about social entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation. Young people can start working at a social enterprise of their own start-up in Amsterdam.
Willeke is happy that she participated with Impact Creators Amsterdam: “The program really got me thinking: what am I really excited about? I found it valuable to reflect on my self-esteem and why I do something.”
Why participate?
Participating in the program offers many benefits:
- A boost for the CV
- Discovering talents
- Gain new skills
- Building a network
- Getting to know new people
- Discover new (work) places
The eye-opener for Willeke was the part in which she learned not to build anything, something beautiful. “And that you can get help for this from people and organizations without them asking for anything in return. If you’re committed to doing something beautiful for our world, there will be people by your side no matter what.”
Participate
You can register to participate in the program until 27 January via https://impactcreatorsamsterdam.nl/schrijven-je-in/.
More information
More information about the program can be found at www.impactcreatorsamsterdam.nl.