O v e r v i e w BUILDING BACK BETTER A c c e THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP l e r a t e D i g i t a l a n d A I Building on the EU’s commitment to enhance 2,267 45 youth leadership, employability, and Participants Businesses into E entrepreneurship via the EU4Youth programme JA trained pre-accelerator phase m p Europe is leading the "Building Back Better o w Through Social Entrepreneurship" project since e r August 2023 until July 2025. It aims to empower t h youth in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova by fostering e After the pandemic as well as the economic and geopolitical U social entrepreneurship and equipping them with challenges and crises, it is key to re-build the economies and n d societies of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. This can only be the skills needed to drive positive social change. e done by empowering the youth in these countries to r s e transform their economies with a strong focus on social r The project focuses on building entrepreneurial v entrepreneurship. e d skills among young people (aged 17-24) to tackle Diana Filip, Deputy CEO of JA Europe pressing community challenges while contributing to economic growth and social inclusion in these C u countries by creating social entrepreneurship l t i v ecosystems including the newly developed a This endeavor reflects our profound commitment to t companies under the grant 15 new social e channeling the energies of the youth into productive P enterprises per country. During the first year of avenues, ensuring they’re well-equipped to make a a r difference. Junior Achievement is thrilled to be a part of this t implementation the project provided for 2,267 n transformative journey. e participants with training in social, digital, and r s h Laurentia Filipschi, CEO of JA Moldova green skills, enabling them to establish or join social i p s enterprises that align with sustainable development goals. 45 business concepts will S continue their journey in the pre-accelerator phase t r e to continue growing. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT n g h t e The next phase of the project is focusing on giving a n financial SafetyNet to the 15 established social O n enterprises in each country, to ensure a long-term e J A economic and societal impact of the project. G e n - E 2 0 2 4 F i n a n c i a l s A b o u t MOLDOVA J A E u r o p e JA Europe - 2023/2024 Annual Report 19