O v e r v i e w ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES A c c e FOR ALL l e r a t THREE YEARS IN REVIEW e D i g i t a l 224 With 302 118 a 199,549 n Volunteers Partnerships in Partnerships in Youth inspired d sourcing and training employment A I The Economic Opportunities for All (EOfA) initiative, led by JA Europe and supported by NN Group, aims to provide underserved youth in Europe with skills and opportunities to transition from education to E employment or entrepreneurship. In its third year, the 2023-2024 period saw significant growth and m p achievements, laying a strong foundation for future efforts. o w e r KEY DEVELOPMENT AND MILESTONES STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS t h e U n The initiative focused on vulnerable youth, EOfA members forged valuable partnerships with d e particularly VET students and those from rural NGOs, universities, and businesses to amplify the r s e areas in Greece, Romania, the Netherlands, and programme’s impact. These collaborations helped r v Spain. Tailored interventions were designed to refine sourcing strategies and increase access to e d address the unique challenges these groups face, young people. Social media campaigns played a including developing sourcing strategies and crucial role in raising awareness and engaging C connecting participants with job opportunities and more underserved youth. u l internships. Countries worked to shift their focus HR simulations emerged as an effective tool for t i v a from education to employment, with efforts to bridging the gap between education and t e strengthen their brand identity as employment employment, offering participants hands-on P a service providers. experiences that prepared them for the job r t n Building upon the three strategic pillars INSPIRE, market. e r s PREPARE, SUCCEED, activities included mentoring Additionally, JA Europe secured three new grants h i and coaching sessions, online campaigns and p this year, EMPASS, Building Back Better, and s inspirational talks, job fairs, job shadowing, and, Code 4 Europe, to further support young people most importantly, job placements. across Europe. S t r e n MOVING FORWARD EXPANSION g h t e As the next step, the period 2024-2026, JA Europe In late 2023 and 2024, Turkey and Hungary joined n O and its network will focus on providing 64,500 EOFA, expanding the programme’s reach. Turkey n e learning experiences and supporting 2,600 youth quickly mobilized to support youth affected by J A in transitioning from education to employment the earthquakes, while Hungary concentrated on or entrepreneurship through targeted marginalized groups. Both countries collaborated G interventions, ensuring that 27,000 underserved with existing members and made notable e n young individuals are equipped with the skills progress in advancing opportunities for - E needed to succeed in the workforce. underserved youth. 2 0 2 4 F i n a n c i a l s A b o u t J A E u r o p e JA Europe - 2023/2024 Annual Report 17