YOU SMILE – YOUth led Sustainable tourisM In ruraL arEas
YOU SMILE empowers young people to build sustainable and financially stable micro and small tourism businesses in rural areas. It strengthens youth and young entrepreneurs’ capacities in sustainable practices, finance, and entrepreneurship, using informal education and awareness-raising as key levers for long-term change in rural sustainable tourism.
The project is delivered through five work packages: project management and coordination; dissemination and communication to engage stakeholders and share results; Living Labs for co-creating sustainable tourism, entrepreneurial and financial solutions (including e-learning materials); a co-creative e-course with micro-credentials to provide flexible, accessible learning; and stakeholder engagement, testing, and training activities to validate outputs and support real-world application.
