What is C.O.P.E.?
C.O.P.E. is a project funded by the European Commission under EaSI (European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation), dedicated to the health and social inclusion of NEETs, young people excluded from training, study and employment, running from January 2022 to December 2023, with the involvement of 7 partners from 4 different European countries.
What we aim to achieve?
Build a local network of proximity, to reach the NEETs through the involvement of institutional subjects (such as employment services, social and housing services, schools), protection and voluntary organisations and other stakeholders (e.g. companies, sports clubs, cultural associations, local leaders);
Train institutional and non-institutional actors in Italy and Portugal on the ‘relational proximity’ approach, loosely based on the ‘social prescribing’ model in the UK;
Implement two pilot actions in Italy and Portugal and evaluate their results and sustainability;
Disseminate the knowledge acquired so that it can be implemented in a generalized way, using the tools and experiences produced by the project;
Develop guidelines for adopting best practices learned at national and European level.
Theory of change
Target groups
Youngsters (NEET)
Link workers
Employment services
Researchers & Academia
Media and journalists
Policymakers
NGOs, International Organisations
Local Stakeholders
Workpackages
WP1
Coordination
WP2
Dissemination and Communication
WP3
Training and capacity building
WP4
Evaluation
WP5
Sustainability
WP6
COPE Pilot preparation
WP7
COPE Pilot implementation