The current epidemic sweeping the world puts new challenges for the whole civic society and youth work sector as well. COVID-19 has scuppered all plans and educational programs, forcing a dramatic reimagination of plans for the future and values of every person on earth. How can we reach young people in digital environments? Which activities can we arrange for young people online to promote social entrepreneurship? How can we support disadvantaged youth without any opportunity for face-to-face meetings? The "Youth workers LAB - Business in digital age" project aims to equip youth workers and representatives from partner organizations with skills and knowledge as for both digital youth entrepreneurship and methods of online youth work.

I Project Activity - Training course in Cyprus, March 2023. The first training course program will be focused on principles and methodologies of online youth work and the challenges youth workers face. Participants will learn proposed methods and contribute with their unique experience in making newly updated methodologies for the first part of the Youth workers LAB Toolkit.

II Project Activity - time for local youth work. Participants from the training course in Cyprus will have the opportunity to test developed methods in their NGOs gathering feedback from their colleges and local youth.

III Project Activity - Training course in Georgia, June 2023. Participants will discover the opportunities of digital entrepreneurship and its features in local youth work with disadvantaged groups. Participants will create new methods for online social business promotion in their local communities and will contribute to the second part of Youth workers LAB Toolkit.

The specific objectives of the "Youth workers LAB - Business in digital age" project are as follows:

-To provide participants with knowledge about digital youth work methods and their possible benefits for youth work, especially in the context of working with young people at risk of exclusion during crisis times and with limited communicational abilities.

- To equip youth workers with new skills to promote social entrepreneurship and its digitalization for the youth of different backgrounds

- To create a platform for intercultural communication and inclusive dialogue between the youth of the EU and Partner countries

- To develop a methodology network together with follow-up projects taking into account the skills and knowledge gained during the project to enhance collaboration between partners

- To facilitate after-project partnerships between participants and reinforce their international scope and capacities