The In Touch project aims to foster inclusion, empowerment and entrepreneurship education among young people, particularly those with disabilities or in disadvantaged situations. Through international collaboration with organizations specializing in non-formal education and inclusion, it seeks to develop non-formal learning (NFE) methodologies that promote the active participation of people in the field of entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the project focuses on removing barriers to participation and redefining the concept of inclusion as a comprehensive practice, where all people are equal participants.

As part of the project, inclusive educational materials were created, including a collection of good practices, based on tools and methodologies tested during the project. This collection contains case studies and strategies for integrating diverse groups into learning and entrepreneurship activities. Following this collection, two training workshops for young people with disabilities in Greece and Estonia were designed and implemented, combining practices such as inclusive martial arts, meditation and entrepreneurship tools.

These results were presented at the final event of the project organised by Backslash in Quart de Poblet, which was attended by the consortium’s partner organisations, people involved in the project as well as representatives of NGOs, social enterprises and policy makers interested in inclusion and youth entrepreneurship.

The project resulted in five new Erasmus+ projects focusing on inclusion and entrepreneurship based on the findings of In Touch. The final conference presentation was broadcast live to 30 universities and other stakeholders on social media, including a keynote by world-leading inclusion expert Professor Richard Bailey. Furthermore, it had a transformative effect on more than 40 participants, of whom 12 were people with special needs interested in youth work, who developed new competences, skills and boosted their confidence. The participating organisations strengthened their capacities in inclusion and accessibility by disseminating the project from local to international level, including BBC, UNESCO and the United Nations Global Compact.