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What is AYCH? AYCH is a European project funded by the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, aiming at building a model of social innovation for young people supporting social entrepreneurship, employment and education in the creative and cultural industries. It will develop new approaches and interventions within Youth Service and education settings across the Atlantic Area (UK, France, Spain and Portugal). Connecting people, ideas, skills, technologies and enterprises across a network of hubs the project will unlock the creative, entrepreneurial potential of young people (14-30) focussing on key themes such as innovation, co-creation of products, social entrepreneurship and employability. As a result, more young people will be able to develop creative, digital and entrepreneurial skills building and prototyping product and service ideas to address societal issues across the Atlantic Area. The project in a nutshell 4 Atlantic Countries, 15 partners	Entry level to post-graduate (14yrs – 30 yrs)	€ 4.2 million budget Enabling, introducing & strengthening digital & creative skills	Hackfest & Creative Jams / mobility opportunities	Creating & Supporting opportunities – education / training / employment / internships Addressing Societal Challenges	Circular economy – focusing on positive society-wide benefits	Equality of Opportunity Partnership working – skill & knowledge sharing	Pitching and enterprise development skills	Incubation programmes Context In addition to the marginalisation of arts and creative subjects in education, the Atlantic Area still faces high youth unemployment rates, ranging from 6.1% in UK to 24.5% in Spain. Therefore, there is a significant need to co-design and develop a model to support creative and social enterprise and education in new settings in order to empower young people to present solutions to societal issues of the future. Objectives The project expects to lower youth unemployment rates, in the partner areas, raise awareness of social enterprise as an option for business start-up, promoting responsible, sustainable entrepreneurship and improve youth services to create more dynamic, entrepreneurial, inspiring environments where young people can co-create, connect across borders and dramatically improve employability, providing vital incubation space and services to young entrepreneurs in the Creative and Cultural Industries.