mercury project

MERCURY. draMa thERapy to inCrease the entrepreneURial potential of Youth

Project number: 2022-2-PL01-KA220-YOU-000096791

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project covers the aim of promoting entrepreneurship among young people by creating outcomes that will equip youth workers with innovative drama therapy-based education tools designed for young people who have experienced traumatic events (witnessing a violent death, serious accidents, e.g. a car crash, physical or sexual assault, serious health problems or being in intensive care, war and conflict, and others). The traumatic events cause confusion, lack of creativity and adaptation, and most importantly, create fear of making mistakes, feeling helpless and unable to make a change. These are opposite characteristics that are needed for entrepreneurship or successful employment. However, by combining post-traumatic growth theory, drama therapy and digital tools an innovative set of entrepreneurial and employability skills can be built.