Launch of a new project with an aim to reduce youth unemployment
The launch of the “GO REMOTE” platform for remote work opportunities took place on 24th of May at the “European Union House” in Riga, Latvia. The pilot project “GO REMOTE” in Latvia is implemented by the social enterprise “All Opportunities”, and its goal is to reduce the level of youth unemployment in Latvia - especially focusing on young people from rural areas.
The project pays special attention to young people from less developed regions who face demographic, social and economic barriers. One of the activities that will be implemented in the GO REMOTE project is the creation of a remote work platform. With the help of this platform, project implementers want to make applying for remote and hybrid work easier and more accessible. To help companies find employees, the newly launched platform will be able to post job vacancies free of charge.
The opening of the platform simultaneously introduces a two-year project cycle, during which the company "All Opportunities" together with international project partners will organize conferences for employers and jobseekers about remote work, conduct research on remotework in Latvia, implement mentoring programs and training where young people will be able to develop the skills needed for remote work.
"This event is just the beginning of a large two-year project, so I had the great pleasure of meeting stakeholders with whom we can make this project more meaningful! Given the involvement of the public sector, entrepreneurs and youth organizations, we sincerely believe that together we will be able to create social innovations that will help young people from the regions to find remote employment easier. It will be really good! ” says Gustavs Mārtiņš Upmanis, head of the social enterprise "All Opportunities".
The GO REMOTE project is a hope for a better present and future. We are hoping that together we will find ways to involve young people more in the labor market and, through it, raise young people's quality of life, self-esteem and overall involvement in society. We hope that every young person has the opportunity to self-determine and ensure an adequate income, regardless of where the young person currently lives, ”says Ilze Bergmane, President of the Latvian Youth Council, about the significance and significance of the newly opened platform.
In the first part of the event, the participants were addressed by Gustavs Mārtiņš Upmanis, the founder of “All Opportunities”, about the project idea, the newly discovered platform and the planned activities. Anna Andersone, CEO of Riga TechGirls, and Ilze Bergmane, President of the Latvian Youth Council, also shared inspiring experience stories.
Representatives from governmental organizations, such as the State Employment Agency, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, RTU Career Center, youth organizations - Latvian Youth Councils, Club “Māja”, “Radi Vidi Pats”, non-governmental organizations - OPEN Creative Center, Latvian Rural Forum, Latvian Red Cross and representatives of companies - Delfin Group, Mozokot and others.
