Start Your Business is a three-year program that started in 2021 and is funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and Fondation Assistance Internationale (FAI). The lead partners and general coordinators of the project are VIS (International Voluntary Service for Development), an Italian NGO working in the economic and development field, and Bethlehem University. This is with the object of promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth in Palestine, through the development of a positive environment for the creation of new start-ups and traditional and social businesses in the areas of Bethlehem, East Jerusalem, Hebron, Ramallah, Tulkarem, Jenin, and Jericho.
The role that Edu Station has fulfilled in this project was through implementing training sessions for 12 vocational schools in Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. The trainings focused on teaching students how to generate a business idea and conduct a feasibility study. The overall aim of the trainings was to prepare them to build a career after graduation.
