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Programa Avanza Joven: Fostering Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Vocational Training

This program equips students and teachers with business, digital, and social innovation competencies for future economic ventures.

Programa Avanza Joven, a collaboration from Fundación Nantik Lum and Fundación ICO, empowers vocational training students and educators. It promotes socio-laboral and financial inclusion by cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit. Participants gain training and mentorship in business, digital, and social innovation to launch economic ventures. The program culminates in an awards ceremony for impactful projects.

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The Avanza Joven Program, created in 2024, aims to foster socio-laboral and financial insertion through entrepreneurship for vocational training students, particularly those from vulnerable backgrounds, and their teachers. It provides training and mentorship in business, digital, and social innovation skills, culminating in an award ceremony for the best projects.

Curatorial context

The Programa Avanza Joven, launched in 2024 by Fundación Nantik Lum in collaboration with Fundación ICO, is an initiative designed to empower vocational training students, with a specific focus on those from vulnerable collectives, and their educators. The program's core objective is to promote socio-laboral and financial inclusion by cultivating entrepreneurial spirit. Participants receive comprehensive training and mentorship in essential business acumen, digital literacy, and social innovation competencies. Through structured group and individual guidance, the program assists young individuals in conceptualizing and launching their own economic ventures. Each edition of the program culminates in an awards ceremony that celebrates the most impactful projects. The page details past award recipients, including the 2nd edition (2025-26) with individual awards for OASSIST (humanitarian containers) and Migrar a España (migrant integration support), and group awards for AEROVOLT (energy recovery systems) and ESTEL (digital platform for neurodegenerative diseases). Previous editions, such as the 1st edition (2024-25), also recognized projects like Lab Kulturika (art for inclusion), Lista Rural (AI-powered rural living finder), Solardrivetech (integrated car solar panels), and ALUA (network optimization solutions). The program emphasizes practical application and aims to equip participants with the tools and confidence to become future entrepreneurs.

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Venue
Museo ICO
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Until Mar 17, 2026
Artist line / attribution
This program focuses on vocational training students and their projects, with past award winners including Ricardo Isla, María Gabriela Tortosa, Guillermo García, Ángel Daniel Mora, Guillermo Ortega, Daniel Canito, Francisco Javier De Lara, Adrián Loureiro, Ariadna Herrero, Pedro Escobar, Haitam Rifi Chouikh, Jaime Gálvez, Fouad Kattat, Samuel Mazo, Álvaro San Frutos, Ahmad Hussein, and Luis Fretes. The program is a collaboration between Fundación Nantik Lum and Fundación ICO.
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