Creating inclusive recruitment - fellowship model for refugees

Lithuania (LT)

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Refugee reception center(LT)
Bilateral initiative number:
LT-BI023
Initial cost:
€45,900
Initiative Types:
Capacity building and short-term training
Matchmaking event
Workshop or seminar
Partners:
BBi Communication Spain SL(ES)
Caritas of Lithuania(LT)
Lithuanian Charter Association for Diversity(LT)
Lithuanian Red Cross Society(LT)
Skeiv Verden / Queer World(NO)
Programme:
Bilateral Fund
Programme areas:
Education and Scholarships

More information

Description

Vulnerable groups, including refugees, are highly underrepresented in skilled jobs in Lithuania, despite many of them having skills and qualifications that would enable them to find skilled employment. This is both due to the prevailing issue of racial discrimination in the society as a whole and the job market specifically, as well as due to the lack of knowledge by companies on how to make recruitment for highly skilled positions processes more inclusive.

To address this existing gap, project partners seek to repeat a fellowship program that was piloted in 2023 by the Diversity Charter and

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