Description
The project is needed because most jobs in rural areas are targeted at men. The rural areas have a high rate of older people and the home help is scarce. The project creates self-employment or social economy enterprises in the field of home help in rural areas with high numbers of older people and dependency. The project will map the business potential of rural women in the field of home help. Through new technologies, we will create a space for the exchange of good practices in the home help in which women can share experiences with rural women with entrepreneurial attitude and in which elderly people can explain their needs. The project addresses these challenges with a study about the needs of older rural people and employment status and training needs of women. Training and advise will be provided for entrepreneurial women. The beneficiaries will be older people who want to cover their basic needs and women with entrepreneurial attitude who wish to work in the relevant field.
Summary of project results
The realization of this project is based on the high unemployment rate for women and demographic factors such as an aged population who demand for home care services. The objective is the creation of self-employment for home help in aged rural areas and with high dependency ratio. We have laid the foundation among the beneficiaries of the project through training courses and feedback to promote entrepreneurial activities. The impact of the project has been successful in promoting equal opportunities. Outcomes include a radiography of the real situation of the needs of aged people and the needs of rural women of working age, an operational virtual environment, 125 beneficiaries of courses and exchange of good practices and promote female entrepreneurship. These outcomes was reached in various ways, including through a study, a virtual network of rural women entrepreneurs aimed at jobs with dependent people in rural areas, information, training and support to rural women, exchange of good practices and the project dissemination events.
Summary of bilateral results