Description
One of the main objectives of the project is to promote equality between men and women. Projecting the principle of equality on various areas of the system of social and cultural reality, women, especially younger women, are vulnerable to different forms of poverty and social exclusion in particular when exposed to other serious social problems such as crime, trafficking and drug abuse, gender violence and prostitution. From this arises the need to address this reality by providing spaces for meetings, exchanges between peers and training for positive inclusion and access to common technological facilities. EMPODERA-T has as its main purpose the labor integration of women belonging to particularly vulnerable groups. CEPSS as promoter will be responsible for coordinating and streamlining the project.
Summary of project results
The main goal of “Empodera-T” project was the labour insertion of women in situation of vulnerability. Towards this mail goal, the project aimed to offer a space for empowerment where positive self-esteem, social skills, professional skills and chances to develop networks were provided. The project has provided customized employment itineraries to 108 vulnerable women. These itineraries have been completed by 94 women (105% of the set target) and has consisted on 4 phases: 1, welcoming phase, when participants are introduced to the project and receive diagnoses of employability which sets a working plan; 2, a training phase, consisting on 18 training actions in total. Here, 104 participants enrolled, 94 completed the training. These actions have been devoted to skills training for concrete occupations, basic skills training (language, ITC, calculus), and training in employment seeking skills; 3, follow-up phase (received by all 108 participants), simultaneous to the other activities and based on providing personal and group support to participants; 4 labour insertion phase, based on labour intermediation with potential employers, on the organization of traineeships, and on the support to participants for active job seeking. These actions are complemented by follow-up to participants that get hired and communication to enterprises managers about the relevance of gender issues for CSR. These phases are complemented by other actions, such as workshops on gender equality (99 participants), encounter spaces aimed to develop networks among women (102 participants), self-esteem promotion and coaching workshops (101 participants) and provision of childcare services to facilitate the participation of certain women. Schedules of activities consider the timing needs of women responsible for care provision tasks. As result, 40 women out of 108 participants have found a job. In addition, participant women have improved their empowerment, becoming more aware of their personal worth and of their potential to overcome hardships, developing their social and job seeking skills, getting engaged in networks and raising their self-esteem levels. These qualitative results increase the possibilities for these women to find a job after their participation in the project.
Summary of bilateral results