Empowered women

Project facts

Project promoter:
Iberoamerican Association of Women Entrepreneurs (AMEIB-PACHAMAMA)
Project Number:
ES04-0055
Target groups
Migrants for settlement,
Unemployed
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€50,069
Final project cost:
€50,069
From EEA Grants:
€ 38,303
The project is carried out in:
Spain

Description

The project aims to increase the assets and capabilities of a group of women, to participate, negotiate and manage issues affecting their welfare. The project will empower these women, focusing on promoting their involvement in decision-making through dynamic strategies in two stages: - Short - medium term: provide women with the tools to act against discriminatory effects related to differences in social classes. - Long term: implement positive actions for the incorporation and participation of women in decision making areas where discrimination is rife and where high-level decisions that affect the development of society are taken.

Summary of project results

The project was needed in order to bring attention to and support female entrepreneurship in its different forms, and creating spaces of confidence. The results will be sustained through repeating the project next year, by tracking shares begun and accompanying beneficiaries. The objective of the project was to achieve equal opportunities for men and women in the working life. All participants in the project was made aware of the common goal. The impact of the project was positive, achieving interaction between different social actors: political, civil society and entrepreneurs at risk of social exclusion. The project reached more than 300 women, who were informed and empowered through the project. Results include orientation and self-employment, as well as the promotion of entrepreneurial culture, networking and reinforcement of individual self-esteem. The beneficiaries have achieved improvements of their personal and professional skills, have advanced their networking skills, and have been empowered as individuals and as entrepreneurs. Among the main benefits of the project we find the creation of support networks.

Summary of bilateral results

The main achievement has been the effective strengthening of bilateral relations, which has resulted in an interesting exchange of experiences, information and synergies. The bilateral partnership has contributed, through a report of entrepreneurship and good practices with Norwegian women entrepreneurs, a much more international vision of the situation of women entrepreneurs.