OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-013244-10-8

LOD data

“EmpowerHer: Bridging Skills for Women's Success in the Workforce in Ukraine”

Ukraine

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Ukraine

Location

€ 1,994,291
Committed

€ 1,396,004
Used

Description

The project aims to promote the development of employment and/or the creation of start-ups in Ukraine by retraining and enhancing the soft and technical skills of vulnerable segments of the Ukrainian population currently unemployed as a result of the prolonged conflict through the creation of a multilevel training academy dedicated to women at risk of marginalisation, such as female veterans, IPDs and ‘Neets’ with a duration of 36 months. The multilevel academy will be developed through the establishment of 2 training poles, in Kyiv and Rivne, becoming a place of reference for: target women for their vocational retraining and for the business world. It will be based on a social business model aimed at self-sustainability by combining workplaces with training centres. The 2 poles will be activated at the newly established Social Bistros in Kyiv and Rivne, based on the social business model already successfully tested by Remar Ukraine in the city of Cernivtsi. The model, further developed, will transform the place of service provision also into a place of training. Within the Bistrot, multimedia classrooms will be set up for theoretical training on transversal, linguistic and IT skills; kitchens, cafeteria, restaurant area and Allegato 2_Modello Documento Unico di Progetto_DUP_Bando Promossi 2023 7 kids area will be set up for the implementation of food&beverage courses. The training will be organised on 3 levels with modules on Soft & Tech Skills (Level I, approx. 600 women); Vocational training (Level II, approx. 500/520 women); Management, Business Development and Entrepreneurship (Level III, approx. 40 women) designed with the help of a joint methodological committee and delivered by the partner group. In order to broaden training and employment opportunities, in addition to the Food & Beverage sector, the project offers female Level I students diversified vocational training specifically designed and delivered by the partner Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism specialising in academic and vocational training. The Academy of Labour will also play a key role in accompanying the target beneficiary’s at the Job Centres with the use of Career guidance, which will facilitate the person's intake, skills assessment and job search (approx. 300/320 women). Job placement will also be promoted through recruitment incentives and internships/traineeships in Ukraine and Italy with companies selected by the Hope Ukraine partner in close dialogue with the Ukrainian-Italian Chamber of Commerce for a total of approx. 180/200 women. Approximately 40 female Vocational training students will be offered a 3rd level of training, promoted by the Women On Boards organisation, with the provision of Management, Business Development and Entrepreneurship modules aimed at acquiring and developing technical skills for the management and creation of micro-businesses for women in Ukraine. The trainees who at the end of the course will have presented the 5/10 best business plans will receive a monetary contribution for the start-up of their own start-up and will be accompanied in the implementation. Throughout the training course, psycho-social support will be provided by the partner Brave Ukraine for those female trainees who have experienced trauma or are particularly under stress as a result of the war. Project partners: 1-Hope Ukraine, 2-Remar Ukraine, 3-Brave Ukraine, 4-Women On Boards, 5-The Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism. Partners with proven expertise in accompanying social and/or labour inclusion and integration for the definition of a training pathway of excellence. The intervention is also supported by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 1,994,291	€ 1,396,004

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
organisation_type.	FONDAZIONE ARCA ONLUS	20000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-10-8
CRS Activity identifier2025040276
AID013244/10/8
Planned start 2025/10/01
Planned End 2028/10/01
Actual start 2025/10/21
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality principal objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
Disability not targeted
Nutrition not targeted
Aid to Environment not targeted
Participatory Development/Good Governance not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.5 - By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
8.5 - By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value