The WomenBridges project’s aim is to launch a comprehensive approach to achieving economic independence and at the same time a healthy balance between women’s careers and personal lives.
WomenBridges provides a comprehensive approach and concrete methodology to support the career paths of young women, especially those in vulnerable situations, to achieve economic independence and employment. At the same time, it develops the competencies of youth workers and NGO teams in implementing this approach. We are validating the process with the pilot implementation of WomenBridges in the three EU partner countries – Austria, Bulgaria, and Greece.
The long-term goal of WomenBridges is to effectively include young women in public life by providing quality and balanced employment as entrepreneurs, self-employed, or employees.
What activities are implemented?
1: Exchange of expert and practical experience between the partners – Jamba Austria, Impact Drive & Women Do Business. Joint analysis and search for sustainable models and forms for effective social inclusion and economic empowerment of young women
2: Thematic “Training of Trainers” for a pilot group of youth workers from partner countries to implement the WomenBridges program and disseminate it to their colleagues
3: Pilot program Local Bridges, which provided and validated the WomenBridges program to final beneficiaries with specific initiatives at local level in Austria, Bulgaria and Greece
4: Development of a handbook with tools for implementing the WomenBridges program and sharing it with a wide range of professionals and youth workers.
What results are achieved?
- Shared knowledge and resources between partners and accumulated common knowledge about approaches and models for economic empowerment and career support of young women, with a focus on women in vulnerable situations
- Developed methodology for the WomenBridges program
- Training of trainers for 18 youth workers from Austria, Bulgaria and Greece
- Pilot activities of the WomenBridges program through Local Bridges
- Involvement of education experts and employers
- Evaluation and validation of WomenBridges
- Development of a manual with tools for program implementation and promotion
This project is implemented with the financial support of the Erasmus + program of the European Union.
