The Project

Project WeCan “Encouraging integration for newly arrived immigrant women through entrepreneurship” is an Erasmus + KA2 project which starts September 2019 and finishes August 2022. The project is implemented by 6 partner countries: Sweden, Greece, the UK, Cyprus, Ukraine, the Netherlands.

Project aims to tackle the challenge of unemployment for immigrant women, by supporting entrepreneurial ideas or stimulating women to start their own enterprise.

Objectives

The main objectives of the project are:

  1. Creation of network between immigrant refugee women and business agencies 
  2. Development of training material (focus will be entrepreneurship and also support for further social and cultural integration)
  3. Piloting of the training curriculum in each partner country
  4. Connecting immigrant women with a clear entrepreneurial business plan to start-up agencies

 

Intellectual Outputs

Intellectual Output 1

Connecting immigrant/refugee women with business counsellors

Intellectual Output 2

WeCan training curriculum
and national pilot reports

Intellectual Output 3

Guidance for
professionals

Partners

STIFTELSEN KURSVERKSAMHETEN VID UAUNIVERSITET

STIFTELSEN KURSVERKSAMHETEN VID UAUNIVERSITET

Bergsbrunnagatan 1, 753 23 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone 0046 18680000
E-mail: alina-.vakoliuk@folkuniversitetet.se
Contact Person: Alina Vakoliuk

www.folkuniversitetet.se

DIMITRA EDUCATION & CONSULTING S.A.

DIMITRA EDUCATION & CONSULTING S.A.

Palaiologou 19, GR41223, Larissa, Greece
Phone: 0030 2410 554024
E-mail: euprojects@dimitra.gr
Contact Person: Vaso ANASTASOPOULOU

www.dimitra.gr

RINOVA LIMITED

RINOVA LIMITED

2nd Floor, Moorfoot House, Meridian Gate, 221 Marsh Wall, London E14 9FJ, UK
Phone +44 (0)20 8536 8300
E-mail: a.francis@rinova.co.uk
Contact Person: Amanda Francis

www.rinova.co.uk

Revalento

Revalento

JAN PIETERSZOON COENSTRAAT 70, Tilburg, Netherlands
Phone 0031-13-5802848
E-mail: winkel@revalento.nl
Contact Person: Roger Van de Winkel

www.revalento.nl

Vinnitsia Institute of Trade and Economics KNUTE

Vinnitsia Institute of Trade and Economics KNUTE

Soborna 87, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Phone:+380432671065
E-mail: secretarvtei@ukr.net
Contact Person: Nataliia ZAMKOVA

www.vtei.com.ua

Mediterranean Management Centre Ltd

Mediterranean Management Centre Ltd

Imvrou str. 19, Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone +35722466633
E-mail: christiana@mmclearningsolutions.com
Contact Person: Christiana KNAIS

www.mmclearningsolutions.com

Funding

This project has been funded with support by the European Commission. This Website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission is not responsible for any use of the information included in the site.

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