RIDE — Reach Inclusion through Digital Empowerment for migrant women

What’s the issue?

The gender perspective is key in designing measures and policies aimed at integrating migrants and refugees into the host society. Due to the lack of information, the existing policies and structures force migrants and refugees, especially women, into isolation and dependence. Migrant and refugee women face particular challenges in accessing jobs, from sexism to dependent care. Refugee and migrant women have a high potential to lead the dialogue and address the social and economic challenge they face. But these voices have limited platforms to be heard.

About the project

The RIDE project aims at including migrant and refugee women into the digital labour market giving them the possibility to re-skilling or upskilling in the digital sector by specially designed courses and trainings enabling them to start working.

Target groups

Migrant women
HR managers/employers
Career guidance professionals
Teachers/trainers in charge of guidance support
Trade unions
Local, national, and European policy-makers

Objectives

The project seeks to include migrant women into the digital labour market, enhancing the chance for them to provide an income for their families while doing a fulfilling job and feel more included into the host society, by achieving the following objectives:

Developing a booklet of guidelines to implement the entire process: bootcamps, training offers, labour market info days and meeting with private companies and social businesses.
Recruiting participants trough national Info Days;
Individual coaching and group sessions on social inclusion and women’ rights and labour market integration in the host country;
Specific job-related preparation through ICT trainings;
Contacting and meeting local and international private and social companies through local Job Placement Fairs.
An internship and/or job placement offer

Outputs

The project aims to produce:

1 Booklet of Guidelines
6 Info Days
400 hours mentorship and coaching per country
60 participants taking part in the Cisco Training or The Code to Change training
1 interactive crowdmap
30 companies onboarded as external supporting partners
6 Job Placement Fairs
1 Main Final Event