“Training in Social Innovation in the Agro-food sector for women’s empowerment”
Description of the project
The InnovAgroWoMed project aims at boosting women labour participation and entrepreneurship, especially for those in the NEET segment, by leveraging on the potential of the agri-food sector - an industry closely resonating with the cultural identity of the Mediterranean Basin and showing a significant level of untapped potential in terms of innovation and growth in the Mediterranean.
This InnovAgroWoMed project will focus on two European regions (Valenci... Read more
“Training in Social Innovation in the Agro-food sector for women’s empowerment”
Description of the project
The InnovAgroWoMed project aims at boosting women labour participation and entrepreneurship, especially for those in the NEET segment, by leveraging on the potential of the agri-food sector - an industry closely resonating with the cultural identity of the Mediterranean Basin and showing a significant level of untapped potential in terms of innovation and growth in the Mediterranean.
This InnovAgroWoMed project will focus on two European regions (Valencia, Spain and Sicily, Italy) and two MENA areas (Beja and Medenin in Tunisia, and Palestine), identified as suitable for the implementation and scaling up of a sustainable value model in agri-food: Rural Social Innovation (RSI).
On both sides of the Mediterranean sea, there is a common trend in terms of low women empowerment and participation in the labor force. InnovAgroWoMed project aims at boosting women labor participation and entrepreneurship, by leveraging on the potential of the agri-food sector – an industry closely linked to the culturalidentity of the Mediterranean region – and showing a significant level of untapped potential in terms of innovation and growth. While countries such as Spain and Italy feature comparatively high levels of growth in the agro-food sector, albeit, with very low levels of women participation, the MENA agricultural business is still fragmented, and with low women employment. InnovAgroWoMed is a 3-years project funded at 87% by the European Union under ENI CBC mediterranean Sea Basin Programme
Object of the call
The objective of this call is to select 35 women to participate to the training course “Social Innovation in the Agro-food sector for women’s empowerment”. Participants will be also supported in finding a sustainable job in the agri-food sector. The training courses will be divided into two distinct paths the entrepreneurial profile (agent for creation) and the second for the employability profile (agent for transition).
Aligned with the project’s goals, to promote social inclusion and innovation within the agro-food sector, Asala collaborated with Partners (CAWTAR, Jovesolides Espana, CESIE and Universita di Roma Vergata), to implement its mission of empowering numerus rural women in food processing, food production, boost women’s labor participation, entrepreneurship and creating a sense of awareness to the role they attribute to in their local communities. The final achievements will be reflected as: trained women in marketable skills, Jobs profile creations, Women with a sustainable job through Employment/job; Start up entrepreneurs.
Apply here: https://bit.ly/2QFo3rS
Deadline: 6th of May 2021
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