WIN - Women in Need

Shelter Safe House, a Latvian NGO working to support migrant women, recently concluded its "WIN - Women in Need" project in cooperation with Femxa, a Spanish training organization. The project aimed to provide support and training for women who have left their home countries for various reasons and now are establishing their new lives in Latvia and in Spain. Project’s objective was cultural integration and labour insertion with a focus on digital skills and cyber security.

A total of 138 women showed interest in participating in the project. After analyzing the fulfillment of the pre-established requirements, they were granted access to the project platform, and a mentor was made available to resolve any doubts related to the online training as well as to monitor their progress and job search path.

In the period between September and December 2022, a total of 44 beneficiaries completed the training and received full mentoring and follow-up during their participation in the project. These participants were given a certification accrediting the competencies acquired at the end of the Capacity Development Towards Employment Stage. Participants in the "WIN - Women in Need" project came from a diverse range of backgrounds, including countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Vietnam, and others.

The project included a range of activities, all of which were successfully implemented over the course of the project. These included the development of an online training program about Latvia and Spain, as well as cyber security. Participants were trained in using an app developed specifically for the project, which aimed to provide them with support and resources for dealing with domestic violence.

In addition to the training program, the project also included study visits to both Latvia and Spain, allowing project managers allowing them to learn from the best practices in supporting migrant women in each country and raise awareness about migration and integration.

The closing event for the project took place on January 24, 2023. During the event, the project`s results were presented and discussed, with a focus on the impact that the training program and other activities had on the participants. The event also provided an opportunity for the project partners and participants to reflect on the project as a whole and discuss how its outcomes could be used to further support migrant women.

The "WIN - Women in Need" project has been an important initiative for Shelter Safe House and Femxa, highlighting the need for support and training for migrant women. By providing participants with the skills and resources they need to stay safe and empowered, the project has helped to make a difference in the lives of those who have left their home countries and have had to start a life in a new country.

 The WIN project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 2021-1-LV01-KA210-VET-000032847. 

These participants were given a certification accrediting the competencies acquired at the end of the Capacity Development Towards Employment Stage. Participants in the "WIN - Women in Need" project came from a diverse range of backgrounds, including countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Vietnam, and others.

If you want to know more about the results achieved, we invite you to download the full report: here or here.

The society "Shelter Safe House" together with cooperation partner "FEMXA FORMACION" from Spain continues to implement the project "WIN - Women in Need"*, where the results are gathered and the results of the project are disseminated as part of the final activity.

Therefore, on January 24, 2023, the closing event of the project took place.

During the project, all the planned activities were implemented:

• an online training programme was developed about Latvia and Spain, as well as about cyber security;
• participant training in the already developed app;
• study visits both in Latvia and Spain;
• dissemination events.

* The beginning of the project 01.11.2021, project number 2021-1-LV01-KA210-VET-000032847.

Don`t miss out on this opportunity!

The society "Shelter "Safe House"" (Latvia) and the organization Femxa (Spain) have already developed a curriculum and within its framework you will acquire knowledge about your new home country and opportunities to start a working career.

To join the program, you only need an internet connection on your phone, computer or tablet and you will gain access to learning materials for the MOODLE platform.

Registration link: https://www.win-euproject.com/en/i-win

The WIN project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 2021-1-LV01-KA210-VET-000032847. 

Project WIN (“WIN – Women in Need”) has been created by SSH and Femxa with the purpose of training young migrant women from Latvia and Spain through mobile devices about the basic aspects and skills required in the labour market of their host country, promoting their social integration and labour insertion in the medium and long term.

We will provide the participants with tools and autonomy for an effective and positive job search addressing digital transformation through micro-training pills to enhance the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity towards employment.

Training will begin in September. If you are interested in participating, please contact us at drosa.maja@gmail.com

The WIN project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 2021-1-LV01-KA210-VET-000032847.

In search of solutions to make it faster and easier for migrant women to enter the labor market, society Safe House Shelter and its partner FEMXA FORMACION in Spain have launched the project WIN - Women in Need *.

The project will collect information on the habits and needs of migrant women and develop a mobile application based on the information gathered. The app will help such vulnerable groups as migrant women to access a variety of useful information.

In turn, training on how to use the new application will increase the level of knowledge of project participants in working with digital tools. Digital skills and the ability to get the information you need quickly are a key factor in succeeding in today`s job market, and that is exactly the aim of the project WIN - Women in Need.

Gathering information has already begun to develop the most useful support resource possible - a mobile app. Currently, the association "Shelter" Safe House "" is conducting a survey on women`s daily habits when working with digital devices. The survey is available in English, Russian and Spanish. Click here to fill it out.

* Beginning of the project 01.11.2021, project no.2021-1-LV01-KA210-VET-000032847.

As of November 1, 2021, “Safe House Shelter” together with its cooperation partner “FEMXA FORMACION” from Spain has started to implement the project “WIN - Women in Need” (project No. 2021-1-LV01-KA210-VET-000032847) *. The project will look for solutions to make it faster and easier for migrant women to enter the labor market. Therefore, through various project activities, a mobile tool will be developed that will allow a vulnerable group of people, such as migrant women, to learn different information and increase the level of knowledge of project participants in working with different digital tools.

* Project is co-financed by the European Union program