GoForward

About
The Project

The "Go Forward" project aims to enhance the social and economic inclusion of Ukrainian women through self-employment opportunities in the cultural and creative sectors. By leveraging innovative educational models and cross-sector collaboration, the project fosters sustainable integration and resilience.

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Project Relevance

The project is designed to decrease discrimination of UA women in the labour market in the countries of their temporary residence, as on average, in EU countries of their residence unemployment rate is higher for UA women than for men (40% versus 30%). 65% of those at working-age who are currently inactive are under a pressure to reconcile family responsibilities with work, which hinders their sustainable integration into the labour market.

Thus, the project increases UA women opportunities for self-employment in CCS, as it offers the flexible work surroundings and ensures work-life-balance. The self-employment in CCS is a great tool to reconcile the work and family life as it offers the flexible work surroundings as well as allows UA women to turn their capabilities into new job opportunities. To promote gender equality, ethics and EU values among UA women during implementation of the project, a special workshop “UA women’s human rights in the war condition through the prism of women’s human rights in the EU” is designed and discussed during “UA Women’s Day” with UA women, local communities and businesses.

To address problems and needs of UA women, the 3-steps methodology is used: motivation, deepening knowledge and making actions. The chosen methodology is the most suitable to achieving project’s objective: to increase inclusion of UA women into the labour market and society by exploring opportunities for self-employment in CCS (Music & Performing Arts, Audio-visual Arts, Design & Fashion, Artistic crafts & Beauty) with support of local CCS businesses.

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To Whom We Are Addressing

Ukrainian women

fleeing from the war of aggression of Russia in Ukraine, wishing to increase their competences and skills to start the self-employment in CCS by participating in developed by project learning based on education-social Model “successful UA Women in CCS”

Organisations

willing to implement the developed education-social Model within their organisations to train UA Women: migration and refugee reception centres, Ukrainian communities and local community centres, NGOs and associations working in the field of social welfare and migration, adult education organisations, women's organisations

Adult educators

professionals involved in adult learning who are interested in applying inclusive and gender-sensitive educational methods to support UA women’s integration through CCS.

Facilitators

of the education-social Model from the training organisations willing to implement the Model in their everyday activities

Local communities

Representatives of local communities of the countries of residence: national/local authorities, public social welfare and employment services, local CCS enterprises and their networks, organisations supporting entrepreneurship and business start-ups, who are interested to support and encourage UA women to make the positive changes in their today unsecure lives.

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The Methodology of the project

The innovative educational-social Model “Successful UA women in CCS” developed within the project, is based on 3-steps methodology: motivation, deepening knowledge and making actions. Following this methodology, the Model consists of three learning modules for UA women:

1. Motivation workshop “Innovation solutions in CCS for UA Women”

2. e-Studio “UA Women’s self-employment in CCS-how to be successful”

3. “UA Women’s Day” as social supporting mechanism for integration of UA women into the labour market and society.

This methodology of the Model forms a cyclical process where each step reinforces the others. Motivation step is crucial because it sets the foundation for engagement and willingness to learn. Once motivation is established, the second step is dedicated for deepening knowledge by participation in e-Studio, which provides the necessary competences for starting business in CCS. The third step involves transforming the motivation and acquired knowledge into concrete actions towards achieving goals. This general 3-steps methodology is a practical approach to achieve personal and professional growth of Ukrainian women towards self-employment in CCS.