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The Estonian Refugee Council is launching a new Women's Livelihoods Programme, aimed at providing sustainable livelihood opportunities for forcibly displaced women from Nagorno-Karabakh residing in the Lori region of Armenia. The project seeks to address the social and economic challenges these women face by supporting their income-generating ideas through entrepreneurial activities. The programme is designed to educate 30 women on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, helping them develop a strong understanding of how to successfully run small entrepreneurial activities. 15 most viable entrepreneurship ideas will receive sub-awards of $1,500 each to kick-start their entrepreneurial ventures.

Garage48, Eesti Pagulasabi ja Swedbank koostöös, ning Eesti Ettevõtlike Naiste Assotsiatsiooni ja OBJEKT partnerluses algab sel sügisel Empowering Women ettevõtlusprogrammi kolmas hooaeg. Garage48 ja Eesti Pagulasabi on teinud koostööd alates 2019. aastast, et anda enam kui 100le Ukraina siseselt ümberasustatud naisele ja Ukraina pagulasele Eestis võimalus alustada mikroettevõtlusega. Viie aasta jooksul omandatud teadmistega viime Empowering Women programmi edasi, et anda rohkematele ettevõtlikele naistele võimaluse tegutseda.

Tööturu programmi on oodatud pagulastaustaga inimesed, kes soovivad siseneda Eesti tööturule või liikuda edasi sobivamale töökohale. Antud programm sobib kõigile, olenemata osalejate töökogemusest või tööstaatusest Eestis. Kokku osaleb 5-päevasel koolitusel kahenädalase perioodi jooksul 144 inimest. Programm kestab 12 kuud. Programmi lõppedes saavad osalejad võimaluse tutvuda töövarjutamise võimalustega erinevates ettevõtetes. Kokku moodustatakse 12 rühma, grupi suuruseks on keskmiselt 12 inimest. Koolitused toimuvad vene ja inglise keeles.

Estonian Refugee Council is launching a new Emergency Livelihoods Programme, aimed at providing access to sustainable livelihoods for Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. This initiative is designed to support the most vulnerable households by helping them generate new sources of income and achieve the subsistence minimum. 80 Ukrainian refugee households will each receive a grant of 1,000 Euros. The grants can be used to set up new business or to purchase essential equipment for already existing businesses in order to enhance their livelihoods.

Estonian Refugee Council in collaboration with Garage48 invites women in Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Poltava oblasts to build their future and realise their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. 80 individuals with new business ideas and 60 already existing business founders will be selected for the programme to get support on getting started and developing a sustainable and crisis-resilient micro company. At least 60 individuals or business teams selected by the jury will benefit 39,000 – 195,000 UAH in the form of asset-based grants together with mentoring for six months.