The European Green Deal sets Europe on the pathway to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The EU’s first-ever Gender Equality Strategy is designed to make gender equality in the EU a reality. Building synergies between the European Green Deal and the Gender Equality Strategy, especially in rural areas, is crucial to improving gender equality in energy, climate, and sustainability and harnessing Europe’s talent to support a green and sustainable transition
WE GREEN addresses the need for the green transformation of the EU economy and the development of skills required for green jobs and entrepreneurship in rural areas using digitalization and the social economy model.
Ø Build awareness in rural areas about women and green entrepreneurship as vehicles for the empowerment of local communities.
PR1.Inspirational package.
The repository includes reports at the national and EU level on the specific needs of rural women and the exact problems they face, preventing their integration into the labour market and fostering green social entrepreneurship and a collection of best practices related to green social entrepreneurship for women in rural areas.
Ø Build the capacities of formal & nonformal educators in rural areas on green social entrepreneurship for women.
PR2. Capacity building program for formal and non-formal educators working with women in rural areas.
It includes the development of the capacity-building program and information material for formal and non-formal educators, along with the basic tool that will be utilized for their delivery (online platform).
Ø Design and implement a local programme for empowering women in rural communities through green social entrepreneurship.
PR3. Implementing a Capacity-building program at the transnational and local levels.
The capacity-building program in green social entrepreneurship is addressed to 40 formal & non-formal educators of rural women/social entrepreneurship/green skills in the four implementing countries (Romania, Cyprus, Slovenia and Serbia).
Ø Develop guidelines for stakeholders at local, national and European levels for fostering women’s entrepreneurship in rural communities.
PR4. Guide for Stakeholders.
The toolkit highlights the critical success factors in each case, the specific skills and competencies necessary for the successful implementation of this practice, as well as dos and don’ts for future reference.
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