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Union for the Mediterranean backs project to develop skills for women

03-07-2012

A project to help women in the Southern Mediterranean develop skills for the labour market has been 'labelled' by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The project – Skills for Success - Employability Skills for Women – was approved for labelling by senior UfM officials last week.
 
The project is an employability-skills-training programme directed at young, disadvantaged and unemployed women, who have completed their secondary school education. Its aim is to assist participants in acquiring the knowledge, skills and tools needed to enter the job market, as well as enhance women's role as active members of society.
 
The project’s pilot phase will be implemented in the capitals of Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.
 
The programme will contribute towards the development of the women's global communication abilitiesvia targeted English language training and enhanced professional skills, including computer and business skills development and job search tools and advice.
 
By addressing the challenge of economic empowerment of the women in the region, the project contributes to the mitigation of the problem between high unemployment rates and secondary-level educated women in the Southern Mediterranean. In general terms, it also aims at the improvement of work-force skills necessary to support national and regional economies.
 
Skills for Success - Employability Skills for Women is promoted by AMIDEAST, a private, non-profit organization established in 1951 and present in the five countries under the project’s focus.
 
Once a project receives the UfM 'label', the UfM Secretariat works to facilitate its promotion, especially its financing needs, in collaboration and agreement with the project’s promoters. This requires Secretariat contacting/discussing with funding banks and institutions, as well as assisting in removal of obstacles or impediments.
 
Once financing arrangements have been finalised and the project launched, the Secretariat monitors its implementation, ensuring that criteria required for obtaining and keeping the UfM 'project label' are being met. (EU Neighbourhood Info)
 
Read more
 
Press release
 
Union for the Mediterranean Secretariat website
 
AMIDEAST website
 
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre press pack – Strengthening the Role of Women in the Neighbourhood
 
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre webpage – gender issues
 
 

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