The project starts on November 1, 2023 and ends on April 30, 2026. The project is co-financed by the European Union through the Erasmus+ action KA220 - ADU - Cooperation partnerships in adult education.

Specific objectives and expected outcomes

The project has the following specific objectives:

• Offer women and educators a training package focused on managerial skills for the textile sector.
• Provide a toolset of green practices for a sustainable textile ecosystem.
• Organize Ideathons to prepare women for labour integration.
• Empower and motivate women to take over managerial positions.
• Create channels of communication between women, SME managers, and owners.
• Offer women transnational training & connect them in an EU scale.
• Create a structured dissemination strategy to reach the target groups.

The following outcomes are expected from the project:

• Be A Manager Platform: Modules on managerial skills, practical activities, and self-assessment quizzes for learners to check their progression.
• WomenThinkGreenToolset: A tool with factsheets on the environmental impact of the textile industry, information sheets on green practices, case studies of women-led companies in the textile Industry, and work-based scenarios.
• Ideathons to foster the entrepreneurial skills of women and empower them to pursue success.

Participants

• KAINOTOMIA & SIA EE, Greece
• Markeut skills sociedad limitada, Spain
• Lottozero società cooperativa sociale, Italy
• Chambre Officielle de Commerce d'Espagne en Belgique et au Luxembourg, Belgium
• LLC "CIVITTA UKRAINE", Ukraine

Link to Strengthening women’s representation in senior textile positions