| Project Detail |
INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE LABOR MARKET IN PALESTINE
Contract partner: Protestant womens work in Austria
Country: Palestinian TerritoriesFunding amount: € 275.800,00Project start: 01.01.2021End: 31.12.2023
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Overall goal
The aim of the project is to improve young womens access to the labor market and to contribute to the elimination of gender-based violence in the working world in Palestine (contribution to SDG 5.1, 5.2., 5.4., 8, and EU GAP II 7, 14 and 19).
Expected results
The project activities include labor market qualification measures for 130 young women, which include training, 6-month internships, on-the-job coaching and follow-up meetings. Furthermore, a study on gender-based violence in the world of work in Palestine will be carried out and, based on this, a handbook with best practice examples and mechanisms for preventing and combating violence in the world of work will be drawn up. These serve as the basis for awareness-raising activities and advocacy work. These include a Training of Trainers program for union members, awareness-raising workshops for union members and companies, an online awareness-raising campaign, Radio spots and TV programs with information about the economic empowerment of women and their participation in the labor market. As part of the advocacy work, a round table discussion and meetings with decision-makers from the Departments of Labour, Womens Departments and the private sector are planned, as well as an accompanying online campaign.
Target group / Beneficiaries
The main target group of the project are job-seeking young women, employers, union members and decision-makers in the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Women and the private sector, as well as the general public in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. A total of 18,532 people (60% women, 40% men) belong to the direct target group of the project. 44,520 family members of the direct beneficiaries, 90,000 trade union members and 301,200 employees benefit indirectly from the project measures. |
