Empowering Adult Survivors of domestic violence through Entrepreneurship
▶Summary
Almost one in three women (30% of women aged 15 and older) worldwide has experienced physical and/or sexual violence (WHO, 2013). Covid-19 and related stay-at-home orders led to a global rise in d...
▶Objectives
The EASE project aimed to develop a training programme specifically designed to facilitate the adoption of this entrepreneurial identity after surviving domestic violence, that could be replicated across Europe. Its objectives were: • Co-creating a tailored programme to answer the specific training needs of adult survivors of domestic violence in 3 European countries; • Making high-quality entrepreneurship training accessible for adults that are no longer in the academic system in higher education institutions; • Empowering survivors of domestic violence through entrepreneurship training with soft and hard skill elements; • Facilitating entrepreneurship for survivors of domestic violence through individual coaching and mentoring components