Portugal: Alstom women in action
Portugal: Alstom women in action
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Status
Ongoing
- Location Camarate, Loures
The program focuses on the integration of a group of women (Unemployed or in a precarious job, living in poverty, having >3 children, 1st/2nd/3rd generation migrant, low levels of education) in the labour market through a sewing specialisation to become entrepreneurs. It involves the development of:
1/ Personal skills (Creativity, critical thinking, communication skills, teamwork)
2/ Professional skills (Mastery of sewing techniques - Confection, repair, reuse in a creative way by valuing raw material & prevent waste)
3/ Marketing & entrepreneurship skills (Business & marketing plan, digital communication, sales techniques, mentoring, visits to Alstom or other work places).
Overall focus on ecological footprint by reusing & recycling textiles, valuing the re-created pieces & seeing the transformation as a preventive method of waste.
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Partner NGO: Representação Permanente da Fundación Ayuda en Acción
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Promoter
David Torres - Portugal Managing Director, Lisboa
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Initiate date • Duration
15.09.2022 • 12 months