Promotion of Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Date Shared:

Friday, January 10, 2014 - 18:45

Countries and areas:

Portugal

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Mexico 2010

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Recognition of Skills and Qualifications, Migration and Education, Capacity Building

Summary:

The project has as main goal to promote the creation of business ventures by immigrants through their training to acquire entrepreneurship skills.

Main activities:

Creation and capacity building of a team of trainers and intercultural mediation for entrepreneurship;
Mobilisation and strengthening of the partner institutions for the promotion of entrepreneurship;
Training and building the capacity of the potential entrepreneurs;
Coordination with institutional partners and engagement of other relevant actors.

Link:

For more information (in Portuguese):

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2012 - Roundtable 1.2 "Supporting Migrants and Diaspora as Agents of socioeconomic change"

GFMD 2010 - Roundtable 2.2 "Migration, Gender and Family"