Promotion of Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Date Shared:

Friday, January 10, 2014 - 18:45

Title:

Countries and areas:

Portugal

Partner(s):

National Government of Portugal

Thematic Area:

Rights of migrants, Strategies for minimizing costs/maximizing human development

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.

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"

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