The project “Work is the key” will create prerequisites for economical independence and the deinstitutionalization of 60 women victims of violence in Lika – Senj, Primorje – Gorski Kotar and Sisak – Moslavina County through fifteen month. The seven partner organizations participating in the project will offer a new model of employment for long term unemployed women.
The deinstitutionalization program will be implemented in three levels: 1) psychological counseling; 2) education, modifying the qualifications and certification; 3) employment.
Psychological counseling will be conducted individually and in groups. Women victims of violence will gain ICT knowledge and skills that will help them in future employment (acquisition of ECDL diploma – European Computer Driving Licence), but also in managing the house budget. Education will consist of the basics of entrepreneurship and recycling workshops, and according to the wishes of the beneficiary. The employment program will consist of development of individual employment plans, teaching self-employment, life skills workshops, preparation for work and teaching in the workplace. A business club that aims on networking and mutual support for women will be opened, and also will connect women victims of violence with successful members of the community. It will be located in the Center of technical culture Rijeka. A day-care will be provided for the children of users. In order to enhance the employability of women involved in the project and getting acquainted with the new model of employment, two study visits will be organized to social cooperatives in Croatia.
The project is co-founded by the European Social Found through the Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007 – 2013, pre-accession instrument. The project leader is the Regional Development Agency Porin which will implement the project with six partners (Technical Culture Center Rijeka, Association for the protection of family, SOS phone – City of Rijeka, Center for Women Adela, City of Rijeka – City Department of entrepreneurship and the City Department of Health and Social Welfare, the Croatian Employment Service, regional office Rijeka) and one collaborator (Primorje – Gorski Kotar County).
