The Alliance awards €2.4 million in grants to advance economic inclusion across Europe

AkiDwA works to promote equality and justice for migrant women by ensuring equal opportunities and access to resources. AkiDwA will organise skills development, mentorship, and work placements, while advocating for reform of policies impacting migrant women in Ireland.

ALICE is a union, which organises, trains, and advocates for better wages and improved working conditions for care workers. ALICE will provide leadership and negotiation trainings, career counselling for Ukrainian refugee women, build a coalition of responsible employers, and campaign for fair wages for care workers.

A.L.E.G. promotes gender equality and combats gender-based violence. It will offer counselling and psychological support, raise awareness about violence and harassment among employers, and advocate for the implementation of ILO Convention No. 190.

Bilitis works to eliminate all existing forms of discrimination and achieve full equality for LGBTI people. In partnership with GLAS, Bilits will provide psychological support, organise workshops and a mentorship program to foster career and entrepreneurial pathways, and host a public event for queer artists to showcase their work and generate income.

BIWOC* Rising is Germany’s first feminist, intersectional coworking and social club by and for women, trans, intersex, and non-binary people of colour. BIWOC* Rising will continue to support the financial independence of its participants through mentoring, workshops, and visibility opportunities. It will also sustain its co-working space, and scale up the model across borders.

Common Zone works to increase the impact of women and gender-aware individuals to build a gender-equal society and inspire socially responsible action. Together with ACT Group, it will continue empowering queer entrepreneurs through courses and coaching, while also strengthening the Queer Beez network.

GirlDreamer supports the personal and professional development of young women of colour to tackle social inequity and pursue their dreams. It will fund 40 women of colour-led organisations through its Dream Fund and deliver capacity building masterclasses as well as flexible on-to-one support.

IKF Malmö works on the inclusion of foreign-born women through study circles and vocational courses. Its activities will include peer-led workshops on budgeting, banking, tax, and workplace rights. It will also connect civil society, public institutions, and employers to co-design inclusive employment initiatives.

Lallab works to defend the rights of Muslim women and amplify their voices and perspectives to address racism, sexism and islamophobia. It will scale up its POWER Program to reach women in rural areas, as well as publish new reports on workplace discrimination and train public and private actors on inclusive workplace cultures and practices.

LevFem works to improve the rights of women care workers. With its CARE coalition, it will increase the public’s awareness of the issues faced by care workers, build a movement, and strengthen advocacy demands and garner support from decision-makers.

MozaiQ supports the empowerment and economic inclusion of LGBTQI individuals. It will support the safety of LGBTQI people in need by providing emergency shelter, psychological support, and community events. It will also offer personalised career and financial counselling, professional courses, scholarships, and networking events.

NANE works towards the empowerment of women victims of gender-based violence. NANE will train its network of professionals to support victims of economic violence, deliver economic empowerment workshops to survivors, advocate for a more effective local-level response to economic violence, and partner with the media to counter harmful narratives.

Romaversitas works to improve Roma people’s access to the labour market. Romaversitas will deliver an English course, as well as trainings in career planning, project management, and soft skills. It will offer trauma-informed coaching and an internship program with four companies. An advocacy campaign, co-created by Roma women, will challenge exclusionary narratives.

ShoutOut works to build safe spaces for LGBTQI+ people in workplaces, schools, and universities. It will continue its workshops in workplaces and institutions of higher education, as well as expand their resources, facilitate events and networks, and deepen partnerships.

SOS Racismo Madrid works on the inclusion and empowerment of migrant and racialised women. It plans to continue the education programme for women while also addressing systemic barriers through its growing business network made up of employers committed to anti-discriminatory practices.

Single SuperMom is a frontline organisation supporting single mothers. It will continue establishing partnerships with more municipalities to support more women into quality employment or further education. It will also enable easier access for single mothers to a tailored support system.

Tracanelupa works to empower women survivors of domestic violence towards social and economic independence. In partnership with Qualcosa di Diverso, Tracanelupa will continue its social garden, while also providing classes to women survivors of violence on social entrepreneurship, agroecology, and marketing. It will also provide internships, job placements, and psychological support.

WHEN works to empower women professionally and promote gender equality in the workplace. It will strengthen and sustain the first feminist co-working space with childcare in Athens. This will include raising its visibility, hiring childcare staff, and providing scholarships to marginalized women to ensure equitable access.