Our Projects
Voices of Change
Project Full Name: Voices of Change (VOC): enhancing girls with migration background to cooperate in women policies in the European Consultative Body for Migrant Girls Civic Engagement
Website: https://voc-project.eu/
The Voices of Change (VOC) project tackles the disengagement of young people—particularly girls from migrant backgrounds—from traditional democratic participation. It promotes active citizenship, greater inclusion, and empowers these girls to engage meaningfully in democratic life.
Central to the project is the creation of a European Consultative Body for Civic Engagement of Migrant Girls, uniting both migrant and local girls to participate in policymaking and contribute to the design of policies affecting migrants and refugees. By focusing on girls from both non-European and European partner countries, VOC fosters mutual respect, cultural understanding, and deeper democratic involvement.
The project aims to equip migrant and refugee girls with a better understanding of the policymaking process, connect them with EU institutions, and create opportunities for them to express their views on key issues. It raises awareness of their rights and EU values, encourages democratic participation, and ensures their voices—especially on intersectional concerns—are heard by decision-makers.
VOC also focuses on establishing and strengthening the functionality of the consultative body as a sustainable platform for civic engagement. The project brings together 21 partners and one associated partner from 16 countries, working collaboratively to build capacity, share best practices, and extend their impact across Europe. It further involves citizens, migrants, associations, and a wide range of social and political groups to ensure broad relevance and effectiveness.
Elevate
Project Full Name: Empowering Young Women in Entrepreneurship
Duration: 01.03.2025 - 31.08.2026
Sector: KA220-Youth - Cooperation partnerships in youth
Project Number: 2024-2-RO01-KA220-YOU-000280883
Website: TBC
The primary goal of the ELEVATE Program is to create a tailored Improvement Program designed to support young women from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds as they pursue launching a social enterprise, entering the workforce, or returning to education. The program aims to equip them with essential theoretical knowledge to develop their venture ideas and the financial literacy needed to make informed decisions that support their journey to success.
Program activities will include the creation of specialized materials to assist aspiring young women entrepreneurs, followed by four pilot sessions involving 40 participants from partner countries. These sessions will test the materials and gather feedback to adapt the content to better meet participants' needs. All resources will be made freely available on the project website.
The target group is young women aged 18 to 34 from fragile households, who often experience low self-confidence and feelings of inadequacy. Despite these challenges, they aspire to transform their lives and create positive change. Many face financial barriers to realizing their ideas, lack family support, and navigate difficulties rooted in their environment, cultural norms, and traditions.
EUnited
Project Full Name: Engaging Young Migrants from North Africa in Participative Video and Storytelling to Share Their Narratives
Duration: 01.01.2025 - 31.10.2026
Sector: KA220-Youth - Cooperation partnerships in youth
Project Number: KA220-YOU-66BE6E9D
Website: TBC
EUnited has been collaboratively designed by project partners to promote social inclusion and improve outreach to young North African migrants living in Europe. The initiative specifically targets those who face barriers related to their migrant status and potential discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or religion. In doing so, EUnited directly addresses the priority of “inclusion and diversity in youth.”
Through the use of participatory video and storytelling, EUnited will engage young migrants, supporting them in developing both digital competencies and storytelling skills. These tools will empower them to share their personal narratives—stories of displacement, forced migration, and the challenges of arrival and integration in European societies.
By using this creative, reflective process, the project aims to help participants process their own journeys, while also amplifying their voices to raise awareness about the specific and often underrepresented challenges they face.