Road to empowerment

With this project, HWA aims to empower women and men with a migration background from a social point of view as well as an economic point of view.

Our target group is often illiterate and inexperienced in the professional field. They lack self-confidence, because they come from a war zone or conflict zone, where no attention is paid to women’s development nor to equal opportunities. Moreover, in their country of origin, the mentality often prevails that women should stay at home in isolation and are not allowed to go out because of security issues and religious and cultural barriers. As a result, they are afraid to go out and shape their own life and miss out on the opportunities that people without a migration background often do get.

All these barriers have a major impact on the lives and mentality of this group. They do not have a voice of their own, cannot stand up for themselves, and often fail to (fully) participate in society. Some of them, however, would really like to work or study, but need help and motivation to actually take that step. We give the extra push and together we explore the steps to take towards an emancipated existence.

To provide the necessary coaching, training and support, HWA launched the project: The Road to Empowerment.