★ Co-funded by Erasmus+ · Germany · Spain · France

Walking Alongside You

Empowering Migrant Women into the Labour Market

We support young immigrant women in their transition to adulthood — building the confidence, soft skills and employability they need to thrive across Europe.

Explore the Toolkit → About the Project
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Delivered in partnership
MDMigration &
Development Council
PTPODERÍO Training
& Research
SISolution: Solidarité
et Inclusion
Co-funded by the
European Union
Why WAY Matters

Facing a triple disadvantage

Young immigrant women experience overlapping barriers that few other groups face at once. WAY was designed to address all three together.

Youth Gender Migration triple disadvantage

Youth

Navigating the transition to adulthood and a first job — often without established networks or local guidance to lean on.

Gender

Confronting gender gaps in employment and pay, alongside expectations that can limit access to opportunity.

Migration background

Adapting to a new language, culture and labour market while building recognition for skills and experience.

Who WAY Is For

Built around the people who benefit

Every resource is designed with three audiences in mind — and the connections between them.

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Young immigrant women

Build confidence, soft skills and employability to thrive in a new country and its labour market.

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Youth workers & trainers

Gain a ready-to-use toolkit and training to deliver impactful soft skills and employability sessions.

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Communities & partners

Strengthen social cohesion and inclusion across Germany, Spain and France — and the wider EU.

Project Objectives

What we set out to achieve

01

Build personal & social skills

Develop the intrapersonal and interpersonal skills that help young women become active protagonists in their own integration.

02

Train employability skills

Provide practical training in job search techniques, career orientation and navigating the local labour market.

03

Create an accessible digital toolkit

Deliver a highly user-friendly, multilingual toolkit for both youth workers and young immigrant women.

04

Promote civic engagement

Foster mutual respect and EU values such as equality and non-discrimination through active participation.

Success Pathway

A journey, walked together

Every participant moves through five stages — from first discovery to fully thriving.

1

Discover

Explore the toolkit & what's possible.

2

Learn

Build soft & employability skills.

3

Practice

Apply skills in pilot workshops.

4

Participate

Co-create & shape the resources.

5

Thrive

Step into the labour market with confidence.

Project Impact

Reach across Europe

3

Countries

3

Partner organisations

3

Toolkit modules

60+

Participants

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Erasmus+ collaboration

European Collaboration

Germany ↔ Spain ↔ France

Three organisations, three countries, one shared mission for inclusion.

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Germany
Spain
France
DE

Germany

Köln · Coordinator

Migration and Development Council e.V. leads the partnership, driving integration and digital literacy.

ES

Spain

Córdoba · Training Lead

PODERÍO Training & Research leads soft skills development and the transnational training.

FR

France

Paris · Inclusion

Solution: Solidarité et Inclusion brings non-formal education to multicultural urban communities.

Discover the toolkit & our activities

Explore the resources, workshops and training that help young immigrant women step confidently into the labour market.

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