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Start Smart - Be the Next Gen
The Estonian Refugee Council in collaboration with Haaga-Helia University invites youth aged 15-29 with migration background and an interest in entrepreneurship to participate in the Start Smart training programme, aimed at developing and presenting AI tools to upskill migrant youth in Estonia. People with business experience or interest in entrepreneurship and how Artificial Intelligence can enhance your ideas are welcome to apply to the programme. The programme provides participants with training and knowledge on business development and on ways in which AI tools can help increase your competitiveness. The programme will take place in Tallinn and will be conducted by a certified AI specialist trainer over the course of 6 weeks. The group will consist of 15 participants who are expected to partake in homework and attend all training sessions for successful completion of the course.
Online information webinar
31 March 2025, 17:00-18:00 UTC+2
Application deadline
07 April 2025, 23:59 UTC+2
Announcement of selected participants
08 April 2025
Programme kick-off
16 April 2025, 17:00-19:30 UTC+2
Worskhop 1
23 April 2025, 17:00-20:00 UTC+2
Worskhop 2
30 April 2025, 17:00-20:00 UTC+2
Worskhop 3
07 May 2025, 17:00-20:00 UTC+2
Worskhop 4
14 May 2025, 17:00-20:00 UTC+2
Final event - online cross-border hackaton
21 May 2025, 17:00-19:00 UTC+2
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Supporting sustainable livelihoods: Empowering displaced women from Nagorno-Karabakh residing in Lori region of Armenia
The Estonian Refugee Council is launching a new Women's Livelihoods Programme, aimed at providing sustainable livelihood opportunities for forcibly displaced women from Nagorno-Karabakh residing in the Lori region of Armenia. The project seeks to address the social and economic challenges these women face by supporting their income-generating ideas through entrepreneurial activities. The programme is designed to educate 30 women on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, helping them develop a strong understanding of how to successfully run small entrepreneurial activities. 15 most viable entrepreneurship ideas will receive sub-awards of $1,500 each to kick-start their entrepreneurial ventures.
Application deadline
25 November 2024
Evaluation of applications
25-30 November 2024
Series of entrepreneurship trainings
January 2025
Final selection of beneficiaries
February 2025
Sub-award disbursement
March 2025
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Emergency livelihoods support for Ukrainian refugees in Georgia 2024
Estonian Refugee Council is launching a new Emergency Livelihoods Programme, aimed at providing access to sustainable livelihoods for Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. This initiative is designed to support the most vulnerable households by helping them generate new sources of income and achieve the subsistence minimum. 80 Ukrainian refugee households will each receive a grant of 1,000 Euros. The grants can be used to set up new business or to purchase essential equipment for already existing businesses in order to enhance their livelihoods.
Application deadline
Closed
Evaluation of applications
September
Series of entrepreneurship trainings
October
Final selection of beneficiaries
October - November
Grants disbursement
November
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Empowering Women Ukraine Spring 2024
Estonian Refugee Council in collaboration with Garage48 invites women in Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Poltava oblasts to build their future and realise their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. 80 individuals with new business ideas and 60 already existing business founders will be selected for the programme to get support on getting started and developing a sustainable and crisis-resilient micro company. At least 60 individuals or business teams selected by the jury will benefit 39,000 – 195,000 UAH in the form of asset-based grants together with mentoring for six months.
Programme pre-webinar
07 March 2024, 18:00-20:00 UTC+2
Application deadline for INCUBATION: Entrepreneurship Programme for the creation of new businesses
17 March 2024
Announcement of selected participants into INCUBATION: Entrepreneurship Programme for the creation of new businesses
22 March 2024
INCUBATION: Entrepreneurship Programme for the creation of new businesses
06-21 April 2024
INCUBATION Finals & Award ceremony
27 April 2024
Application deadline for ACCELERATION: Entrepreneurship Programme for the relocation and re-starting of existing businesses
17 May 2024
Announcement of selected participants into the ACCELERATION: Entrepreneurship Programme for the relocation and re-starting of existing businesses
3 May 2024
ACCELERATION: Entrepreneurship Programme for the relocation and re-starting of existing businesses
18-27 May 2024
ACCELERATION Finals & Award ceremony
30 May 2024
Business grants & mentoring
June – November 2024
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Past programmes
BOOST - Development of businesses founded by refugees in Estonia
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurship Programme Estonia 2024
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Edge-Up Employability Programme 2024
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Emergency Livelihoods Programme 2023-2024 in Ukraine
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Empowering Women Ukraine 2023-2024
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Refugee Employability Programme Estonia 2023
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurship Programme Estonia 2023
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Developing Ukrainian-founded businesses in Estonia
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Empowering Women Ukraine 2023
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Empowering Women Estonia 2022
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Georgia 2022
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Empowering Women Ukraine 2022
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Entrepreneurship programme - Kakuma and Kalobeyei 2021
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Empowering Women Ukraine 2021
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