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Current programmes
Edge-Up Employability Programme 2024
The employability programme welcomes people with a refugee background, who want to enter the labor market in Estonia or change their jobs. This program is suitable for everyone, regardless of their work experience or current employment status in Estonia. A total of 144 people can participate in the 5-day employability programme during a two-week period. The program lasts for 12 months. Upon program completion, participants gain the chance to engage in work practice or job shadowing across various organizations. A total of 12 groups are formed with an average of 12 people. The groups are held in Russian and English.
Opening day of the programme
20 May 2024
Registration
Ongoing throughout the year until June 2025
Feedback to candidates
Periodically to all candidates
Employability programme
28 June 2024 - 28 June 2025
Internship/job-shadowing programme
August 2024 - June 2025
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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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BOOST - Development of businesses founded by refugees in Estonia
The Estonian Refugee Council invites refugees with business experience to participate in the BOOST business development programme to further develop your business or to help you restart your business in Estonia. The programme provides participants with training and knowledge on business development and ways to increase its competitiveness. The programme will take place in Tallinn and will include mentoring, study visits and social events in addition to training. Up to 25 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) founded by refugees or individuals with previous entrepreneurial experience will be selected to participate in the programme. At the end of the programme, 3 teams selected by an expert jury will receive an individual item-based grant of €1,000. The grants will be awarded based on participation in the training programme, homework and final pitch. Participants are expected to attend all training sessions.
Online information session
29 January 2025, 18:00-19:30
Application deadline
05 February 2025, 23:59
Announcement of participants
10 February 2025
Programme launch event in Tallinn
20 February 2025
Two-week training and mentoring sessions
28 February - 30 May 2025
Study visits
March - June 2025
Community events
April - June 2025
Demo day
June 2025
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Կայուն կենսամակարդակի ապահովում։ Լեռնային Ղարաբաղից տեղահանված և Լոռու մարզում բնակվող կանանց հզորացման ծրագիր
Փախստականների հարցերով էստոնական խորհուրդը մեկնարկում է կենսամակարդակի բարելավման նոր ծրագիր, որի նպատակն է աջակցել Լեռնային Ղարաբաղից տեղահանված և ՀՀ Լոռու մարզում բնակվող կանանց կայուն կենսամակարդակի ապահովմանը։ Ծրագիրը նպատակ ունի հասցեագրել տեղահանված կանանց սոցիալ-տնտեսական խնդիրները՝ աջակցելով նրանց կողմից եկամուտ ձևավորելուն ուղղված գործողություններին։ Ծրագրի շրջանակում ընտրված 30 կանայք կստանան ձեռներեցության հիմնադրման և հաջողակ ձեռներեցություն վարելու հիմունքների վերաբերյալ անհրաժեշտ գիտելիքներ և ուղղորդում։ Ամենակենսունակ գաղափարներն առաջարկած 15 շահառուներ կստանան 1500 ԱՄՆ դոլլար արժողությամբ դրամաշնորհներ ձեռներեցության մեկնարկի համար։
Հայտադիմում ներկայացնելու վերջնաժամկետ
25 Նոյեմբեր 2024
Հայտադիմումների գնահատում
25-30 Նոյեմբեր 2024
Ձեռներեցության հիմունքների դասընթացաշար
Հունվար 2025
Շահառուների վերջնական ընտրություն
Փետրվար 2025
Դրամաշնորհի տրամադրում
Մարտ 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
Empowering Women Entrepreneurship Programme Estonia 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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