PLOUTOS - “cooPeration for achieving third country nationaLs’ financial independence thrOUgh financial liTeracy tOols and entrepreunerShip bootcamps”

Duration
02.01.2022. - 01.02.2025.
Categories
Asylum Migrations Integration

Opis projekta

The aim of PLOUTOS project is to improve TCN‘s access to financial services via: a) a course on financial literacy and sustainability supported by a relevant language course, b) a course on community interpreting offered to people already offering this service without having had any professional training (including TCN‘s residing in the host country for more than 3 years, second generation, employees of financial service providers and NGOs), c) practice business programme enabling practical training of TCNs in applying their financial literacy skills on the job d)multi-lingual technical tools offering TCNs with business training & access to microfinance in any EU country through the 96 members of the European Microfinance Network, lifting cultural and administrative burdens. The multistakeholder consortium of 11 project partners from 7 EU member states (SE,CY,GR,IT,BE,HR,BG) includes 2 Universities, 2 SMEs, 1 Banking & 1 Microfinance Associations, 1 Pubic authority representative and 4 NGOs. PLOUTOS will impact the local communities by increasing TCN's confidence and motivation for self-employment thanks to a new skillset as well as it will reduce the fear and instability that comes as a result of TCNs dependence on the surrounding society. Furthermore, many refugees & migrants have no access to banks and other financial services, in this sense, the enormous hurdle on their way to self-reliance and economic independence will be addressed.

OUTCOMES: PLOUTOS main outcome is the improvement of TCNs' financial literacy and the provision of access to a variety of financial services.

OUTPUTS: PLOUTOS tangible outputs are the financial literacy educational materials, the acceleration practice Business programme and the financial tool.The main intangible outputs is the confidence & knowledge that TCNs will acquire in various fields aiming at improving their access to financial services.

Partner organisations: 

Halmstad University

INNOVATION HIVE

Aristotle Uni

SQUAREDEV

European Microfinance Network

FUTURE NEEDS 

ABI Lab

CESIE 

Breza Youth Association 

Sofia Development Association

Project is funded by AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) 

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