strategy

Assisting women refugees through training

Context:
A disproportionately high number of refugees are women, many of whom are heads of household. However only a fraction of the assistance programmes reach them.
Implementation:
ILO endeavours to improve the quality and outreach of skills development programmes for women refugees. Emphasis is placed on increasing the participation of women refugees in existing programmes and ensuring that skills provided lead to employment and self-employment.
Values:
Refugee
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 5: Gender EqualityGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions