Report available from WE-EMPOWER transnational training: “We Empower: Migrant Women Breaking Down Barriers in Politics”

The WE-EMPOWER transnational training report summarises key highlights from the third training held – within the framework of the WE-EMPOWER project – in Madrid, Spain, from 29 February to 1 March 2024. Topics tackled in the training include issues and challenges faced by migrant women across Europe, including bureaucratic hurdles, political exclusion and inadequate support and resources from public institutions, among others.

A total of 65 people participated in person in the training, including close to 20 international representatives from project partners and large majority were migrant women who are members of Red Latinas.

The report contains a compilation of summaries from the following trainings and events:

• A two-day workshop in Digital Tools for Political Participation: Moodle, with a practical demonstration of how members of the Red Latinas use Moodle.
• The public event on 1 March “Migrant Women Breaking Down Barriers in Politics” with two roundtables featuring national and international speakers and experts in migration, including:
  • First Round Table: “Migrant women breaking down barriers in politics in Europe”
    • Cristina Reyna, Women in Development Europe + (WIDE+) – Belgium
    • Nancy Contreras, Gender and Development in Practice (GADIP) – Sweden
    • Silvia Dumitrache, ADRI Association – Italy
    • Catherine Abon, Filipino Migrant Women (GABRIELA) – Germany
  • Second Round Table: “Migrant women breaking down barriers in politics in Spain”
    • Silvina Monteros Obelar, Red Latinas
    • Carolina Elías Espinosa, councillor of the Más Madrid Municipal Group in the Madrid City Council
    • Carlos Mora Almudí, General Director of Migrations of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security
• The interdisciplinary performance “La Sed” by the Association of Women Artists and Craftswomen in Spain MAAE
• A visit to the Empowerment Center for Domestic & Care Workers – CETHYC

WE-EMPOWER is a transnational collaboration that aims to empower migrant women to participate in civic and democratic life in Europe. The project unites seven women-led and migrant women-led organisations across Europe in a consortium that is led by WIDE+. It is co-funded by the European Union’s ERASMUS+programme.

Read the full report.

Learn more about the WE-EMPOWER project.