Virtual Launch of “CLUSTER – advanCing youth and women sociaL inclUSion in The MEditerRanean”
16 November 2021. From 10:00 To 12:00 | Conference | English | Online
The economic hardships following the COVID-19 pandemic have heavily hit employment opportunities in the Euro-Mediterranean region, raising numbers of citizens at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and hurting young people more than other age groups. Moreover, demand-supply skills mismatch is a key factor behind high unemployment and changing labour market demands highlight the growing importance of reskilling and upskilling of youth and women, together with diversifying and investing in sustainable economy sectors to better cope with future economic and climate crises.
Against this background, the CLUSTER capitalisation project, funded under the EU’s ENI CBC Med Programme, aims to create a supportive environment for youth/women employment schemes, by equipping young NEETs, in particular women, with employability skills in four sustainable economy sectors, and promoting long-lasting partnerships between TVET institutions, the private sector and social economy actors, while raising awareness of public authorities and policy-makers. The IEMed acts as the Lead Beneficiary of CLUSTER which is implemented through a consortium of partners from Italy, Cyprus, France, Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia.
The project’s total budget is € 1,108,162.62 and it is financed for an amount of €997,346.36 (90%) by the European Union (2014-2020 ENI CBC Med Programme) through the European Neighbourhood Instrument.
The CLUSTER Launch Conference is a high-level event strengthening networking and dialogue among relevant stakeholders, as a step towards the creation of a supportive regional environment for the employment of NEETs. With this in mind, and on the occasion of the first annual celebration of the Day of the Mediterranean by the UfM, it will consist of two panels with small interventions (5 minutes each) and an open discussion.
For media inquiries, please contact: Virginia Dicuonzo, Project and Communication Officer, at +34 627481366 or vdicuonzo@iemed.org.
Speakers
Joumana Sweiss
Programme Officer ENI CBC Med, Branch office for the Western Mediterranean, Valencia
Anna Dorangricchia
Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Expert Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
Johannes Laepple
German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Representative to the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
Gaëlle Ferrant
Economist and Gender Specialist Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mounir Ghribi
Director of International Cooperation, Communication, Skills Development and Research Promotion National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS)
Cristina Mereuta
Senior Human Capital Development Expert, Coordinator for Active Labour Market Policies European Training Foundation (ETF)
Magali Outters
Team Leader Policy Area Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC – UNEP/MAP).
Emmanuelle Roure
Neighbourhood Coordinator International Relations Unit, Directorate General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission (DG EMPL)
Vito Intini
Regional Lead Economist and Inclusive Growth Team Leader UNDP in the Arab region
Yeganeh Forouheshfar
Economist and a researcher The Euro-Mediterranean Economists AssociationOrganised by
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