VOICE project aims to empower Ukrainian refugees in EU countries through vocational upskilling and reskilling opportunities and social integration. Over 18 months, the project consortium will transfer, adapt, develop and implement innovative e-learning resources focusing on employability, digital entrepreneurship, soft skills, and social innovation. By adapting proven training modules from previous Erasmus+ projects, VOICE will address the immediate needs of refugees while fostering long-term societal resilience. Through piloting mixed-group training sessions and extensive impact assessments, the project will ensure relevance and effectiveness integrating social innovation with practical and impactful solutions. Key activities include assessment of required skills, mapping existing social innovation initiatives, transferring and upscaling successful e-learning resources proved effective, monitoring and piloting with mixed groups, and disseminating results widely.
VOICE wants to enhance economic independence and professional integration of Ukrainian refugees, improve their well-being, and strengthen social cohesion with host communities. It seeks to increase local economic growth through new skills and entrepreneurial initiatives while improving employability for refugees. By facilitating social integration and influencing education systems, VOICE seeks enhancing both social and vocational integration, empowering communities to support refugees effectively providing valuable evidence-based insights for policymakers. It emphasizes community empowerment and societal benefits, while fostering partnership and collaboration across EU countries to contribute to refugee integration and education innovation.
With a focus on sustainability and scalability, VOICE aims to contribute to the European Social Fund Plus Social Innovation Plus Initiative's objectives by providing tangible solutions to mitigate the societal consequences of displacement due to conflict.