Meetings
EmpowerHer pre kick-off meeting
DATE: 28 November 2024
The Pre Kick Off Meeting of the new EmpowerHER project: Ensuring Digital Innovation (Gamification), Quality, and Recognition in Youth Work for Better Gender Balance in Entrepreneurship Education was held on November 28, 2024.
The meeting was attended by partners from Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Cyprus and Spain.
The meeting opened with partner introductions, offering an opportunity for everyone to become acquainted with each other’s organizations. Following the introductions, Emphasys delivered a comprehensive overview of the project, emphasizing its main objectives, key activities, and anticipated outcomes.
The leader of Work Package 2 presented an outline of planned activities. The Action Plan and timeline were discussed, with preliminary deadlines set for designing the project logo and developing templates for collecting good practices.
The consortium also deliberated on establishing new social media channels for the project. The leaders responsible for Dissemination were asked to prepare an Action Plan before of the Kick-Off Meeting, scheduled for December 18, 2024.
The meeting concluded with a discussion on administrative tasks, future communication strategies, and the next steps in project development.
Kick-off meeting
DATE: 18 December 2024
The EmpowerHER project is moving forward with impactful activities supporting the development of entrepreneurship and digital skills among young women and youth workers.
A modern educational platform is being developed, which will include training content, podcasts, a good practices mapping tool, glossary, digital calendar, and an online community. In parallel, a virtual Escape Room game is being designed, where users will explore the basics of the Business Model Canvas through interactive tasks and challenges.
Work is nearing completion on an interactive Portrait E-book, showcasing young female leaders. The publication will be available in five partner languages. Additionally, the video podcasts have been translated and will soon be published on the project’s social media and website.
Implementation has begun on the Capacity Building Training Package for youth workers. Partners are preparing educational materials, a multimedia glossary, and entrepreneurship activities tailored for young people.
Each partner is contributing to a Resource Bank of at least 10 educational tools. Work is also underway on a Competence Framework for youth workers, covering essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes for supporting young people in entrepreneurship.
Promotional activities are being prepared, including summer boot camps and national/international pitching competitions. Guidelines for organizing EmpowerHER Open Days are also in progress.
The project team is implementing a quality assurance strategy, including evaluation processes and communication guidelines. Administrative and reporting tasks are ongoing.
Online meeting
DATE: 27 January 2025
On 27th January 2025, the partners of the EmpowerHer project met to discuss ongoing tasks and assess the progress made so far in the project’s implementation.
During the meeting, partners reviewed the status of organizing a series of video podcasts featuring women entrepreneurs. These inspiring conversations will provide an excellent opportunity to showcase diverse success stories of women. The consortium members shared their ideas and addressed any concerns related to finalizing the podcasts.
The consortium also discussed the guidelines for developing VR game scripts that will be created as part of the project. Key aspects of their implementation and the next steps were outlined.
Additionally, the partners analyzed effective strategies for promoting the project’s results, emphasizing the importance of maintaining high-quality execution.
Online meeting
DATE: 21 February 2025
On February 21, the partners of the EmpowerHer project met to discuss current tasks and assess the project’s progress to date.
During the meeting, the status of work on organizing a series of video podcasts featuring female entrepreneurs was discussed. These inspiring conversations will provide an excellent opportunity to showcase the diverse stories of successful women. Consortium members shared their ideas and cleared up any doubts about finalizing the podcasts.
The next step is to translate the videos into English and the languages of the partners so they can reach a wider audience. The videos will be available on the EmpowerHer project’s YT, so we will be able to share them soon.
The consortium also discussed the guidelines for creating the VR game scenarios that will be created as part of the project. Key aspects of their implementation were discussed, as well as directions for further activities such as infographics.
Online meeting
DATE: 27 March 2025
On 27 March, the partners of the EmpowerHer project met to discuss current tasks and assess the progress of the project so far.
The meeting discussed the completion of the organisation of a series of video podcasts featuring female entrepreneurs. All partner organisations have completed this task and the material is currently being translated into international languages. These inspirational talks will be an excellent opportunity to showcase the diverse stories of successful women.
We have also started work on WP2 A3- partners are working on a ‘Resource Bank’ which will include a collection of tools, materials, resources, videos etc. The format will be an online document and the aim is to collect at least 60 resources.
Also under activity A4- Based on the presented and accepted template for the Competence Framework, which defines the conceptual mapping of skills, knowledge, attitudes and competences to be acquired and defined in the modules, the partners have started to implement their tasks. Each organisation is implementing the established assumptions within its modules, according to the project schedule and guidelines.
A meeting was also held today regarding the Peer Review Portrait E-Book for Young Girls, which is part of WP2 A2. Our aim is to test and refine the infographic so that it clearly presents inspiring role models and useful information for young girls interested in business. With this, we want to create interesting and high-quality material that presents diverse experiences and success stories from different countries.
Online meeting
DATE: 7 May 2025
On May 7, the EmpowerHER project partners met to discuss ongoing tasks and assess the progress made so far in the project implementation.
The video podcast series has already been translated into all partner languages, which means we can expect their publication on the project’s social media channels and website soon. Work is also underway on the Portrait E-Book for Young Girls. The booklet is in its final development stage and will soon be finalized and then shared through the project’s channels.
As part of the work on the Competence Framework, partners recently conducted cross-checking of the modules among themselves. The next step will be to incorporate the agreed comments into the files and compile the final version of the document.
The implementation of WP3 – “ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR YWs” – has also begun. The work package was reintroduced to the consortium, and plans for its implementation were presented. The SAN team is currently working on preparing the first templates within this WP.
To conclude the meeting, topics related to the dissemination of project results and planned promotional activities were also discussed.
Online Meeting
DATE: 17/06/2025
On June 17, 2025, another online meeting took place as part of the EmpowerHER project, with representatives from all partner organizations in attendance.
The meeting began with a discussion on the progress of the Competence Framework, which will be soon published in the partners’ native languages.
As part of WP3 – “”ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR YWs””, we have developed a multimedia glossary and finalized the guidelines and templates for organizing entrepreneurship bootcamps. Additionally, we finalized the last details related to the podcasts, which will soon be available on our social media channels and project website. The meeting concluded with a discussion on the dissemination of project results and upcoming promotional activities.
Online Meeting
DATE: 22/07/2025
On July 22, 2025, another online meeting was held as part of the EmpowerHER project, with representatives from all partner organizations in attendance.
Our latest project meeting began with an overview of project management matters. Afterwards, partners shared detailed updates on the progress within each work package.
We are currently working on the translations of the Competence Framework and Portrait e-booklet as well as the training modules. The materials are taking shape and moving closer to completion. Soon they will be avaliable in all partners’ languages. Meanwhile, work continues on the script and concept of the VR Escape Room game. This innovative component will bring an engaging and interactive dimension to the learning experience.
Finally, partners confirmed that regular dissemination activities are ongoing, with posts and updates promoting the project and its results across different platforms.
Online Meeting
DATE: 11/09/2025
Partners of the EmpowerHer project came together on September 11,2025 for a productive and inspiring meeting!
Partners discussed on preparation WP3 Activity A3 and A4 Escape Room which focuses on the creation of a bootcamp-style activity pack with the aim to support youth workers in delivering engaging, inspiring, and competence-based entrepreneurship education sessions with young people, especially girls aged 16–21 and game script and scenarios. During the meeting issues related to project dissemination and management were also discussed.
Online Meeting
DATE: 13/10/2025
On October 13th, the EmpowerHer partners held an online meeting to review the project’s progress and achievements to date. The discussion focused on ensuring the smooth and timely implementation of the upcoming activities and maintaining strong collaboration across all partners.
“Key points included the completion and review of learning materials, the upcoming pilot phase where partners will test the developed modules and activities, and the ongoing development of the project’s digital platform.
The meeting was productive and forward-looking, reaffirming the partners’ shared commitment to empowering women through education, innovation, and digital inclusion.”
Online Meeting
DATE: 20/11/2025
On November 20th, an online meeting of the EmpowerHER project partners took place, during which the progress of the work was discussed and the next steps were planned.
The Emphasys team has finalized the development of the scenarios and continues working on the platform, with a test link to be shared with partners soon. As part of the dissemination activities, the consortium will soon issued the project Newsletter. The partners positively evaluated the results achieved so far and continue to work with commitment on the next stages of the EmpowerHER project.
Online Meeting
DATE: 11/12/2025
On December 11, project partners came together for another online coordination meeting to review progress and jointly plan the next steps of the project. During the meeting, partners shared updates on their current activities and discussed key milestones ahead.
At this stage, partners are finalizing the national versions of the validated capacity-building training for YWs. These materials will soon be available on the project platform, ensuring broad access for all stakeholders. The consortium is now shifting its main focus to the planning and preparation of capacity-building workshops for YWs, which will be implemented at the national level. These upcoming workshops represent an important step toward strengthening skills, sharing best practices, and achieving the project’s overall objectives.
Online Meeting
DATE: 12/01/2026
On January 12, project partners met once more to assess the project’s implementation and to discuss the upcoming steps of our journey
During the meeting, partners discussed key achievements to date, addressed ongoing tasks, and aligned on the next steps of the project journey. The session provided an important opportunity to strengthen collaboration, ensure smooth coordination, and plan upcoming activities.
Online Meeting
DATE: 13/02/2026
On February 13, partners of the EmpowerHER project met to coordinate the next steps in empowering young women in entrepreneurship.
The meeting focused on project management, along with updates on Work Package 3 and detailed discussions on Work Package 4, including planning upcoming activities. Partners also reviewed ongoing dissemination efforts and addressed quality assurance to ensure high standards across all project outputs. The session concluded with an open discussion on remaining issues, reinforcing collaboration and aligning partners on the next stages of the project.
3rd Transnational Project Meeting
DATE: 10-12.03.2026
The EmpowerHer Transnational Training Mobility took place on 10–12 March 2026, bringing together international partners to enhance skills in youth empowerment and entrepreneurship.
Over three intensive days, participants engaged in interactive workshops on entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, social entrepreneurship, and business development, including the use of the Business Model Canvas and pitching techniques. The programme also introduced innovative tools such as gamification and virtual reality, alongside the micro-credentials methodology for skills recognition. The training combined practical learning with collaboration and cultural exchange, equipping participants with tools and methods to better support young people, especially young women, in developing entrepreneurial competences.
3rd Transnational Project Meeting
DATE: 13/03/2026
On 13 March 2026, partners of the EmpowerHer project gathered online, for the 3rd Transnational Project Meeting,
DATE: 13/03/2026
On 13 March 2026, partners of the EmpowerHer project gathered online, for the 3rd Transnational Project Meeting,
The meeting focused on reviewing progress across all work packages and coordinating the next phases of the project. Partners discussed project management and reporting, finalized key outputs related to mapping female pioneers in entrepreneurship, and summarised the outcomes of the entrepreneurship capacity-building training. A significant part of the meeting was dedicated to planning upcoming activities, including the development of digital tools such as the Inclusive Portal and VR Entrepreneurship Escape Room, as well as dissemination and sustainability actions like bootcamps and pitching competitions. The session concluded with discussions on quality assurance, evaluation, and alignment on future tasks, ensuring a smooth continuation of the project and strong collaboration among all partners.
Online Meeting June
DATE: 09/06/2026
We had an online partner meeting for our project on Tuesday, the 9th of June.
Our Empowerher project is underway. Our earning materials aim to ensure digital innovation,quality and recognition in YW for better gender balance in entrepreneurship education.
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS WITH YWs-NATIONAL LEVEL
Empowering the next generation of female entrepreneurs across Europe!
May was an incredibly busy and inspiring month for the EmpowerHER project, as partners hosted a series of Capacity Building Workshops across three countries:
Luxembourg – Organized by WIDE ANDCO on May 8th Spain – Organized by Esplai Social from May 18th to 22nd Poland – Jointly organized by SAN and ZSPW on May 28th
These sessions brought together dedicated educators, youth workers, and experts to align on project goals, refine our methodology, and discuss how to best support young women (aged 16–21) from vulnerable backgrounds.
By combining digital tools, inspiring mentorship, and innovative learning experiences—such as our upcoming Summer Bootcamps and VR Escape Room Game—we are building a strong ecosystem to bridge the gender gap in entrepreneurship.
A big thank you to all the hosts and participants for driving this vision forward!
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER BOOTCAMPS
EmpowerHER Summer Bootcamps: Turning ideas into impactful business pitches!
Over the summer, our partners—Emphasys, SAN, WIDE ANDCO, ZSPW, and Esplai Social—hosted local Entrepreneurship Summer Bootcamps across Europe, equipping young women with essential business and digital skills.
Across four intensive days, participants went from discovering their personal strengths and identifying real-world problems to forming teams, designing brand identities using AI tools, and delivering pitch presentations to a panel of judges.
A huge well done to all participants across all partner countries for their incredible creativity, teamwork, and determination!
