Request for Implementing Participants of Building Entrepreneurial Capacities for Women in the Agrifood Sector in CEE

This Request for Implementing Participants of Building Entrepreneurial Capacities for Women in the Agrifood Sector in Central and Eastern Europe has the objective of selecting 7 organizations, each operating in one of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia, to implement the Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) Programme.

The Programme, run in 13 European countries, aims to provide up to 130 women entrepreneurs across 13 RIS-targeted Countries with the required knowledge, confidence, support, and networking opportunities to meet and exceed their aspirations, leading them to successfully start and develop sustainable businesses. The Programme will run for 6 months supporting early-stage female entrepreneurs and it will seek out and assist women to grow and develop their businesses with a tailored, focused approach that specifically considers the concrete challenges which female entrepreneurs face generally as well as the barriers which can limit entrepreneurial activity.

The main objective of the Programme is to support women entrepreneurs in the food sector within the above-mentioned countries to find innovative solutions that tackle the current food system challenges, build and develop business ideas.

The secondary aims of the Programme are:

• developing early-stage startups and creating new ones,
• sparking co-founder relationships,
• building links between industry, academia, startups, and the wider community.

The selected Organisations would manage the following programme's activities in their country:

1. scouting of early-stage female entrepreneurs interested in the agrifood sector,
2. scouting and selection Mentors,
3. matchmaking of selected Mentees with Mentors and management of the mentoring process,
4. ongoing support and communication with Mentees,
5. organization of tailored trainings and events for Programme participants,
6. broad external communication about the Programme,
7. additional internal activities within the Programme.

More information about the Empowering Women in Agrifood programme can be found here: https://www.eitfood.eu/project...

Call Fact Sheet

Title of Call: Request for Implementing Participants of Building Entrepreneurial Capacities for Women in the Agrifood Sector (KAVA no. 20099-25) in Central and Eastern Europe

Objective and Scope: Selecting 7 organisations, each operating in one of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia, to implement the Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) Programme.

Call Deadline: 16th December 2024 at 10:00 (CET)

Available Funding : 280 000,00 EUR (Maximum 40,000 EUR gross per Selected Organization)

Project Duration : March–December 2025

How to apply: EIT Food Salesforce Portal

Contact Information: Alicja Krakowska, alicja.krakowska@eitfood.eu