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8 October 2024

Lithuania’s path to community integration for people with disabilities

The ‘From Care to Possibilities’ project in Lithuania is replacing institutional care with community-based support, helping adults with mental or intellectual disabilities live independently.

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11 September 2024

Starting the school year right: how Austria’s voucher system helps low-income families

In Austria the ‘Schulstartklar’ (Ready to Start School) initiative, a cornerstone of the national programme to fight material deprivation, provides vouchers to pupils from poor households.

Four young participants of the voluntary military service stand at a high table with the European flag.

PROJECT
27 August 2024

Empowering young people through voluntary military service

The Voluntary Military Service in France provides military and professional training, facilitating social and professional integration through discipline, teamwork, and partnerships.

PROJECT
23 August 2024

How Serhii from Ukraine found a permanent job in Denmark

Serhii, a 34-year-old from Mariupol, is building a new life in Denmark after fleeing the war in Ukraine. Thanks to the European Social Fund, Serhii has secured a stable job.

PROJECT
18 July 2024

Blood-it-yourself: a new approach to remote blood testing

Blood samples are typically drawn by doctors or nursing staff in medical practices and shipped to a laboratory by courier. Blood-it-yourself aims to determine whether people can draw blood themselves.

A portrait of Mantas, who provides a testimonial in the article

PROJECT
11 July 2024

See you in Schmalkalden – Fostering participation, building bridges, embracing diversity

Schmalkalden, a small city in southern Thuringia, boasts a dynamic economy supported by 4 000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, it also faces a shortage of skilled workers.

PROJECT
11 July 2024

Fighting poverty and food waste: the impact of Luxembourg’s Caddy workshop

Since 2014, the vocational reintegration workshop called ‘Caddy’ has been fighting food waste in Luxembourg by repurposing food that would otherwise be thrown away.

President Alar Karis visiting the Skills Festival. Pictured with the organizing team, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Research, and WorldSkills Estonia members.

PROJECT
9 July 2024

Enhancing vocational education in Estonia: a new approach

A new programme in Estonia has improved vocational and higher education by introducing practical training and real-world experience for students.

A doctor measuring a patient's eyesight.

PROJECT
4 July 2024

Building capacity: how overseas training is transforming healthcare in Malta

Malta tackled a shortage of specialist healthcare professionals by sending students to the United Kingdom for advanced training in genetic counselling, optometry, and orthoptics.

Two drawings by children from the project

PROJECT
4 July 2024

Empowering youth: the Escolhas programme’s fight against social exclusion in Santarém

The Escolhas Programme, meaning Choices, aims to tackle social exclusion by providing better access to quality educational, employment and social services for young people aged 6-25.

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