CivicDesign4HER – Empowering Migrant Women through Civic Engagement

Welcome to CivicDesign4HER, an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership project focused on empowering migrant women to become active participants in civic and community life through innovative learning approaches and systemic design.

The project brings together partners from across Europe to create inclusive learning environments, strengthen democratic participation, and support migrant women in shaping their communities.

About the Project

CivicDesign4HER addresses the persistent barriers migrant women face in accessing education, participation, and decision-making processes.

By combining civic education with systemic design thinking, the project creates innovative pathways for inclusion, empowerment, and active citizenship.

Through training programmes, digital tools, and local “living labs,” participants are supported to become co-creators of solutions within their communities.

Objectives

  • Strengthen civic engagement and democratic participation of migrant women

  • Empower women as agents of social change

  • Improve skills, confidence, and leadership capacity

  • Support adult educators with innovative methodologies

  • Promote inclusive and participatory communities across Europe

Why This Project

Migrant women are often underrepresented in civic life and face multiple barriers including:

  • Social exclusion

  • Limited access to education and employment

  • Language and structural barriers

  • Lack of representation in decision-making

CivicDesign4HER responds by providing practical tools, training, and spaces for participation, ensuring their voices are heard and valued.

Activities

The project is structured around five key work areas:

  • CivicDesign4HER Methodology Handbook

  • Introductory Training Programme (blended learning)

  • E-learning platform with digital badges

  • Board game + digital civic engagement game

  • Living Labs (local learning centres)

  • Dissemination events and stakeholder engagement activities

Results

The project will deliver:

  • A comprehensive methodology and training framework

  • An interactive e-learning platform

  • A civic engagement game (physical + digital)

  • Local Living Labs for co-creation and participation

  • Increased civic participation and empowerment of migrant women

Partners

  • Verein Niedersächsischer Bildungsinitiativen e.V. (Germany – Coordinator)

  • The Hub Nicosia (Cyprus)

  • S-NODI (Italy)

  • Welcome Home International (Belgium)

  • GM Studio / Paschalis Mantis (Greece)

  • Learning for Integration (Finland)

Project Details

  • Programme: Erasmus+ KA220-ADU

  • Project Number: 2025-1-DE02-KA220-ADU-000353170

  • Duration: October 2025 – September 2027

  • Budget: €250,000

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