The NGO Girls has launched a project “Promoting labour rights equality for women and gender-sensitive advocacy work in Ukraine” implemented in cooperation with SODI with the support of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development Germany.
The project aims to promote equality in the labour market by expanding the legal rights and involving the vulnerable groups of the population in public life.
The project objectives: to provide legal support to women and men who face discrimination in the workplace and to develop the capacity of young activists to advocate for gender equality in the Ukrainian labour market.
Geographical coverage of the project: Ukrainian government-controlled territory.
Duration: November 2025 – October 2027 (2 years).
Project Partners: Solidaritätsdienst International, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Aktion Deutschland Hilft.
Project participants:
The first target group is particularly vulnerable women and men aged 18-55 who face structural barriers to participation in economic life and need advice on labour law.
The second target group is young people aged 18-35, representatives of civil society, NGOs, student groups, and youth platforms who are already actively involved in gender equality policy or the non-profit sector, or who are interested in social change and are ready to become multipliers of gender equality ideas.
Format. The project has two focus areas:
Legal support: group training and individual advice on labour and anti-discrimination law, and legal protection for 400 participants.
Capacity building for young activists: an online training programme on leadership, communication, advocacy, and gender equality for 120 participants, as well as in-person training on developing awareness-raising advocacy campaigns for 75 people. Based on the training results, at least 20 campaigns will be developed, of which the 9 best will receive funding of up to €3,000 for implementation over a period of 4 months.
Expected outcomes:
Raising legal awareness of 400 women and men regarding labour rights and mechanisms to fight discrimination.
Developing leadership and advocacy skills of 120 young activists to promote gender equality in the labour market.
Implementing 9 awareness-raising advocacy campaigns on gender equality in the labour market, reaching at least 8,000 people.
Conducting a nationwide communication campaign to draw attention to women's rights in the workplace.
