Women in Rural Areas and
Investment in Self-Employment (WRAISE)
The purpose of the partnership
is to develop an innovative methodology for supporting women in
rural areas to start and run their own businesses successfully.
The DP will use rural credit
unions as a base to form peer support groups for these women.
The peer group structure will empower women to access mentoring,
training and finance for flexible self-employment and help to
combat attitudes that inhibit their entry into and progress within
self-employment.
The rationale for the application
is that the gender gap in self-employment is particularly high
in Northern Ireland. However, self-employment through a peer-group
support programme can offer rural women in disadvantaged areas
the opportunity to re-enter and progress within the labour market,
achieving higher levels of pay, status and flexibility than those
available in low-paid employment. This involves working practices
that reconcile family and professional life.
Development Partnership
Members:
- Aspire
Micro Loans for Business Ltd
- Invest Northern Ireland (INI)
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI)
- Women’s Resource and Development Agency (WRDA)
- Women in Enterprise
- Rural Community Network (RCN)
- Enterprise Northern Ireland Ltd. (ENI)
WRAISE is a member of
the Services
for micro entrepreneurs Transnational Partnership which also
includes partners in:
- France
- Slovak Republic
Contact:
Pauline Kirk
Aspire Micro Loans for Business Ltd
c/o Enterprise Northern Ireland Ltd.
Aghanloo Industrial Estate
Aghanloo Road
Limavady
BT49 0HE
Tel: +44.(0)28.7776 3555
E-mail: pauline.kirk@enterpriseni.com
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