EmpowerTech: Anti-violence Centers for the Future
Digital empowerment and soft skills for activists of Anti-Violence Centers
What is EmpowerTECH
EmpowerTech is the digital training project promoted by D.i.Re and University of Calabria for the activists of the Anti-Violence Centers.
An online training course designed for activists of Anti-Violence Centers, with three key objectives:
- Safety: protect sensitive data and manage digital tools consciously.
- Efficiency: Streamline your work with free and open-source digital tools.
- Wellness: acquire techniques to reduce stress and improve collaboration.
Who is it for?
To all operators, volunteers and permanent collaborators of the Anti-Violence Centres and Shelters of the D. network.i.Re.
Indirect impact: all women welcomed each year in CAVs and shelters will benefit from more up-to-date and safe services.
Educational Offer
What the project offers
Custom Bitcoin Security Training
Tailor-made courses, built on the starting level of each activist.
Laboratory approach
Real-world exercises to learn by doing, together with other activists.
Practical digital skills
Useful tools for everyday work: security, collaboration, social and data management.
Inclusivity and accessibility
Assistive technologies, accessible content and training spaces open to all.
Essential Soft Skills
Communication, listening, stress management and teamwork for highly complex contexts.
Official recognition
Certificate of competence issued by the University of Calabria.
Improving the skills of women activists means improving the quality of support for thousands of women every year.
New: SPECIAL Route
Registration for the course is officially open Special (38 hours). It's about a practical and targeted training, designed for those who wish to strengthen operational skills and concrete tools to be applied immediately in daily work in the Centers and in the territories.
The planned modules include:
Active listening and stress management, Effective communication, storytelling and social media management, Internal collaboration and digital tools for teamwork, Planning and evaluating awareness campaigns.
Registrations are open!
For info: s.bucca@direcontrolaviolenza.
To register, fill out the form
Light Route
To respond to the needs that have emerged in the network, the “Light” path, a more streamlined proposal focused on some fundamental modules for working in anti-violence centers and shelters.
The comprehensive program, with its broad structure, remains the most appropriate choice for ensuring comprehensive training consistent with the project's objectives.
The Light path, on the other hand, is designed for those who were unable to join the extended program or had felt discouraged by the number of hours required, still offering concrete tools for professional and personal growth in digital areas applicable to daily work.
The Light program enhances soft and digital skills: stress management, effective communication, storytelling, teamwork, and social media management. Thanks to practical workshops and opportunities for discussion, participants will be able to share experiences, learn concrete strategies, and strengthen their digital network.
Registrations are open!
To register, fill out the form
The training is free, completely online and structured on two levels:
CORE (base) and EXTENDED (further information).
Orientation to the path will be based on the digital skills at the beginning, which will be assessed through a short initial test edited by the University of Calabria.
The courses will start approximately inlast week of September, with a frequency of approximately two meetings a week, in the time slot compatible with the activities of the CAV and CR.
At the end of the course, a certificate will be issued university certificate.
Benefits for participants
Safety
Greater security in the management of data and digital tools
Efficiency
Reduce workload with efficient tools.
Skills
Skills that are also transferable to other professional contexts.
Support network
Developing a support network among activists from all over Italy.
EmpowerTech is a project selected and supported by the Fund for the Digital Republic Social Enterprise.
The Fund for the Digital Republic is a partnership between the public and private social sectors (Government and Association of Foundations and Savings Banks - Acri), which moves within the scope of the digitalization objectives set out in the PNRR and the PNC and is funded by payments from banking Foundations, which are recognized a tax credit. The Fund selects and supports training and digital inclusion projects for different population targets such as NEETs, women, unemployed and inactive people, workers at risk of unemployment due to automation, students of lower and upper secondary schools, social economy operators, prisoners and people in vulnerable conditions. The objective is to evaluate the impact of the supported training projects and replicate on a larger scale those deemed most effective in order to offer best practices to the Government so that it can use them in defining future national policies.
For more information fundrepubblicadigitale.it.
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