Recognition of the value of migrant women in the social and public sphere is very important and this is what the city of Bilbao (Spain) does through the “Migrant Women of Bilbao” Awards which include a “Female Entrepreneur” Award. 

“Many times, our dream is lost. We came to improve our quality of life. That is cut short because you have to hold on to what comes to survive.” In 1997, Maylin Vergara migrated all the way from Cuba to Bilbao.  The Basque city is nowadays an intercultural place that celebrates diversity. To recognise the value of migrant women in the social and public spheres, the council is holding the third edition of the ‘Migrant Women of Bilbao’ Awards. 

We bring you the story of two migrants originally from Armenia, who live in Macedonia - Mary Eritsyan and Armine Piloyan Vrteska.

Mary and Armine reveal to us that their "chocolate journey" began with a simple coffee chat. They began to learn and master the art of handmade chocolates, made from original Belgian chocolate, filled with a variety of flavors, creams and fillings.

The project, co-financed by the Erasmus+ Programme, started in June 2021 and aim to transfer digital skills to professionals in the social and training fields to promote business learning for migrant women.

During the 20 th and 21 st of June, the partners of the Let’s Digital project have met in Skopje hosted by the partner Center for Knowledge Management.
The second meeting was focused on the next developments of the project:

• The training course development,
• The assessment tool preparation, and
• The preparation of the online environment which will host all the materials developed.

Brainstorming sessions were dedicated to the above topics and partners agreed on the next steps which will lead to the successful completion of the project.

The project, co-financed by the Erasmus+ Programme, started in June 2021 and aim to transfer digital skills to professionals in the social and training fields to promote business learning for migrant women.