{"id":12100,"date":"2020-10-21T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winonline.training\/3rd-best-national-practice-and-experience-from-lithuania\/"},"modified":"2020-11-09T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T12:27:30","slug":"3rd-best-national-practice-and-experience-from-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winonline.training\/fi\/3rd-best-national-practice-and-experience-from-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Best national practice and experience from Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"\"3rd Best national practice and experience from Lithuania<\/h1>\n <\/em>\n

General information<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name of the good practice:<\/strong><\/td>\nFREE (Female Rural Enterprise Empowerment) project \u201cRural women\u2019s enterprise academy\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Name of the organisations in charge:<\/strong><\/td>\nIn Lithuania project partner - Kaunas Science and Technology Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Website of the organisation<\/strong><\/td>\nhttp:\/\/kaunomtp.lt\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E-mail of the organisation<\/strong><\/td>\ninfo@kaunomtp.lt<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\nKaunas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nLithuania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>\n 2015-2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Length of the project\/practice<\/strong><\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is the project\/practice ongoing?<\/strong><\/td>\nThe project is finished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Link to the training program <\/strong><\/td>\n\n\nhttp:\/\/www.ruralwomenacademy.eu\/course\/index.php?categoryid=13<\/a>\n\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language of the practice\/program<\/strong><\/td>\nLithuanian and English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n

Presentation\/Description of the method<\/strong><\/h3>\nAn increasing number of women in rural areas are interested in starting their own business, but they still face some obstacles such as lack of finance, training and networking.\n\nThe main target group is women with a concrete business idea or currently running a newly established company.\n\nAn important part of the project is an online training program for women, focusing on hard skills which will be supported by the development of Enterprise Circles\u2122 that are based on an existing methodology from one of the project partners in the UK.\n\nA Facilitators Guide was produced, providing guidelines for the trainers and how they can deliver the methodology in the best way. Networks for women in rural areas were set up, led by local women who received training in the methodology of \u201cCommunity Driven Learning and Development\u201d. Also, a \u201cGuide for Policy Makers\u201d was produced, where recommendations regarding support for women in rural areas were outlined.\n\nAll the partners involved are experienced in working with women entrepreneurs in rural areas, with qualified staff and extensive networks for dissemination. Based on their knowledge and expertise of the needs of women in their countries, partners worked with groups from already defined rural areas close to them. The project started with extensive research across all partner countries, including focus groups, desk research and online surveys.\n\nThe project website:\n\nhttp:\/\/www.ruralwomenacademy.eu\/<\/a>\n\n \n

General objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n