Overview
- The initiative was led by Save the Children, Forum Disuguaglianze e Diversità and YOLK with backing from Intesa Sanpaolo, offering personalized education plans to 350 young women
- Fifty-three percent of participants were aged 13 to 24 and 47 percent were adults at the project’s start, including 10 percent young mothers balancing study and childcare
- Participants received support for diploma and university enrollment, career reorientation, STEAM-focused activities, financial literacy training and essential resources like devices and transport passes
- Economic challenges affected 80 percent of beneficiaries while 56 percent faced relational or emotional hurdles, and 72 percent of interventions stemmed from proposals by local community associations
- After 30 months many participants earned diplomas, pursued higher education or vocational pathways and reported greater confidence and aspirations