Work4Progress

Project presentation

The objective of Work4Progress (W4P) is to encourage innovation and quality employment for vulnerable women and young people from India, Mozambique, Peru and Colombia. W4P moves from isolated projects to platforms of collaboration formed by civil society organizations, academia, financing institutions, private companies and public sector. The programme focuses on systemic change through prototyping and scaling high-impact solutions that are identified in spaces of listening, co-creation and collaborative learning. Developmental evaluation, collaborative governance, systematization and dissemination are key elements. Since 2017, +10.000 micro-companies and +24.000 new jobs have been launched and +100.000 vulnerable people involved. For the next 2 years they want to create 20.000 new jobs and to offer a portfolio of interconnected and viable prototypes of companies and services.

Organization presentation

La Caixa Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that promotes social, research, educational and cultural initiatives with transformative impact. Committed to the present and future of people it works for the advancement of society. Its origins date back to 1904, and at present, it is the first foundation in Spain and one of the most important in the world. Its social investment in 2022 exceeded 530 million euros, against a highly adverse backdrop that required a rapid and efficient response.

Impact

“I am the breadwinner for my family and I have taught other women to drive. Some of them, victims of domestic violence, are now economically independent.”

Pragya Devi, pionner of 70 Rickshaw Women Drivers Network