Mentorship: a winning combination for newcomer women entrepreneurs
By Madeline Arkins, UIIN Entrepreneurship is increasingly hailed as crucial for a dynamic economy, offering potential for job creation and economic resilience amidst the rise of automation and longer life expectancy[i]. For newcomer women, however, the path to entrepreneurship is fraught with unique obstacles. Social networks are a critical asset for any entrepreneur, not merely […]
Celebrating Erasmus+: Inclusion and Belonging at the Heart of the NatAlli Project
As part of the international #ErasmusDays 2024 celebrations, Momentum one of the NatAlli project partners based in Ireland, hosted an event centred around inclusion and belonging. This gathering offered a fantastic platform to highlight the incredible work of the Erasmus+ initiative and provide insights into the NatAlli project’s mission and objectives. The event attracted a […]
Launching New Research on Mentoring Highly Educated Ukrainian Women
NatAlli recently published two insightful reports as part of our mission to support highly educated Ukrainian women through mentoring during and after crises. The first report, based on Challenges and Opportunities examines the specific challenges faced by Ukrainian women in the current crisis, highlighting key trends and potential impact. From scanning the horizon of mentoring […]
Partner Profile: Impact Hub Odessa
Impact Hub Odessa, is a vibrant and dynamic community space located in the heart of Odessa, Ukraine. Since it began, this hub has become a cornerstone for social entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers who are dedicated to creating positive social impact both locally and globally. Impact Hub Odessa’s mission is to provide a collaborative environment where […]
Momentum brings NatAlli to Street Feast
Our Irish partner, Momentum, successfully introduced the NatAlli project at this year’s Street Feast celebrations in Ireland. The annual day of street parties and community celebrations was held on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, at the Market Yard Centre in Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim, Ireland. It encourages people to get together to share food and enjoy […]
Empowering Ukrainian Women Migrants: Insights from NatAlli’s Initial Research Phase
By Yana Spotar and Manon Klein, Impact Hub Amsterdam Together with a consortium of respected partner institutions, we are excited to share early insights from our NatAlli project. Our goal is to empower highly educated Ukrainian women to step up as dynamic entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, fostering the regeneration of their economies and societies through and […]
Making women more visible
NatAlli’s lead partner FH Münster recently presented the project at the second Women’s* Empowerment Convention on the 23rd of April in Münster, Germany. The theme of the event is Equity, Leadership, Career & Entrepreneurship. The convention emphasised the need for strengthening the representation and visibility of women in entrepreneurship, the start-up scene, leadership and innovation […]
Building Strategic Foresight
We are continuing our work on building Strategic Foresight, with our objective being to establish the baseline of the NatAlli mentoring programme for highly educated Ukrainian women. So far, we have conducted 32 interviews with these women in several European countries. These will help highlight potential challenges and opportunities likely to affect the mentoring programme, […]
Nataliia Velychko and the NatAlli Project
By Samantha Carty, Momentum Nataliia Velychko is a graduate of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” in Kyiv, Ukraine. She holds a Master’s degree in Research Engineering. However, it was her passion for digital marketing that shaped her professional journey for eight years. Starting her career as a social media […]
The birth of NatAlli
In December 2023, seven partners gathered in Münster, Germany to celebrate the first meeting of NatAlli – a mentoring programme to train and accompany highly educated Ukrainian women to act as entrepreneurs and agents of regeneration. The project seeks to establish an online community of women who can support and learn from each other, to […]
