Initiative Selbständiger Immigrantinnen e.V. (ISI e.V.)

The Initiative Selbständiger Immigrantinnen e.V. (ISI e.V.) is a non-profit organization established in 1990, dedicated to promoting and supporting women with a migration background in starting their own businesses and professional independence.

Key Products and Services

ISI e.V. offers a variety of qualification measures and services aimed at supporting women with a migration background on their path to self-employment. The main offerings include:

Business Start-up Courses: Modular courses that range from orientation to founding and beyond. These courses include business knowledge, marketing and media skills, as well as digital competencies[1][2][4].
Individual Consulting: The "First Steps" project offers individual consulting and support for newly arrived women interested in starting a business[2].
Empowerment Workshops: These workshops aim to strengthen important qualities such as self-confidence, assertiveness, and motivation to promote the personal and professional development of the participants[1][2].
Networking Opportunities: ISI e.V. provides coworking, excursions, and events to foster connections between self-employed women and experts[4].

Main Mission and Values

The mission of ISI e.V. is based on the motto "By Immigrant Women for Immigrant Women." All board members, employees, and instructors are themselves migrants and therefore understand the unique challenges and needs of the target group. The organization promotes the social and economic integration of women with a migration background through targeted qualification and support measures. The values of the organization include independence, emancipation, and inner growth of women, as well as their contribution to structural integration into the German labor market[1].

Sustainability Goals and Initiatives

ISI e.V. is engaged in various sustainable projects and initiatives:

Project "COMPETENZentrum für Selbständige": Funded by the European Social Fund Plus and the State of Berlin, this project supports women at every stage of their self-employment with modular courses and individual consulting[4].
SIforREF – Social Innovation for Refugees: Since 2019, ISI e.V. has been a project partner in this program, which focuses on social innovations for refugees[1].
Special Projects: In recent years, the organization has implemented additional special projects such as the Tandem project and specific consulting offers for refugee women[1].

ISI e.V. has been awarded multiple times for its innovative work, including the Innovation Award from the Federal Economic Commission of the SPD in 2010 and the "Wirkt-Siegel" from Phineo in 2018. The organization also holds the Dekra Quality Management Certificate according to AZAV since 2016[1].

Sources:

1 - https://isi-ev.de/ueber-i-s-i-e-v/
2 - https://www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/ueber-den-bezirk/willkommen/aktuelles/artikel.690278.php
3 - https://isi-ev.de/projektteam/
4 - https://isi-ev.de
5 - https://isi-ev.de/kursberatung/

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