CHALLENGE

Russia aims to provide necessary support to women entrepreneurs in order to increase their participation in the different sectors of economy, including tourism.

INITIATIVE

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation this year relaunches the updated Mother Entrepreneur Project to help women with children or on maternity leave start their own business. The project includes a special grant for implementing business project, created by participants during the series of the business trainings.

IMPACT

To date, the project attracted over 7000 women, 247 of them became winners and got special grants. Within the framework of the program, 255 trainings were held.