The initially established objectives for the DIGITAL-VV project were as follows: O.E.1 - Improve knowledge and understanding of digital education tools and data-intensive technologies through the exchange of best practices. O.E.2 - Foster digital literacy, skills, and competencies of migrant women and address misinformation through education and training. O.E.3 - Encourage and empower migrant women to play a more active role in the digital era. O.E.4 - Strengthen cooperation in digital education at the EU level and beyond. During the course of the project, new objectives were identified related to the following aspects: - Objective related to the networks of mutual support created among women participating in the training activities, which proved to be very helpful for those who were newly arrived in our country and had limited social connections. - Objective related to motivation to continue developing digital skills and participate in new socio-occupational integration pathways developed by the participating social entities in the project and other related network initiatives.
We have presented this project to address the need for migrant women to enhance their language skills in the host society and improve their digital abilities. Among the migrant population in general, and migrant women in particular, there is a widespread use of mobile phones and a broad knowledge of applications, especially for social interaction. The types of mobile phone use among the immigrant population do not differ from the rest of the host country's population in terms of consumer purposes: social relationships, orientation and geolocation, everyday management, leisure, and entertainment. However, when it comes to utilizing technological resources for personal and professional development, differences are observed among participants related to their educational level, purchasing power, or technological competence, in line with other research findings. In this project, we adopted a new curriculum format designed for the digital education of migrant women, with a particular focus on women with a history of social exclusion. We used participatory methods and interactive tools.