• October 15 marks the International Day of Rural Women. At Women4Tech by Finnova, we continue to align with the UN’s mission to highlight the crucial contributions women make to society and the economy.
• Projects such as Sembrando Iniciativas, Textil4all, and 100WomenPlus reflect the Finnova Foundation’s commitment to entrepreneurship, training in STEAM fields, and the professional integration of women.
Valencia, October 15, 2025. Today marks the International Day of Rural Women, established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 2007, and first celebrated in 2008. The purpose of this day is to recognize the economic, social, and cultural contributions of rural women while raising awareness about the inequalities they face, promoting their socioeconomic and political empowerment worldwide.
Women4Tech by Fundación Finnova drives the development of women through numerous projects and initiatives. Some of the most noteworthy include:
• Sembrando Iniciativas, a project that promoted female entrepreneurship within the social economy. It was funded by the European Union through the Next Generation EU program, under the PERTE for the Social and Care Economy.
• Textil4all, a European program aimed at providing training and job opportunities for people facing barriers to employment, particularly women, in San Cristóbal de los Ángeles (Madrid, Spain) and Thessaloniki (Greece). It was funded by the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE) through the Erasmus+ program, with a budget of €60,000 and a duration of 19 months.
• Girls4Tech, a local development initiative led by young people — especially girls — fostering innovation and technology as tools for growth.
• 100WomenPlus, a project financed by the Erasmus+ program with the main goal of promoting female entrepreneurship through cooperation between Europe and West Africa, encouraging peer-to-peer learning and experience exchange.
• WomenEquity or European Women at Work: Towards Equity, aimed to raise awareness about the barriers women face in accessing the labor market. It also sought to involve the wider public and both public and private entities by providing equality-based tools to foster women’s inclusion in employment. Target groups included young people entering the job market, unemployed women over 55, and migrant women.
• Finnova Technovation Girls Challenges, which involve real project-based challenges where teams are led by girls, contributing to youth empowerment. This program trains both boys and girls in STEAM disciplines to encourage technological careers. It is part of an ongoing collaboration with Technovation Girls Comunidad Valenciana across several years to promote STEAM careers among children and young people.