About 40 women participants in the She Drives project have received a Category D driving license, and 10 of them have already found a job.
The relevant statement was made by the Communities and Territories Development Deputy Minister Serhii Derkach.
“As of July 16, a total of 100 women were participating in the project to train and employ female bus drivers. Of them, 60 participants are undergoing training at various stages, 40 women have already received a Category D driving license and some are still having an interview with companies. Ten participants have already been employed,” Derkach told.
In his words, international partners of the project have confirmed their intention to extend the pilot programme until the end of 2025 and increase the number of women willing to learn to drive large buses.
Derkach also announced the resumption of a project providing training for female truck drivers, which was put on hold due to the suspension of funding in January.
“USAID suspended funding, and we had to put this initiative on hold. But we have already resumed it, as it has been picked up by the UN project, Women in Ukraine. They helped us with co-financing the very part of the project that was stopped. And today we are already finishing the training of women,” Derkach noted.
According to him, out of 120 project participants, 63 women have already received a Category C/CE driving license. Once the training programme resumes, those women who are willing to return to the project will be able to do so. As of January, more than 20 programme participants found a job. (Ukrinform)