The Advance Project aims at fostering the global competencies of disadvantaged women to contribute to their social inclusion and employability. Twenty-first century citizens live in an interconnected, diverse and rapidly changing world. Emerging economic, digital, cultural, demographic, environmental forces and global diseases (like COVID-19) are shaping everyone’s lives around the planet, and increasing intercultural encounters on a daily basis. To cope with this complex environment, it is urgent to foster global competence and equip all, not only the adults of tomorrow, but also the adults of today, with the necessary know-how and tools to use global competence. According to the OECD PISA global competence framework, global competence is a multidimensional capacity. Globally competent individuals can: – live harmoniously in multicultural communities – thrive in a changing labour market – use digital media platforms effectively and responsibly – support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – pursuit lifelong learning and stay curious, open, and get active