Ll2II - Learning of Local Bodies to Integrate Immigrants
Start Date: 01/09/2015
Duration: 24 months
Lead Partner: CRM Consulting (Turkey)
Project Partners: INCOMA (Spain), FH Joanneum (Austria), Programma Integra (Italy), Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Policies (Turkey’s Family and Social Policies Ministry), Zeytinburnu Municipality (Turkey), People for Change Foundation (Malta)
Duration: 24 months
Lead Partner: CRM Consulting (Turkey)
Project Partners: INCOMA (Spain), FH Joanneum (Austria), Programma Integra (Italy), Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Policies (Turkey’s Family and Social Policies Ministry), Zeytinburnu Municipality (Turkey), People for Change Foundation (Malta)
About the Project
Learning of Local Bodies to Integrate Immigrants (LL2II) supports the capacity development of civil society and local authorities’ staff working for migrant inclusion into the host society. To this end, the project employs innovative approaches and tools facilitating transnational learning such as an Open Learning Platform. Additionally, the project will involve collection of good practices on migrant integration from five selected European countries (i.e. Austria, Italy, Malta, Spain, and Turkey) and the development of a training curriculum to support local practitioners working with migrants.
Aims and Objectives
The overall aim of the project is to train and empower staff of local bodies, NGOs, operators and other field actors providing services to migrants and working for their inclusion into the host society. The project’s objectives are the following:
- To identify good practices on migrant integration from European countries;
- To develop a training curriculum and a guidebook for civil society and local authorities operators working with migrants to enhance their capacity in facilitating their integration;
- To enhance transnational information sharing on migrant integration between local actors working with migrants via an Open Learning Platform and round tables in each partner country involving practitioners in the field of migration.
- To improve immigrant integration into the host society.
- To enhance transnational information sharing and cooperation between local actors working with migrants.
- To support the implementation of socially inclusive policies on migration in different national contexts.
- To raise awareness of and support for policy making in the area of immigrant integration across Europe.
Background
In 2014, 3.4 million people immigrated to one of the European Union (EU) countries. Among them, an estimated 1.6 million immigrants were from non-Member States. As stated by the Europe 2020 Strategy, an effective migrant integration into receiving countries would improve the productivity of the EU economy and build a competitive and sustainable society. To this aim, the EU Agenda for the Integration of Third Country Nationals (EC 2011) underlines the role of local actors in creating favorable conditions for migrants' economic, social, cultural and political participation to realize the potential of migration. Additionally, the Agenda calls for an enhanced collaboration and information sharing between Member States to find solutions to common integration challenges. Local actors play a vital role in the implementation and development of integration policies especially in the areas of housing, education and employment. Finally, the EU 2020 Strategy harnesses the lifelong learning with innovate education and training practices and ICT tools also in policy areas.
In line with this approach, the LL2II project employs an international cooperative methodology and innovative tools to support the capacity development of local actors working for migrant integration into the host society. In particular the project targets local authorities, NGOs, trainers, counselors, service providers’ staff members and volunteers working with migrants as well as policy makers.
In line with this approach, the LL2II project employs an international cooperative methodology and innovative tools to support the capacity development of local actors working for migrant integration into the host society. In particular the project targets local authorities, NGOs, trainers, counselors, service providers’ staff members and volunteers working with migrants as well as policy makers.
The People for Change Foundation's role
The People for Change Foundation is the project partner responsible for implementing the project activities in Malta including identification of good practices related to migrant integration. We will also participate in the overall planning and implementation of the project together with other project partners.
Project Website
The project website is available at: www.ll2ii.eu