REFUGIN Project

🔎 How can civil society and communities promote integration for those in refugee-like situations, especially youngsters? And how can best practices be mobilised? 🤝🌍This was the topic of REFUGIN 1st Network Online Event, organised by   IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, one of our esteemed partners, which gathered over 30 educational and NGO’s practitioners, working closely with displaced youth from all over Europe.   📝Here’s a quick summary:  The testimonials from two NGOs, SolidarityNow (GR) and InPulsar (PT), emphasised the importance of providing a sustainable, guided, and positive integration process for youngsters in refugee-like situations, respecting their different needs and stages.  However, this sustained and positive integration doesn’t come without its challenges. Namely: 👉 Legal challenges, not only in getting all the needed information and support but also those challenges felt when trying to access the refugee status, leading to frustration both from the youngsters and the professionals working with them   👉 Lack of resources and financial constraints, hindering sustainable solutions towards integration The solution? 💡Provide continuous psychological and emotional support both to staff members and the youngsters in forced displacement process 💡Invest in capacitation for professionals and the youngsters in refugee-like situations education 💡Promote an active inter-institutional cooperation, as well as peer-to-peer exchange and intervision processes  💡Actively improve young refugees’ social connectedness and trust-based relationships with the host community You can learn more about the REFUGIN project here: https://lnkd.in/eb5FbgaU Are you part of the REFUGIN Network yet? If you are an educational or NGO professional you should consider joining us and gaining access to a network of professionals, relevant resources, and discussion of topics such as this one! Sign-up here: REFUGIN Network – Together for lasting refugee inclusion (refugin-network.com)

📢 REFUGIN’s First Online Event! 📆 The REFUGIN Project Consortium is pleased to inform you that its 1st Network Online Event will take place online on the 29th of October, from 11h00 until 12h30 (CET), to discuss the topic ‘Integrating youngsters in refugee-like situations and good practices’. 💡This initiative will count with different testimonials focusing on the reality faced by different European organisations to co-jointly discuss and share the practices used to support persons, mostly youth, in refugee-like situations, and when available, their evaluation, signalling common needs and potential shared solutions.  Make sure to register for the event. You have until de 28th of October to do so! Once you do, we’ll be in touch with further details! Register here: 1st REFUGIN Online Event Link: https://lnkd.in/dWptgB2b 🙌 We hope to see you there!

🤔Technology as a vehicle for empowering those in refugee-like situations?     👉We invite you to take a look at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) video on this matter: Empowering Refugees through Technology - YouTube 💡 As the video sheds light on the importance of digital technologies in the daily practice of organisations and governments when providing services and support to forcibly displaced persons, it addresses how technology can bring solutions with tangible benefits. Nevertheless, it heightens our attention to how it needs to avoid potential risks to those in refugee-like situations, following a harm-free approach to ensure no online exploitation.    🔎What are your thoughts on this video and topic? You can let us know on the comments below or share them on the REFUGIN network, as we are collecting insights on this topic as well!   ⭐ Are you part of the REFUGIN Network yet? If you are an educational or NGO professional you should consider joining us and gaining access to a network of professionals, relevant resources, and discussion of topics such as this one! Sign-up here: REFUGIN Network – Together for lasting refugee inclusion (refugin-network.com)

👉At the REFUGIN project we are committed to ease the integration of youngsters in vulnerable-like situations via capacitation efforts! This is why we are currently offering 2 different free training courses! 💡Training course for Educational and Civic professionals working with displaced youth! Through 3 modules, professionals are guided to learn more about forced displacement paths, best and promising practices towards sustained integration, and multi-agency solutions to promote long-term integration. 📌You can register here: https://lnkd.in/dMJR79tj 🧑🏫Training initiative for Youngsters in Refugee-like situations! This short course is specially designed for young people navigating the challenges of displacement, and throughout its 4 modules aims to enhance their skills across interpersonal, intrapersonal, and socio-cultural dimensions. We aim to provide support, tips, and suggestions so these can better manage their new challenges! 🧑🧒 If you work with youngsters from 14 to 17 years of age in refugee-like situations, you can become their learning mentor and register them here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d6euqz9p 🙋𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d5Zkx-24 Join us in making a difference in the lives of young people by encouraging participation in this meaningful and supportive learning experience. Let's empower our youth and key professionals today! 💪 🔁 Share this course if you work with or know young individuals in refugee-like situations. To learn more about the REFUGIN project: www.refugin-project.eu

🤝 Together with my colleague Hubert Pajączkowski from SWC - The School with Class Foundation (Fundacja Szkola Z Klasa), we presented the REFUGIN project at the 2nd SISWEC Intercategorial Training of Trainers Seminar on Forced Migration, Refugees, Human Rights, and Social Action, held from May 16th to 18th, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland. Our presentation, "How to Work with Young Refugees: The Experience of the REFUGIN Project", highlighted our efforts to support education professionals, NGOs, and young refugees. 🧑🏫🌍 The SISWEC project aims to harmonize training approaches, action methodologies, and content to enhance the skills of professionals addressing Europe's challenges in supporting vulnerable and marginalized populations. It also seeks to connect higher education with the social work sector. 🎓🤝 Funded by Erasmus+ The seminar saw over 50 participants from various EU countries share experiences and learn about supporting migrants in Poland. We also visited Fundacja Ukraiński Dom to discuss their work with Ukrainian war refugees. 💪 🤝 💙 💛 Thanks to all of u : Fachhochschule Salzburg, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, University of Nicosia, Ifrass, European Social Network, and IPS_Innovative Prison Systems! 🤝 👏 #REFUGIN #SISWEC #Migration #HumanRights #SocialAction #RefugeeSupport #ProfessionalDevelopment #HigherEducation #SocialWork #ErasmusPlus

🌍Act together to integrate! Sharing the word throughout partner countries! Earlier this month, the REFUGIN project was presented at an insightful event hosted by Fórum Refugio and CRIA-ISCTE, in Lisbon, Portugal. Focusing on the project rationale, but mostly on the surveyed educational and civic professionals working with youngsters in refugee-like situations, and the youngsters themselves, @IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, as the local project partner, delved into the main needs found to unlock integration in a sustained way.  Going from cultural awareness to trauma-informed responses, the REFUGIN project listened to over 200 European professionals to tailor its outcomes and products, with a current focus on its training offer. 👉To be part of it, you are welcome to register here: https://lnkd.in/dmEexJjp

✨📢 We are halfway through the REFUGIN project! 🌍 Professionals, educators, and NGO practitioners, now is the time to join our network and collaborate with us to transform society by integrating young refugees! 🤝 🌟 Why Join Us? - Capacity Building: Take advantage of training and resources to enhance your skills in refugee integration. - Active Collaboration: Participate in innovative projects and exchange ideas with experts. - Community Impact: Contribute to creating more inclusive and intercultural communities. Right now, we need this more than ever. 🌟 How to Participate? First, visit our website REFUGIN Online for more information and to sign up for our free and beneficial training sessions. - Be ALWAYS a Key Player: Positively influence the lives of young refugees and help build a more inclusive Europe. - Increase Your Visibility: Collaborate with renowned European partners and be part of a dynamic network. - Access Valuable Resources: Benefit from tools, training, and innovative methodologies to improve your professional practice. OUR PARTNERS: REFUGIN is led by the Les Militants des Savoirs Association (France) and partnered with: - IPS_Innovative Prison Systems (Portugal) - KMOP Social Action and Innovation Centre (Greece) - UNITED For Intercultural Action (Hungary) - UREP – União de Refugiados em Portugal (Union of Refugees in Portugal) - School with Class Foundation (Poland) - Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (Serbia) - EaSI – European Association for Social Innovation (Romania) - Charity Centre for Refugees (Moldova) #REFUGIN #Integration #RefugeesWelcome #Inclusion #ErasmusPlus #YouthEmpowerment #Diversity #EUValues https://lnkd.in/eK3BTwZW

🌍 You can watch our international forum online! Please CLICK HERE !! https://lnkd.in/ddX7mvU6 or https://lnkd.in/dEYJhKTf Join us to find out more about supporting refugees, discover our latest research findings and training opportunities. #Refugin #SupportForRefugees # #InternationalForum #Education #NGO #Research #Trainingforprofessional #trainingforyoungrefugee

Free Online Training Course On behalf of the REFUGIN Project Consortium, we would like to invite you to participate in the online course for community and educational professionals working/who can work with displaced youth, which will start in June. This course is part of the European project REFUGIN (Communitarian approach for a holistic young refugee long term integration) which aims to foment the active engagement and impact of educational and community professionals working with young people in refugee, migrant, and asylum seeking like situations. Thus, this course has been specially designed for you! Course Details:             1.     Free; 2.     Available in English, French, Greek, and Serbian; 3.     Accessible on the Corrections Learning Academy (CLA) learning platform; 4.     Contains 3 modules; 5.     Approximate duration of 6 hours. For more information about the course, please see the attached flyer. We believe that this course will be an asset for professionals whose role is essential for the sustained integration of displaced youth, and who can make a difference by developing knowledge and skills that allow for tailored and sustained interventions and support. By being part of this training course, you can be invited to participate in 3 in-person training sessions that will take place in late 2024/early 2025 in Bucharest, Chisinau, and Budapest. If you are interested, please register through this form :  https://lnkd.in/d667H-Xv We look forward to seeing you in this innovative and comprehensive training course that we believe will be an asset to you. Until then, we remain at your disposal if you have any questions.

🌍 Invitation to our International Online Panel 🌍 On behalf of the Refugin Project Consortium, we are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to you to participate in our upcoming International Panel online event, scheduled to take place on the 28th of March, 2024. 📅 Date: March 28, 2024 🕙 Time: 10:00 am (CET) 📍 Location: Online Program: 🔍 Introduction and Objectives of Project Refugin. Learn about the objectives and scope of our project, as well as our commitment to refugees and migrants. 📊 Presentation of Research Findings - Assessment of the specific needs of refugees by frontline practitioners - Assessment of the needs and knowledge of education professionals and NGOs working with young refugees - Discover our research findings and recommendations for improving support for refugees. 💼 Online training Introduction to our online training courses for professionals working with refugees and young migrants. 🗣️ Panel discussion and Q&A session. Engage in an interactive discussion with our experts and ask your questions about challenges and best practices in supporting refugees. The event will draw to a close at 12:00 PM (CET). 🔍 To register, simply scan the QR code below with your phone or tablet! We look forward to your presence and active participation in this enriching event.