Europe has been the destination of an unprecedented number of forcibly displaced people recently due to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq . Turkey has been hosting the largest number of these people currently, with over 3 million refugees. The large scale population movements in 2015 have brought about many problems, sometimes overwhelming the emergency handling capacities of the host countries. One of these is the shortage of educators who are well-equipped to deal with traumatised immigrants. The aims of the project is to support the professional development of migrant-related educators-the target group-, increase collaboration between public and private sector , empower more NGOs to initiate actions aiming at producing solutions and raise public awareness of the plight of immigrants. The project was based on online needs analysis which revealed the target group’s need for training for skills and competences needed in their work , and for measures to combat the discriminative attitude of local communities. Responses to the survey indicated the need for further involvement of social actors in the migrant issues. In response to these needs ,the project aims to achieve the following objectives: -to raise awareness at community-level about the issues of immigrants -to build a network of NGOs, adult education providers, public authorities and policy makers to raise their awareness of the project theme and secure their commitment -to deliver intellectual outputs related to the project theme: -Migration Report containing information about immigrants in the partner countries, existing legislation and mechanisms , resettlement efforts, training opportunities for educators working with immigrants -The training curriculum to be tailored according to the needs indicated in the needs analysis. The curriculum will be translated into the partner languages to facilitate its adoption by the relevant national persons and organisations -to organise 30-hour blended learning activity for the target group(online and traditional classroom training) The outputs will be OER and be avaliable on the website. They will be transferred to formal, non formal educational organisations in the national/international network of the partners. Communication within the consortium will be conducted online and the project workspace . All partners will contribute to the development of the intellectual outputs, dissemination and evaluation activities and the organisation of project-related dissemination events. The timetable with all the project activities, intellectual outputs , multiplier events and the budget for each activity will be one of the key indicators of the project performance. Effective evaluation will enhance the key values of the project, which are clarity,transparency and flexibility. Evaluation will be an ongoing process and ensure transparency . The coordinator will also ensure the clarity of objectives and tasks at each level of the project lifecycle.The 6 transnational meetings will also provide a good opportunity to overview the project progress , its quality and the results. Dissemination will be carried out via local workshops, seven multiplier events, print dissemination materials such as brochure and poster ,the website, quarterly e-newsletters, participation in TV interviews, and local/regional and national press releases. Effective dissemination will ensure the engagement of stakeholders and increase the possibilities of integration of OERs into the agenda and curricula of the stakeholders. The impact on the target group is professional development via acquisition of new skills and competences resulting in increased ability to work with immigrants , gained knowledge about a) how to address the difficulties –discriminative, linguistic, pedagogical - experienced by educators b) existing legislation, regulations, operations of public and private institutions concerned with migrant issues in the partner countries, examples of good practices Impact on staff & partner organisations: -increased ability to deal with immigrants thanks to greater understanding of social, ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity -increased knowledge about the situation of immigrants -capacity building in the development and delivery of structured training -increased visibility and good publicity -strengthened cooperation between public and private organisations The stakeholders: -raised awareness and understanding of the migrant issues -greater understanding of fundamental rights for all, social inclusion,non-discrimination -increased support for migrant issues -increased motivation to initiate actions to address migrant-related problems -increased synergy between different sectors concerned with migrant issues The project foresees the direct and indirect involvement of about 1000 people in the project activities and dissemination to minimum 2000 persons via effective channels and tools.
The large scale migration flow in 2015 brought about many problems, sometimes overwhelming the emergency handling capacities of the host countries. One ongoing issue is the shortage of properly skilled educators. The primary aims were to support the professional development of migrant-related educators , increase cross sectoral collaboration , empower more NGOs to initiate actions aiming at integration and raise public awareness of the migrants’ situation. The project was based on a needs analysis which revealed educators’ need for new skills&competences&for measures to combat discrimination against migrants. The need for further involvement of social actors in migrant issues was also clear. In response to these needs ,the following results were achieved: - the local communities’ awareness of the migrant issues was raised through targeted activities - collaboration between NGOs, adult education providers & public authorities with migrant issues on their agenda has been enhanced - 2 IOs were delivered: 1. Migration Report, which contains information about migrants in the partner countries, existing legislation& mechanisms , resettlement efforts, good practices in the field of cross sectoral collaboration , existing training opportunities for educators working with migrants in the partner countries, migration terms and links to the organisations providing training for migrant-related educators , was developed . 2. The Training Curriculum for Migrant-related Educators was tailored according to the needs identified prior to& during the project. It was translated into the partner languages to facilitate its adoption by the local stakeholders. In addition, an online platform was created for the training.(www.sumigrelearningmoodle.com).114 participants had registered already by the end of the project, this figure is expected to increase as the platform will be accessible for 5 more years after the project ends. Internal evaluation was conducted throughout the project. It facilitated project monitoring&the partners' satisfaction levels with the project processes& results. It was carried out through 8 online surveys ; after each TPM and as interim&final . The TPMs also provided a good opportunity to overview the project progress &the results. 81 participants participated in the TPMs. In addition, online& face to face surveys were carried out to receive the trainees'& the participants' feedback. Dissemination was carried out through 7 local workshops , 7 multiplier events, print promo materials such as 2 brochures& poster , the website(www.sumigre.eu), 4 newsletters,4 press articles, social media tools&networking events. Effective dissemination ensured the stakeholders' engagement and increased the possibility of the integration of OERs into their agenda&curricula. The project had already been disseminated to about 53.000 persons by the end of the project, this number is expected to increase as the website&online training will be accessible after the project ends. Impact on the target group - acquisition of new skills&competences and increased ability to work with migrants , gained knowledge about the existing situation, training opportunities for migrant-related educators operations of organisations with migrants on their agenda and examples of good practices of cross sectoral collaboration Impact on the staff & partner organisations -increased ability to deal with migrants thanks to greater understanding of social, ethnic, linguistic&cultural diversity - increased knowledge about the project topics -increased capacity in the development&delivery of structured training -increased visibility&good publicity -strengthened cooperation with other organisations Impact on the stakeholders -raised awareness&greater understanding of migrant issues, fundamental rights for all and social inclusion& non-discrimination -increased willingness to support and advocate for migrant issues -increased motivation to initiate actions to address migrant-related issues About 2000 people including educators, school administrators, staff of NGOs , youth, municipalities, media&social workers, academicians, the local communities as well as representatives of the migrant communities were engaged in the activities in order to obtain a wide array of perspectives and to secure their commitment. The longer term benefits are expected to be social cohesion&increased prosperity thanks to more migrants getting proper education at the hands of skilled educators, thus,increasing their chances of employment &economic independence , raised incomes&living standards. In addition, the communities’ raised awareness of the migrant issues is expected to ensure their engagement in bringing forth solutions&increased advocacy for migrant issues. Another expected benefit is more organisations' partnering on initiatives addressing the social inclusion of migrants.