The INCLUDATE project aimed to strengthen the capacities of all partners and actively involve them in inclusive strategy development and community engagement. Our efforts focused on three key areas: conducting needs assessments through collaborative dialogue, developing inclusive community strategies, and implementing these strategies at the local level. Partners were equipped with tools to better understand their target groups. Using methodologies such as Community Mapping and Community Reporting, we identified the most pressing challenges in five cities. As a result, five organisations developed inclusion and diversity strategies (action plans) to address these issues. During the final two training sessions, we tested and refined selected tools and methods with input from stakeholders both within and outside the partnership. This process culminated in the creation of a user-friendly curriculum designed to help similar organisations understand their target groups and develop tailored strategies to address identified needs. The project improved migrants’ access to policy-making processes, while enhancing the professionalism of migrant associations and organisations supporting them.
The INCLUDATE consortium consists of partners working with migrant communities. Through their efforts, they identified a lack of tools and strategic plans to understand these communities and address inclusion and diversity. This gap highlighted the need for a project to assess the needs of migrant groups and develop actionable frameworks to meet those needs. Additionally, the project aimed to strengthen the capacity of migrant associations, empowering them as organizations. These objectives formed the basis for initiating the INCLUDATE project. During the project, partners analyzed the most pressing needs of migrant groups in five countries, enabling the creation of action plans to promote inclusive communities and cities. These plans contributed to improving migrants’ living conditions and fostering their integration into host societies. Some plans have already been partially implemented, leading to measurable benefits, such as reducing intersectional marginalization caused by ethnic discrimination and socio-economic deprivation. The project also provided partners with essential tools, skills, and capacity-building opportunities to lower barriers to participation in democratic co-creation processes at the local level.