Once these needs were detected, the three partner entities developed the project “REGARDLESS OF THEIR ORIGIN, ALL YOUTH REBUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE POST-COVID-19 EUROPE” to generate and implement an innovative strategy where young migrants, together with locals, were protagonists in the reconstruction of normality after COVID-19, thus improving the quality of life of the entire neighborhood by making them more diverse, sustainable, and inclusive, managing to enhance the sense of belonging and social acceptance of these people with fewer opportunities and active European citizenship, bringing the European dimension closer to the local level. With this in mind, note that this project was also at all times consistent with all the objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme, especially those corresponding to the KA210 SMALL SCALE line in the field of youth, and progressed in line with the 2030 AGENDA: THE CHALLENGE OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, as well as the EU Youth Strategy in line with the challenges “Connecting the EU with young people”, “Inclusive Societies”, “Space and Participation for All”, and “A Green and Sustainable Europe”.
The COVID-19 pandemic was the origin of deep crises in various areas (health, education, social, labor, economic…) that weren’t prepared for a challenge like the one we experienced in 2020. Many were those of us who were affected by the pandemic, but it especially hit those in situations of exclusion, such as young migrants. This profile of those affected not only faced new difficulties in accessing the health or education system, but also in finding support networks and fighting the loneliness caused by the pandemic, further accentuated by the increase in hate speech and social exclusion at the hands of unscrupulous violent groups that take advantage of a society full of fears. To fight against this hate speech, it was necessary to increase the visibility (in European society and its local communities) of the value and capabilities of these young migrants to help in social reconstruction after the COVID-19 pandemic, showing them that these people, despite having had dangerous lives and having left behind everything they had, are willing to contribute to making their new homes a better place, despite being rejected in most cases.