The objectives that we achieved through the development of the project have been - To promote the inclusion of migrants, humanitarian migrants and refugees through the development of a methodological framework and innovative training material, which facilitates the design of training programmes and the training of migrants/refugees integrated into the hosting society as Peer Mentors in the reception phase. - To develop an innovative training material that allows organizations and training centres that work on the processes of initial insertion of newly-arrived migrants to have completely innovative learning resources that they can use in the programs and insertion itineraries for the individualisation of learning paths - To work with the group under the criteria of key competences for employability, according to an integral perspective of social and labour insertion that answers to the challenge of integrating the group in the host society - To create common spaces for non-formal training based on Peer Mentoring, which promote interaction with the local work culture by encouraging shared and creative learning
The idea for this project was born from the association's detection of the need to consolidate mechanisms that innovate in the process of welcoming migrants and/or refugees. To this end, we have based our work on an approach that highlights the role of Peer Mentoring as a tool for the improvement of the integration of these groups in the host society by establishing a bidirectional relationship between migrants already integrated in the host societies and new arrivals. The needs that we adressed with the project were: - Reduction of Social Isolation - Cultural Orientation - To share experiences that fosters community cohesion and mutual understanding - To support activities that provide advice on finding employment, improving language skills, and pursuing educational opportunities - To improve empathy and understanding with the collective - To improve actions related to community building and social cohesion Encouraging interactions between different cultural backgrounds promotes a deeper understanding and appreciation of diversity within the host society.