The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the EU-Turkey civil society cooperation for the support of integration of refugees and migrants in their host societies. More specifically, the project aims to intensify cooperation and networking among CSOs in Europe and in Turkey, to enhance the capacity of CSOs in promoting and supporting the integration of migrants and refugees, to strengthen the role of CSOs in policy formulation and on developing solutions in this field, and to increase public awareness on the rights of refugees and migrants and on the benefits of migrants/refugees in host societies.
The project will be implemented through the following activities:
- Activity 1: Sharing experience and best practices events
- 1. Two (2) four (4) days sharing experience events to take place in Greece and Italy with the participation of CSOS from Europe and Turkey
- 2. Development of recommendations
- Activity 2: Engaging CSOs with relevant stakeholders and local communities
- 1 Three (3) engagement meetings in Turkey between CSOs and other stakeholders
- 2 Three (3) local community engagement and raising awareness events
- 3 Development of recommendations
- Activity 3: Roadmap for the integration of refugees and migrants
- 1 Desk research
- 2 Publication: A roadmap for the integration of migrants and refugees
- Activity 4: Launching the EU-Turkey Civil Society Network
- 1 Elaboration of the operational guidelines and procedures
- 2 Launch of the Network
- Activity 5: Dissemination
- 1 Project Network Website
- 2 Social media campaign
- 3 Production of promotional material
- 4 Final conference
The project is co-funded by the Civil Society Dialogue Programme (Fifth Phase) and its duration is 15 months (1/4/2019-30/6/2020)
