International projects
Pre and Post – Arrival Schemes to facilitate inclusion and prevent xenophobia and radicalization
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Abstract
The project PandPAS focus on post – arrival support for the integration of persons in need of international protection. At the
same time, it produces tools for pre – departure activities and pilot practices to promote inclusion and active participation of
third-country nationals in society overall. The project stems from Italian, Croatian and Slovenian regions where big or
medium “hubs” are located. It makes use of the Portuguese approach in matter of “widespread welcoming and integration”
and of the Cypriot experience in the field social entrepreneurship for inclusion of third-country nationals.
The expected outcomes are:
A collection of 10 good practices already tested;
Action Programmes at local level (conceived thanks to the active involvement of refugees and all institutional and social
actors) with multiple and synergic activities in the field of language learning, “soft skills” development, vocational training,
orientation to job, promotion of self and social entrepreneurship, inter-cultural dialogue;
A social survey on refugees’ and asylum - seekers' feelings, needs and expectations;
A Permanent Forum of European Local Communities engaged in welcoming and promoting inclusion of refugees and
asylum seekers;
A Video for “legal and aware emigration in Europe”, based on the telling – stories of the experiences of refugees resettled in
the Partner towns.
The beneficiaries of the action at short and medium term will be both the refugees and the local communities (included
professionals and volunteers). The expected impact is refugees’ empowerment, capacity building for hosting institutions and
communities, improvement of cohesion and solidarity in society overall, reduction of risks of xenophobia on the one hand
and radicalization on the other.
At long term, all the institutions and European CSOs will benefit of the project’s outcomes. The expected impact is that
PandPAS contributes to improve policies and practices across Europe.
