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Description
In the Wielkopolska region, the Śrem District, there live representatives of more than 17 nationalities. Migrants do not participate in the social and cultural life of the region. They are concentrated on their work, and often share their homes, or rent flats with other people. As a result, they have fewer opportunities to reveal their social or cultural potentials and show off their professional skills. Migrant children starting school do not speak the language and are not integrated into their peer groups. Within the project we will set up a pilot Social Integration Centre aimed at integrating migrants into the local community of the region. We will run meetings with Ukrainian, Chinese and Belarusian culture, and conduct language and art workshops. In primary schools, we will host interdisciplinary educational workshops and an art competition under the slogan ‘Let''s get to know each other’. We will conduct in-depth ethnographic interviews with people representing minority groups in order to learn about their problems, reasons for migration and life plans. At the end of the project, we will organise a conference with a lecture on intercultural education. An exhibition of artistic works will be held, and a map of migrants'' living in the Śrem Municipality presented. We will make all scenarios available to local institutions. Moreover, as part of an ‘eco-happening’ event, we will plant trees acting as symbols of the 17 nationalities living in Śrem. The project has received honorary patronage from the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the Mayor of Śrem. The project partners are: Heliodor Święcicki Public Library in Śrem (where the integration meetings will take place), TV Relax Śrem (a local TV station that will provide media support), St. Brother Albert''s Help for the Needy ‘Hope’ Association, the Polish Nobel Prize Winners Primary School No. 5 in Śrem and the BSCG company.
Summary of project results
The aim of the project was to support migrants from different cultures living in Śrem and their integration with the local community. Over 341 people took part in the project, including: children, youth, adults, seniors and representatives of national and ethnic minorities: migrants.
The project implemented:
- Piloting of the Social Integration Site, including 3 integration meetings, including: 3 language workshops entitled "Language in practice", 3 artistic workshops "Art - the language of integration".
- Intercultural workshops "Getting to know each other" (80 children).
- Anthropological interviews.
- Information and educational campaign,
- 6 pieces of information, including reports about the project, were broadcast on the local TV Relax,
- 12 articles published in the local press,
- information published on the foundation''s and partners'' websites and on social channels.
- 3 video materials were prepared,
- an offline information campaign was conducted: posters, leaflets.
- An art competition for children entitled "Let''s get to know each other."
- Post-competition exhibitions "Let''s get to know each other": stationary and multimedia (presenting over 300 works).
- 3 Action scenarios and evaluation.
- Project Inauguration,
- Finale of the Project, as part of which we invited:
- Lecture and discussion panel "Laboratory of change. "School of creativity, discovery and intercultural cooperation",
- Eco happenig - planted on 17.
Thanks to the project:
migrants were activated to cooperate,
their needs and problems were diagnosed and presented,
the local community of children and youth, adults and seniors was activated, including: representatives of various cultures,
cooperation with local institutions and businesses was initiated, showing the city as friendly to activities for migrants and ecology, a pilot of the Social Integration Site was implemented along with activities.
INDICATORS
I. Number of people involved in activities 341. Documentation: signed declarations (participation, GDPR, regulations, Covid, use of image), letters, photo documentation. Participants: 341
II. Partnerships - 3, documents: signed declarations
III. Intergenerational initiatives - 14 (3 integration meetings, including: 6 workshops, 4 workshops in schools, 1 exhibition, final - 1, inauguration - 1, competition 1)
Documentation: signed statements, letters, photo documentation. Participants: 341
IV. Spokeswomen of minority groups - 2, number of people from minority groups - 27. Document: signed statements.
PRODUCTS/RESULTS
I. Meetings/Place of social integration (1) - a pilot project carried out from November to June 2022 at the Public Library in Śrem, as part of which the following was organised:
1. Art workshops - 3,
2. Language workshops - 3,
3. Integration meeting (refreshments) related to a given culture - 3
4. Lecture on the situation in Ukraine - 1
5. Interviews with migrants,
6. Inauguration and Finale of the Project,
7. Exhibitions.
8. Participants: 191, local community, including representatives of migrant groups, representatives of partners.
9. Communication: 3 TV programs, 6 press publications, information on the foundation''s website, Facebook, 3 posters, banners.
10. Documentation: signed declarations (participation, GDPR, regulations, Covid, use of image), letters, photo documentation: 50 photos.