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Description
The aim of the project is to increase the integration of young people in a migrant situation residing in the City of Lublin and the Lublin County through preparing these people for active participation in social and professional life. After the Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, many non-governmental organisations, local governments and individuals became involved in helping people fleeing the war. This situation has shown that as a society we are willing and able to help those who urgently need this help. However, it is worth remembering that in many places in Poland people from Ukraine live who came to our country before the war, as well as migrants of other nationalities. Such people also need support, above all systemic support. Therefore, in this project we offer assistance to migrants who have been living in Poland for some time. We also want to use these people’s potential in their current situation, because their engagement might help them to gain a sense of control and influence over their lives and their surroundings. Our partner has conducted its own research, which shows that the problems of migrants, especially young people of different nationalities, are different from those of Ukrainian refugees. The biggest problems such people face include: lack of support, unequal treatment, bureaucracy and unclear regulations, language problems, isolation, lack of cultural exposure, xenophobia. In response to these challenges, we are planning in this project: a public awareness campaign, a diagnosis of the competences and aptitudes of the migrants, group counselling, individual counselling, mentoring, cultural workshops and intercultural training for employers from different sectors. The direct beneficiaries of the project are 40 people in a migrant situation, especially aged 15-25, residing in Lublin and the Lublin County.
Summary of project results
The "Some of Us" project was met with great interest from young people and, according to the opinions that reached the Foundation, it brought many benefits both to participants and outsiders (e.g. families, friends).
The project was implemented in cooperation with the Partner Management and Innovation Foundation from Lublin.
The main objective of the implemented undertaking was to increase the level of integration of young people in a migration situation staying in the area of the city of Lublin and the Lublin district by providing them with support preparing them for active participation in social and professional life. The project also aimed to change the attitude of the host society towards migrants. The direct recipients of the project were 45 people in a migration situation, especially aged 15-25 staying in the area of the city of Lublin and the Lublin district. Training and consulting support will be provided to 40 institutions and their 80 employees from the private and public sectors. The indirect recipients were the host society.
Completed activities:
Part 1 - Preparatory work for substantive activities and communication activities.
Part 2 - Social campaign.
Part 3 - Diagnosis of competencies and predispositions.
Part 4 - Specialist counselling - group
Part 5 - Specialist counselling - individual
Part 6 - Mentoring
Part 7 - Cultural training.
Part 8 - Intercultural training for employers from various sectors.
During the project implementation period, the following products were created:
- 141 hours (63 h + 78 h) of diagnostic counselling, which was used by 47 participants
- 48 hours (4 gr. x 12h) of specialist counselling - group, which was used by 40 participants
- 480 hours (40 people x 6 hours of coaching, 40 people x 6 hours of legal advice) - specialist - individual advice used by 40 participants
- 200 hours (80 h + 120 h) of mentoring conducted by 45 participants
- 300 hours of cultural workshops conducted by 45 participants
- 256 hours (8 gr. x 32 hrs) of intercultural training for employers conducted by 80 participants
During the project implementation period, the following results were achieved:
- acquisition of knowledge by 45 people (20 people + 25 people) in a migration situation in the field of Polish law, the labor market
- acquisition by 80 people (employers/employees) in the field of counteracting discrimination of people in a migration situation and the possibility of their legal employment;
- higher social and professional activation and increased employability of 45 people (20 people + 25 people) in a migration situation.
In addition, during the reporting period, the following changes occurred among the recipients:
- learning and detailed analysis of their resources, deficits and competences and obtaining knowledge on their use on the labor market
- developing a catalog of potential opportunities for activity on the labor market and in the educational sphere.
The results are still being monitored in terms of increased awareness of the need to protect human rights and equal treatment in the host society and regarding social change leading to the integration of migrants with the Polish labor market.