Description
Goal: integration of immigrants and the unemployed. The actions will be developed in four areas: 1) Training: respond to recurrent gaps found in the immigrant population as English and IT skills or rights and duties of entrepreneurship. In a wider perspective, we also intend to provide the immigrant community notions of Portuguese and European institutions. 2) Awareness actions: directed to employers, schools and local authorities. The main goals are: to present the inherent value of hiring immigrants; to deconstruct the stereotype of the "Brazilian women" - this particular group is particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment, in public and at work; to promote equal treatment in access for public aids; to promote gender equality. 3) Meetings of mutual aid: promoting the exchange of experiences related to the adaptation to the new realities of immigration and unemployment. 4) Guides: information to the immigrants and institutions targeted on the awareness actions.
Summary of project results
The immigrant population in Portugal often faces integration problems which can be addressed through training aimed at developing skills for the job market, as well as awareness-raising actions regarding discrimination. The project aimed at providing these tools, and a total of 172 people benefited from its activities. All planned activities were carried out successfully – 52 training courses (English and MS Office) were completed, and subjects such as gender equality, discrimination and racism were addressed. A Rights and Duties guide was also produced and disseminated as planned. The promoter, a Brazilian immigrants’ association, gained valuable experience and will continue to provide this service (the Brazilian immigrants’ community is the largest in Portugal). It was also an important networking opportunity – some of the awareness-raising activities resulted from the cooperation with other NGOs, and future cooperation with these organizations is already envisaged.
Summary of bilateral results