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The pilot programme was implemented last 23/04/2021 ONLINE via Zoom. The target were 44 trainers in Continuing Professional Development and students interested in the SIMPLE  methodology and results.

We involved Spanish external stakeholders and local actors to make the event more interesting and attract more stakeholders, in this frame our participants came from:

CEMIRY, Center for Migrations and Intercultural relations: http://cemyri.es/es/

Almeria acoge: https://www.almeriaacoge.org/

Fundacion CEPAIM: http://cepaim.org

We engaged this event jointly with the EMME (Enterprises meet Migrants for employment, http://www.emme-project.eu/) project so as to promote synergies and maximise impact.

Link to news in Spanish (ITC Blog): 

https://www.innovationtrainingcenter.es/2021/03/30/taller-virtual-del-proyecto-simple-integracionsocial-immigrantes/

The meeting was carried out in a very practical way. It’s main objective was to present and test the final version of the IO4 “Learning Pathways to socio-economic inclusion” and the organisation of the piloting phase in each partner country. Partners have had the opportunity to work in groups and discuss/peer review all developed materials. Proposed topics of the workshops include: employability skills, self-assessment of skills and abilities, social media awareness, presentation of skills, creation of personal portfolio. An internal evaluation has been done after the meeting, the feedback from partners about the meeting and training is very good. It indicates that respondents’ welcome the experience of the partners in the field and in EU funded projects, the potential to share experiences and ideas (even online).

5 European countries have been placed in the top ten of a ranking for the integration of migrants, in 2020. Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Ireland, and Portugal were all found to be some of the world’s best countries when it comes to helping refugees assimilate into society.Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas clearly supports a more integrated EU, telling: “It is integration and inclusion that can help us fight xenophobia, exclusion, radicalization and us-vs-them narratives. We need to build mutual respect and foster a migrant’s sense of belonging”.

Full article here

The Coordination meeting was divided in two parts: managerial one  concentrated on the monitoring of developed activities and operational one focusing on the piloting phase of project’s deliverables. The SIMPLE outcomes (Narrative technique and Learning Pathways) will be piloted in 6 countries: Sweden, Italy, UK, Netherlands, Germany and Spain. During this meeting the “Piloting Guidelines and Reporting” has been presented to all partners. 

The main aim of this meeting was to monitor the development of the IO4 deliverables “Learning Pathways”. Partners were analysing if some gaming elements could be included into the programme. 

The Second Project Meeting was planned to be hold in the Netherlands but due to the covid restrictions was organised online. The main objective of the meeting was the monitoring of the development of the porject. Conclusion of the IO2 and revision of the IO3 “Handbook for practitioners:materials and tool”.

You can download here the Simple Newsletter #1

On the 27-28 May 2020 the Simple Training took place in online format. About 25 educators, operators, facilitators participated, with the aim to learn more about the Simple methodology and the Approdi experience with migrants

A report of the magazine “Internazionale” (in Italian) about a survey on migrant women and violence:

https://www.internazionale.it/bloc-notes/2019/12/23/donne-migranti-violenza