European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)

EU-PASSWORLD: Widening Complementary Pathways linked to Community Sponsorship in Europe

Last update: Feb 15, 2022 Last update: Feb 15, 2022

Details

Locations:Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland
Start Date:Jan 1, 2022
End Date:Dec 31, 2024
Contract value:EUR 2,222,156
Sectors:Migration, Social DevelopmentMigration, Social Development
Categories:Grants
Date posted:Feb 15, 2022

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Description

Programme(s): Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund-AMIF-1

Topic(s): AMIF-2020-AG-CALL-04

Type of action: AMIF Action Grant

Project ID: 101038458

Objective

In its recent Recommendation on legal pathways (C(2020)6467 final), the Commission identified the linkage between Community Sponsorship (CS) and Complementary Pathways (CPs) as a crucial nexus to both enhance refugees' integration, and significantly scale numbers. Our proposal brings together a unique multi-stakeholder consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Governments, Universities and UNHCR offices leading the work on CS and CPs to design, pilot and implement innovative policies, practices and tools that foster this link. Connecting the Contact Group on Legal Migration and the national contact points for Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission, the proposal will develop activities in Italy, Belgium and Ireland, that have committed to design policies for Labour and Education CP for people in need of international protection and implement programs that, whilst different forms, will be centered on linking legal pathways to community engagement. Through the involvement of relevant Networks (UNHCR, GRSI and SHARE) we will analyze, exchange and compare national programs with other EU and non-EU countries (Canada, Australia and the UK) developing similar pathways. Exchanges will allow to leverage results, and will help foster EU's role globally as a key source of innovation in the complementary pathways space. Outputs will include: 1- Designing of targeted policies and implementation framework for Labour and Education Sponsored Pathways in IT, IE and BE; 2- Initiating and strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships (governments, CSOs, international organisations, universities, businesses) for Labour and Education CPs in IT, BE and IE; 3- Piloting of policies and innovative practices in the 3 countries, including recommending on innovative financial opportunities for self-sustainability; 4- Developing of methodologies and tools for local communities engagement in CPs applicable across countries in the EU and internationally, research and exchanges to leverage lessons learned and consolidating EU's leading role on the global stage.

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