WP1 - Detailed description of 10 good practices in the field of social integration of migrant and refugee women
The Good Practice Guide produced by the consortium of WEMIN, under the coordination of Olympic Training and Consulting, presents ten good practices in the field of social integration of migrant and refugee women, covering a broad spectrum of projects – from education to socio-cultural inclusion and from empowerment to cultural exchange and mentoring.
The 10 practices selected and analyzed are all being run in the EU, in WEMIN partner countries. The guide highlights the resources needed for their implementation and the results achieved. More importantly, it highlights key aspects that can be transferred to other partner countries, outlining potential barriers, and possible solutions to overcome these. Available in:
WP1 - Detailed description of 10 good practices in the field of social integration of migrant and refugee women
The Good Practice Guide produced by the consortium of WEMIN, under the coordination of Olympic Training and Consulting, presents ten good practices in the field of social integration of migrant and refugee women, covering a broad spectrum of projects – from education to socio-cultural inclusion and from empowerment to cultural exchange and mentoring.
The 10 practices selected and analyzed are all being run in the EU, in WEMIN partner countries. The guide highlights the resources needed for their implementation and the results achieved. More importantly, it highlights key aspects that can be transferred to other partner countries, outlining potential barriers, and possible solutions to overcome these. Available in:
WP3 - The WEMIN intervention methodology and curriculum
The WEMIN intervention methodology defines the didactic-methodological framework with special emphasis on the needs of the target group. The curriculum suggests a structure based on time and content for the WEMIN training intervention programme. Read them :
WP3 - Collection of training materials used, methodology, curriculum, during the WEMIN interventions
The WEMIN collection of training material suitable for training provisions to MRW provides free learning resources to be used by trainers working with MRW. The learning materials cover seven thematic fields: support in the use of existing free training software, vocabulary lists related to social and cultural life in host country, history of the host county, core values of host country, social and cultural life of host country, the European dimension and principles of intercultural communication.
The WEMIN intervention methodology define the didactic-methodological framework with special emphasis on the needs of the target group. The curriculum suggests a structure based on time and content for the WEMIN training intervention programme.
The annex presents administrative materials for the implementation of the WEMIN training interventions. These materials serve as templates to be adapted to local needs of WEMIN training providers.
The WEMIN collection of materials along with the WEMIN intervention methodology and the suggested curriculum presents an innovative, transferable and ready-to-use source to implement training for MRW to support their integration into and active participation in host societies of EU member states.
WP4 - Methodology and content guide of empowerment and mentoring session
In the guide Oxfam Italia Intercultura presents the results of the needs analysis on mentoring and empowering outlining the situations of part of the MR women involved in each partner country in terms of services orienting, legal support, vocational and re-qualification training, job information. Empowerment sessions are defined as key and integrated interventions to improve the socio-cultural inclusion of MR women in the hosting country. The guide provides elements to organize these sessions.
Mentoring refers to a range of activities where support is given, one to one or in small groups, through appropriate training by mentors identified by the class group, the project staff or the trainers. These interventions can be organized emphasizing emotional support and/or education and information giving to MR women.
WP4 - Scenarios on empowering MR women
Going to the doctor, pursuing an educational program, travelling in the region and abroad, getting to know your rights, organising a cultural outing… Thanks to these examples of empowerment sessions used by #WEMIN partners, you can help migrant and refugee women go through these challenging processes.
WP5 - Workshop plan
This Workshop Plan provides the relevant information necessary for Partners in the WEMIN programme to plan and deliver arts, crafts and culture workshops with a view to promoting the integration of MRW through interaction and cultural exchange with women from the host societies. The arts, crafts and culture workshops form part of the activities planned under Work Package 5 of the WEMIN project.
The plan is divided into eight sections each one outlining some element of the work package including an introduction and rationale for the work plan, an explanation of the objectives of arts and crafts workshops as well as content, a timeframe, a description of activities to be undertaken, templates for attendance and details of information to be collected for the evaluation reports and the preparation of scrapbooks.
If you want to learn about it and use it as inspiration for your own sessions, you can click here:
WP6 - Peer Learning Methodology and Tools
As part of the WP that aims to develop the technological infrastructure that will support the realization of activities in the rest of the WP, the present document aims to present the field of knowledge that is associated with the process of peer learning and its application in the field of MRW integration and inclusion.
Furthermore, the present document intends to set the scene and introduce the specific online tools to be used in the online platform to be developed in order to materialise and enhance the suggested peer learning methodology.
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WEMIN Booklet of Stories of Change
This booklet gathers the testimonies of 54 migrant and refugee women that have participated in WEMIN activities in 8 European countries. Their unique stories, often silenced, are important and need to be heard. With this document we aim to change the negative narratives about migration and migrant and refugee women in particular. We hope that you will enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed working on this project with these women.