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Seminars

Six exploitation seminars will take place in Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Poland. Their purpose is to present the results from all the Outputs of the project. The event are not only intended for the participants that are to be engaged directed in the project (mentors, mentees, staff or volunteer members of the partner organizations etc.), but also for interested stakeholders, such as institutions involved in mentoring for migrants, local associations/national centers which support migrants or experts in social inclusion.
Short-term joint staff training event

Additionally, one short-term joint staff training event will be hosted by San Giuseppe Onlus. The objective is to create a shared vision between partners in regards to the materials of the handbook and to prepare the workshops and the blended learning activity with mentors.
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Blended mobility events

Finally, two blended mobility events shall be organized in Portugal and Romania, by Aproximar and EaSI respectively. The aim of first event is to expand on the knowledge of mentors in regards to different styles and approaches of mentoring and also the importance of evaluation. The second one plans to help in developing the social and personal skills of migrant mentees as well as promoting values such as self-esteem and teamwork. 
Read more about the event in Romania and Portugal.


​#InternationalDayOfMigrants

#InternationalDayOfSolidarity

​#HarnessingThePotentialOfHumanMobility

The theme selected for 2021 celebration is “Harnessing the potential of human mobility”. 18 of December 2021 represents the 21st year of international commemoration of the role of migrants within our societies and the 70th year since the Brussel conference which led to the establishment of the organization renamed in 1989 International Organization for Migrants, which was founded to assist the millions of Europeans displaced after WWII. 
2021 outlined the importance within the worldwide society of solidarity not just through the Afghan crises, but many more which occurred during the latest months.
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For the partners of the Rising Project, 2022 began with training on mentoring for migrants, the aim of which was to present the reception practice of the SAI (Italian acronym for Reception and Integration System) to participants from Greece, Romania, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and Portugal.

It was held in Italy from 3 to 5 January 2022, and the San Giuseppe Association hosted the participants partly online and partly in the presence of a three-day training. During the first day, the participants took part in a guided tour of the apartments where the guests of the SAI “
CittàAccoglienza” welcome program in Cerignola reside.

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Over the last 20 years, Turkey has witnessed the arrival of people of different ethnicities, including a growing number of sub-Saharan African immigrants. However, the presence of sub-Saharan African immigrants in Turkey has been largely ignored academically. Based on only very limited empirical evidence, sub-Saharan African migrants in Turkey are generally presented as a homogeneous group and all assumed to be transit migrants trying to reach Europe. These assumptions formed the basis of the policy of ignorance towards sub-Saharan African immigrants in Turkey. 

In the past decades, old immigration patterns in Turkey have been replaced by new immigration patterns. Whereas initially immigration to Turkey mainly of the arrival of ethnically Turkish/Muslim migrants...

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In order to encourage the participation of migrant and refugee volunteers, a motivation strategy has been developed by the partners of the MAV Project. The aim of this strategy is to mobilize the ever-increasing number of migrants and refugees, and with their help, we can provide better support to other migrants and refugees. To increase the motivation of volunteers, first of all, their needs and what motivates them should be recognized. This awareness forms the basis of developing motivational strategies. In motivational strategies to be developed on volunteerism, especially for immigrants and refugees; communication, empowerment, and material and moral rewards play a key role.

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This website has been accomplished during the project RISING - Mentoring to raise motivated migrants, Grant Agreement no. 2020-1-PL01-KA204-081815, implemented with financial support of the European Commission by the Erasmus + Programme. 
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This publication reflects the views only of the author,  therefore the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 
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