Second regional multi-stakeholder cooperation platform for migrant and refugee integration in Isère
The regional platform is set up in the framework of the Share SIRA project, our European project co-funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, which aims at strengthening and expanding the social orientation and overall integration of newcomers in rural territories in Europe. Besides Isère, regional multi-stakeholder cooperation platforms have also been set up in 9 other rural regions in Europe. Click here to find out more about these regions!
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On 22 June 2021, Entraide Pierre Valdo, in cooperation with ICMC Europe (lead of the SHARE Network), organized the second roundtable of the regional multi-stakeholder cooperation platform for migrant and refugee integration in the department of Isère, France.
18 stakeholders joined the online event to continue the conversation started by the first roundtable and explore further the existing good practices in the field of migrant and refugee inclusion while discussing the upcoming regional factfiles and pilot opportunities in the framework of the SHARE SIRA project.
For instance, participants had the opportunity to listen to interventions from three platform members presenting their work in rural areas across Isère:
Tero Loko, an association targeting socio-professional insertion of refugees in a very rural and remote area;
JRS Welcome Isère, running a volunteer-based housing program focusing on access to vocational training and employment for asylum seekers;
IRIS, an association specialized in access to literacy and capacity building of actors working in the field of literacy.
These interventions highlighted the importance of long-term planning, access to the labor market for asylum seekers and cross-cutting programs that support a larger population in need of literacy support. This is particularly true for a department like Isère, which includes very different forms of “ruralities” across its territory, as mentioned by participants.
The stakeholders involved in the regional platforms will gather on two more occasions over the course of 2021/2022. You can stay updated on all the activities in Isère by visiting the regional webpage.