Third regional multi-stakeholder cooperation platform for migrant and refugee integration in Mazovia
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 the Province of Mazovia, 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!
On 8 April 2022, IOM Poland, with the support of the SHARE Network, organized the third roundtable of the regional multi-stakeholder cooperation platform for migrant and refugee integration in the department of Mazovia, Poland.
99 stakeholders joined the two-and-a-half-hour online event, including regional authorities and agencies, mainstream service providers, NGOs and migrant/refugee led associations.
Due to the current situation connected to the war in Ukraine, local authorities were highly interested in the roundtable. Therefore, information sessions regarding legal situation, psychological support and counter-trafficking activities were provided.
The discussions focused on the legal situation of people fleeing Ukraine and the emergency response. The meeting was opened by the Chief of Mission of IOM Poland and the Mazovia province governor (Masovia Voievoda) Konstanty Radziwiłł, who presented the current response in Mazovia. The meeting also included presentations of local initiatives and participants were given the chance to ask questions and discuss.
The identified needs concerned systemic solutions to challenges regarding the education of children and the long-term accommodation of people fleeing Ukraine. More specifically, participants shared their practices concerning sheltering. However, they all expressed that finding a long-term solution is crucial. Some of the municipalities shared information regarding education and preparatory classes for children who don’t speak Polish.
The stakeholders involved in the regional platforms will gather on one more occasion in 2022. You can find more information on the activities in Mazovia on the regional webpage.