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European citizens! Tools for the Inclusion of Migrants in European Society, No. 2020-1-LT01-KA204-077886

CONTEXT OF NEW TIMES AIM OF THE PROJECT The European Union has found itself To exchange good practices at unprepared to govern the mass migration transnational and European level and phenomenon of the last five years (2015- to outline new approaches, methods 2020), as many of the tools to manage it are and tools for the training of migrants still in the hands of the national states. For and refugees from third countries their part, individual states have not shown as future aware and responsible a willingness to act together and according European citizens. to common rules. The initiatives have thus fragmented. TARGET GROUPS However, the European Commission has tried to activate programs and funding for projects ™ Adults’ Teachers and trainers / to support the reception and inclusion of mentors / expert professionals; migrants and refugees, however, little has been done about a complete social and ™ Migrants and refugees; political inclusion that takes into account ™ Policy Makers. the rights / duties of citizenship within the national communities and within the common PROJECT DURATION European home. This is an important task, on which the 2020-11-01 – 2022-08-31 future stability of the EU institutions and the preservation of its principles inspired by the dignity of the person will depend.

THE OBJECTIVES THAT THE PROJECT PURSUES ARE THE FOLLOWING: ™ create a transnational network to promote ™ imagine paths specifically intended for the development and exchange at local, migrants and refugees for the knowledge regional, national and European level of of democratic values, fundamental rights, innovative and improvement practices aimed the project, the values and the history of the at supporting a more active participation of EU (education for European citizenship); migrants and refugees from third countries in European society in terms of informed ™ lay the foundations for the future realization citizenship; of European civic education courses aimed at migrants and refugees, based on the ™ identify guidelines that allow the various educational model identified in the final operators who support migrants and report of the project. refugees from third countries to guide them towards the acquisition of complex social and civic skills; DURING THE PROJECT WE INTEND TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: ™ active involvement at local level and refugees from third countries within through the coordination of partner European society. It will be an operational organizations, citizenship education training model for European citizenship, experts and the various subjects involved dedicated to migrants and refugees in the training of migrants and refugees from third countries, which, while taking from third countries: linguistic and into account the differences in national cultural mediators, educators, teachers of contexts, draws up common guidelines on Education Centres for adults, social workers, active citizenship (NEW TIMES educational pedagogists, operators of training agencies, model); voluntary associations, employment ™ the preparation of a curriculum that centres, etc.; highlights skills, knowledge and skills to be developed (both educators / mentors ™ the development of new approaches, and migrants) and the index of training methods, tools dedicated to European content to be developed to meet the citizenship education for effective social minimum agreed requirements. and political inclusion of migrants and

PROJECT COORDINATOR PROJECT PARTNERS Kvalifikaciju ir Consorzio Scuola Prometeo, Shipcom Limassol Ltd., Tirantes, Associacion El Olivar, Profesinio Mokymo Comunità Impresa, IT CY NL ES Pletros Centras, IT LT The European Commission’s support for PLEASE CONTACT US: the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, https://www.facebook.com/kpmpc which reflect the views only of the authors, [email protected] and the Commission and National Agency cannot be held responsible for any use VISIT PROJECT WEBPAGE which may be made of the information contained therein.