On 30 June 2021 Caritas Italy and the SHARE Network will organise the SHARE Quality Sponsorship Network (QSN) roundtable to take stock of current approaches, frameworks and practices being developed, and focus on rights-based approaches offering durable solutions for refugee students. Click here to read the agenda!
On the 31st of March 2021 the SHARE Network hosted a Roundtable on Refugee Sponsorship Monitoring and Evaluation in the framework of the SHARE QSN Project providing a platform to present and discuss the lessons learned from EU countries’ experiences with community-based sponsorship programmes and best practices in conducting evaluations. Follow the link to read the Roundtable Report!
On 27 April 2021, the Basque Government, partner in the SHARE QSN project, organized an online event to discuss the evaluation of the first regional community sponsorship pilot in Spain, bringing together representatives from Spanish national, regional and local authorities, civil society, faith-based organisations and local volunteer groups, as well as UNHCR, GRSI, the SHARE Network and other interested parties. Follow the link to learn more!
On 20 May 2021, in the framework of the SHARE SIRA project, 35 experts from a diverse range of organisations and institutions came together for the first meeting of the SHARE Network Expert Group "Inclusive Territories for Integration: Building Back Better for Refugee & Migrant Integration in the EU". Follow the link to view the agenda and download expert presentations.
How can cities and smaller municipalities actively engage in sponsorship programmes? How can they promote and support resettlement and complementary pathways in which refugees are supported by volunteer groups to integrate into the local community? These questions were discussed on March 30th 2021 during an online event co-organised by the French National Association of Welcoming Cities and Territories (ANVITA) and the Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI) in collaboration with the Féderation de l'Entraide Protestante (FEP), the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI) and the Share Network. Read more!
The new article of the SHARE Network series Mayors in the Spotlight is out now! This time we interviewed Vasilios Tsiakos, Mayor of Karditsa, Greece, and promoting inclusion for all vulnerable groups at the municipality level. Check it out!
On 13 April 2021, the SHARE Network and the Observatoire de l’immigration et de l’asile of the Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) convened the roundtable “Welcoming migrants and refugees in times of pandemic: lessons learned from COVID-19”, which focused on the situation in France and brought together over 100 national actors from public institutions, academia and civil society. Follow the link to learn more about what was discussed and access useful resources!
The SHARE Network today publishes the results of a European survey on the impact of COVID-19 for refugee and migrant welcome and integration in the EU, and the ways in which refugees, migrants and those working with and alongside them have responded. Follow the link to find out more about its results and findings!
European cities and towns are at the forefront of the reception and integration of refugees and migrants, and the new SHARE Network’s series “Mayors in the Spotlight” aims at celebrating and showcasing the leadership of local Mayors in smaller and rural municipalities across Europe, paving the way to a more welcoming Europe.
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As part of the SHARE Quality Sponsorship Network (QSN), the SHARE Network will be hosting a transnational roundtable on refugee sponsorship monitoring and evaluation, with results from the discussion feeding into an upcoming policy-brief produced by ICMC Europe. Follow the link to read more about participants and themes covered.
The SHARE Network webinar 'Participation & Co-creation for Refugee & Migrant Integration in the EU' took place on 15 December 2020. Follow the link to read reports and watch videos of all presentations, access additional resources, and download SHARE Network tools developed to guide participation activities for integration and inclusion.
The Global Compact On Refugees & The Role Of Faith-Based Organisations In Refugee Protection (February 9th 2021, 14-16h CET) will reflect on the role of FBOs in transforming the lives of sponsored refugees and the communities that host them. Follow the link to find out more about the event and read an interview with Father Reynaldo Rodrigo Roman Diaz, active with sponsored refugees and local volunteers in Vicenza (Veneto, Italy).
Right Way Project: ICMC publishes interactive online pathway tool to support integration for female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation. Follow the link to find out more about the project and access the tool (available in English and French).
On 24 November 2020, the European Commission launched a new EU Action Plan on Integration & Inclusion for 2021-27. Follow the link to read the SHARE Network's contribution to the 2020 public consultation on the new plan (English / French) , and our reaction to the priorities and measures it sets out.
Seven major civil society organisations and networks have today launched a joint statement urging the EU to urgently kickstart and increase its refugee resettlement efforts, which were paused due to Covid 19. Follow the link to read the full statement...
The devastating fire at the Moria 'hotspot' has left thousands of vulnerable individuals homeless and traumatised. ICMC Europe today joins more than 70 European civil society organisations calling on European governments to respond by urgently relocating displaced persons from Greece. Follow the link to read the full statement...
Watch and hear for the creators and participants of a new series of six short films, in which Syrian refugees resettled to the UK city of Leeds share their experiences of conflict in Syria and life under lockdown in the UK
