Pozitívne ovplyvňovanie verejnej mienky majoritnej spoločnosti
v záujme uľah-
čenia integrácie azylantov a migrantov do spoločnosti.
Projekt spolufinancovaný EU
Providing the bricks to help asylum seekers rebuild their lives
North London Aspire Development Partnership
contact: 020 8808 6221 or angela.kappa@ucra.org.uk.
The Partners
- Uganda Community Relief Association (UCRA), ucra2000@hotmail.com
- College of North East London (CONEL) www.conel.ac.uk
- Haringey Adult Learning Services (HALS) www.haringey.gov.uk
- Haringey Council - Regeneration
- LSC London North www.lsc.gov.uk, info@lsc.gov.uk
- North London Partnership Consortium Ltd. (NLPC)
- Positive Care Link (PCL)
The Remit
- ESF EQUAL Round 2
- Theme I: Asylum Seekers (16+)
- Local /Sub-Regional DP- North London Boroughs
- Haringey
- Barnet
- Waltham Forest
- Enfield
- 1st October 2004 - 31st December 2007
- Actions 1, 2, and 3
- £440,000 Total ESF Funding
The ‘Big Picture’
- Political unrest
- Global conflict
- Persecution of people
- ‘No way home’
The Vision
“Aspire: to yearn
for or have a powerful ambitious plan, desire, or to do or be something.”
“To develop partnership-driven innovative approaches to support North London’s
asylum seekers- including those living with HIV+/AIDS.
North London Aspire will provide the ‘bricks’ for asylum seekers to re-build their lives.”
The Aims
- Develop a sustainable partnership to support North London’s asylum seekers
- Develop new services to address negative impact of the asylum-seeking process
- Empower asylum seekers to contribute to their host communities
- Reduce the negative effects of the Asylum Seeker > Refugee > Labour Market Transition
- Deliver Win-Win support for asylum seekers
The Rationale
- Significant numbers of asylum seekers & refugees in North London (LSC London North/LASC 2004)
- Radical changes to national asylum support policies & dispersal (Home Office 2004/5)
- Increasing numbers of HIV+/AIDS in North London BME community (SOPHID Database 2004)
- NASS failure to meet health support needs of asylum seekers (Hilary Scott Review 2004)
- Upper Lee Valley Sub-Region recognised as an area of deprivation & inequality (ODPM/ONS/EC 2004)
The Past – Action 1
- Planning & Development
- 1st October 2004 – 30 June 2005
- Partnership developed
- Desk research conducted
- Core services designed
- EQUAL formal documents completed
- Development Partnership Agreement
- Transnational Co-operation Agreement
- Trans-national partnership initiated
The Present – Action 2
- Delivery
- 1st July 2005 – 30th June 2007
- Information, Advice & Guidance (Multi-Agency)
- Immigration
- Welfare
- Health including HIV+/AIDS support (links to DoH & MedFash Standards)
- Education & Learning
- Outreach
- ESOL
- Basic Skills & IT
- Digital Media Skills training
- Personal Enterprise Skills training
- Community Leadership training
- On-going Research & Consultation
The Future – Action 3
- Mainstreaming
- 1st July 2006 – 31st December 2007
- Engagement of policy makers
- National/International Asylum Seeker conference
- Contribution to London & UK conferences
- Exhibition of beneficiary work
- Publications, working papers & articles
- Evaluation & Impact Assessment
- Dissemination & publicity events
- Sustainability
The Transnational Partnership
- Partners
- ROC Nijmegan (Netherlands)
- Jaan Tonisson Institute (Estonia)
- Goodwill Society (Slovakia)
- Activities
- Joint development e.g. Language & Skills models
- Shared experiences of asylum seekers & refugees
- Mainstreaming at a European level
The Potential Outcomes
- Empowerment of asylum seekers
- New proven methods of working
- Changes to key policies
- Improved lives
- Better partnership working
- Permanent positive change & sustainability
The Way Forward..
- Continue delivery…
- More empowerment
- Start evaluation
- Continually improve
- Mainstream planning
- Continue networking & consultation
- Start building for sustainability