It is offered to solve household, social, legal or other problems by using the support of professional consultants, with whose mediation third-country nationals will obtain new abilities, skills and knowledge how to orient themselves in the resources available in Latvia. Whereas, by understanding the scope of problems topical for the direct target group of the project, the society will be addressed by the mediation of the Internet-television (NVO TV) and during Information Days “Riču Raču” – in Salaspils, Ozolnieki and Stopiņi.
Women and children from both third countries and Latvia will actively participate in creative workshops for children and parents, as well as in the self-help group “For Each Other” by engaging in interactive activities, thus, ensuring continuous and voluntary integration process.
Within the framework of the project third-country nationals – seniors will be involved; together with Riga Alliance of Active Seniors (RASA) they will participate in joint integrative activities that will promote unity, integration into the society and support of both direct target group of the project and Latvian seniors.
Improvement of the website www.dzivotlatvija.lv during the project will ensure updated and easy-to-use information on the essential needs of third-country nationals (family, employed, students and entrepreneurs), including possibilities of participation which promote participation of third-country nationals in the integration process. Whereas, the information offered on the website regarding many fields will increase the awareness of third country nationals and inhabitants of Latvia about the aspects of integration, thus, helping website users to become more active participants in the integration process, for example, to use the information obtained from the website in order to help some third-country national.
During the discussions of citizens on immigration, the participants will share their views and discuss immigration and the way how to promote the formation of a more inclusive society, to provide support and equal opportunities to all inhabitants of Latvia. Involvement of third-country nationals in the discussions is an example how all the involved parties cooperate in the discussions on immigration policy and the conversation “about immigrants” does not take place “without immigrants”.
On the platform of dialogue in the fields of integration of immigrants, active NGO will strengthen cooperation and discuss current events of the integration field, including policy incentives, thus, actively cooperating in the formation and implementation of integration policy.
Since 2009 the society has been implementing various projects** aimed at ensuring operation of a resource centre for immigrants, including Latvian language learning, social psychological and adaptation services by offering legal advice, consultations with social workers and other specialists, developing informative materials and facilitating public awareness of immigration.
*Activities planned within the framework of the project match a few points included in policy planning document: Guidelines on National Identity, Civil Society, and Integration Policy 2012 - 2018.
** Diverse Solutions for Public Education and Integration (2013), Multidisciplinary Support System for Third-Country Nationals, Raising Competence of Social Workers at Municipalities, Societies, and Foundations for Work with Third-Country Nationals (2011), Meeting Space (2009).
The project is co-financed by the European Union.
Implementation of the project Diverse Solutions for Public Education and Integration is co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (75%) and state budget (25%).
Project budget is EUR 157 854,89.
This publication is supported by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals. Responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the society “Shelter “Safe House””.
Additional information:
Rasa Saliņa, PR specialist
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