PEARL Project – Project Result 2 – Development of the Toolbox
The Project Result 2 of the PEARL Project is dedicated to the elaboration of a Toolbox centered around the concept of digital democracy. Since migrants and refugees have a restricted access to formal means of participation, this toolbox promotes their civic and political participation through informal and non-formal means. It is designed for Youth Workers, […]
Join the PEARL Project: Empowering Young Migrants and Refugees in Political Participation
Are you a young migrant or refugee passionate about shaping the future? Do you believe in the power of political participation for social integration and inclusion? The PEARL project invites you to be part of a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing the engagement of young migrants and refugees in decision-making processes. We are excited to […]
WCIF organized an online focus group meeting for discussing the issues of young migrants’ political and civic participation under the PEARL project
The Focus Group was organized with the aim of identifying problematic areas and lines of action to be included in the toolkit for professionals in the sector which is the major outcome of the project PEARL. The online meeting was facilitated by Monika Pisankaneva from WCIF who welcomed the participants and gave a brief introduction […]
Insights on Facilitating Civic and Democratic Participation Among Young People in Greece
The PEARL research project recently conducted focus groups (1) and interviews (5) with youth workers and experts in Greece. The goal was to gather insights into the needs and barriers of youth from a migrant and refugee background regarding their participation in the civic and political life of the country. They were also asked about […]
ERASMUS+ PROJECT PEARL: Consultations in France with youth workers, NGOs and public authorities on the democratic participation of migrants
The PEARL project is an Erasmus+ project which aims to promote the participation of young migrants and refugees in the democratic life of EU societies and in decision-making processes. Indeed, young migrants and refugees face obstacles that exclude them. In order to strengthen their civic engagement and confidence, the publication of online courses (PR1), the […]
Professionals reflect on the civic and political participation of young migrants in Perugia
The Focus Group aimed to gather the opinions of professionals working in the field of youth and migration, with the intention of understanding the difficulties that prevent the active and lasting participation of young migrants in the political sphere at local, regional and national level. The actions carried out by these organisations and public bodies […]
Pearl Project Focus Group was finished in Austria by Compass GmbH
In Austria, Compass has implemented the focus group with 5 participants. The focus group took 1 hour. The focus group started with a short introduction about the Pearl project. The participants in the focus group introduced themselves by turns. The facilitator started to ask the questions that were identified by the lead project partner, ANI. […]
Listening you. Spanish consultations to youth workers, NGO and public authorities about migrant democratic participation
We are delighted to report that starting work on the second project result we have finalised the PR2 focus groups in Spain. After the completion of PR1, where PEARL partners conducted focus groups with young third-country nationals, this second part of the research focused on youth workers. The aim of was to gain insights into […]
PEARL Best Practices: Migrant-Tailored & Co-Created e-Democracy Tools for Social Inclusion and Knowledge Transfer Across Europe
The PEARL project promotes social inclusion and information transfer for migrants youths through innovative e-democracy tools.By fostering cross-sector collaboration, the project is developing an online course and a toolbox for tailored and co-created youth workers training. Its transnational dimension also improuves the project particpating organisations management capabilities and cooperative strategies. The PEARL project empowers migrant […]
The Kick-off Meeting
On 12 and 13 July 2022, the first live meeting between project partners was held in Athens. The meeting allowed for a useful discussion in pursuit of the overall objectives of the project in relation to pragmatic evaluations and strong work organization reciprocity between insiders from different organizations that, while pursuing the same mission with regard to […]
