2017 activities on the topic
Supporting the role of the youth field and the inclusion of young refugees

Starting in 2016, the Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe has developed initiatives related to the role of youth work for the inclusion of young refugees. In the expert seminar “Journeys to a new life” in November 2016, a set of key messages and proposals were developed.
In 2017, the EU-CoE youth partnership continued its work to develop knowledge and enhanced the exchange of practices on the role of the youth sector in supporting young refugees.
 

Two workshops on the role of youth work in the inclusion and participation of young refugees

The workshops were organised in Strasbourg, France, 2–4 October 2017, and Thessaloniki, Greece, 4-6 December 2017.

The main aim of the workshops is to create a space for learning about approaches that youth work and youth policy use for supporting the inclusion and participation of young refugees.

During each workshop, the group of participants:

  • Identified challenges related to youth work with young refugees and ways to address these challenges, particularly on the following themes: intercultural dialogue and learning, access to social rights, involving young women, participation in local life, autonomy
  • Analysed a local practice of youth work and/or youth policies supporting the inclusion and participation of young refugees
  • Had the space to exchange views with young refugees and with other youth sector’s practitioners and network
  • Identified support measures needed for youth work with young refugees.

The workshop enhanced the creation of knowledge about practical approaches youth work can adopt in supporting the inclusion and participation of young refugees. A collection of good practices complemented the workshop outcomes. All this was collected in the publication Step by Step together.

Learn more about the workshops here.
 

Conference on the World Refugee Day 2017

To mark the World Refugee Day on 20 June, the European Youth Forum and the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, with support from the partnership in the field of youth between the European Union and the Council of Europe organised a conference on the role of youth work and youth organisations in integration of young refugees (more...)
 

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Time to be welcome: youth work and integration of young refugees
Conference on the World Refugee Day

Since 2001 every 20 June people around the world celebrate the “World Refugee Day”: the UN General Assembly has chosen this date as the year 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 “Convention relating to the Status of Refugees” and 20 June coincides with the Africa Refugee Day.

To mark the relevance of these topics for international youth organisations and youth sector stakeholders at large, the European Youth Forum and the World Organisation of the Scout Movement, with support from the partnership in the field of youth between the European Union and the Council of Europe have decided to organise a conference on the role of youth work and youth organisations in integration of young refugees.

Young people and youth organisations have often been at the forefront of welcoming refugees in Europe, promoting active citizenship and human rights education as well as fostering intercultural dialogue. Youth work and youth organisations are contributing to integration of young refugees in formal and non-formal education, access to health as well as access to employment.

Aims of the event:

  • To raise awareness on the situation of young refugees and show solidarity with the experiences they face across Europe;
  • To present research findings so far on the challenges and policy responses to young refugee inclusion;
  • To recognise the importance of youth work in integrating young refugees and share good practices from the ground, providing visibility to current funded initiatives (i.e. Time to be Welcome)
Brussels 20 June 2017, 14:00 – 18:00
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