BETTER ADVOCACY FOR BETTER INCLUSION

"BACKGROUND Better Advocacy for Better Inclusion (BABI) is a strategic partnership that deals with the spread of xenophobic and racist discrimination in European society and the gaps in public social inclusion policies, also determined by the insufficient participation of CSOs and associations of migrants, refugees and foreign citizens in the definition and implementation of social inclusion policies. BABI intends to foster such participation by creating original training methodologies and tools that can help to qualify the professional knowledge and skills of CSOs' social workers, activists and trainers and strengthen Policy Advocacy (PA) actions against discrimination and for social inclusion.SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES- Strengthen the capacity of CSOs and migrant and refugee associations to document the discrimination and social needs of people with a migration background and to collect their requests/recommendations to public institutions;- Improve the professional skills and competences in Policy Advocacy of CSOs and organisations representing people with a migration background (migrants, refugees, citizens of foreign origin) by developing innovative educational methodologies and tools;- Encourage the development of a permanent and structured dialogue between CSOs, migrant and refugee associations and institutions and stimulate their cooperation to ensure the principles of equality and non-discrimination of people with a migration background in European society.PARTICIPANTS1.Social workers, educators and activists of CSOs and associations of migrants, refugees and citizens of foreign origin: 185 direct beneficiaries, about 750 indirect beneficiaries2.Public decision-makers: 120 direct beneficiaries, about 250 indirect beneficiariesACTIVITIESA.1 Transnational project meeting to ensure effective and efficient coordination of activities. A.2 National field research to carry out a mapping of Advocacy actions tested at local and national level by CSOs; selection of a minimum of 16 best practices and 4 national reports.A.3 I.O.1 Manual. It will illustrate the priority social needs identified in A.2. and describe at least 16 different exemplary Advocacy actions promoted at local level by CSOs, migrant associations, asylum seekers and refugees.A.4 International research on social inclusion indicators based on international literature.A.5 Design of a training module on PA aimed at professionals, social workers and activists of CSOs and migrant and refugee associations.A.6 A 5-day training course for staff. The training course will be addressed to 25 participants, responsible for Advocacy in CSOs and migrant and refugee associations. A. 7 I.O.2 Tool-kit. It will present the training module and offer educators, professionals and activists of CSOs, migrants and refugees a ""tool-kit"" useful to set up a Policy Advocacy campaign.A.8 4 Public events. 4 national public events will disseminate the outputs produced during the project to at least 40 participants, including representatives of civil society, migrant and refugee associations and public decision makers, in each partner country.A.9 Transnational project meeting to carry out a project evaluation and define a common Follow-up strategy in the medium and long term. A.10 Follow-upMETHODOLOGYBABI proposes a multidimensional working methodology that combines qualitative field research activities and participatory non-formal education methodologies to develop an original PA training module specifically designed for CSOs and associations of migrants, refugees and people of foreign origin.EXPECTED RESULTS- A1: Increasing the knowledge and skills of professionals and activists from civil society organisations, migrants and refugees who are needed to monitor, document and report discrimination, including institutional discrimination, and the social needs of people with a migration background;- R2: Documentation, analysis, sharing and dissemination of Advocacy initiatives successfully promoted by civil society at local and national level aimed to improve public policies for the social inclusion of people with a migration background;- R3: Development, testing and dissemination of innovative training methodologies and contents addressed to professionals and activists engaged in Advocacy activities with institutions;- R4: Strengthening the capacity to network among CSOs, migrants and refugees engaged in Advocacy activities with institutions.IMPACT The outputs of the project will be available in 5 languages and disseminated through a structured communication strategy that will ensure a strong impact at European level."