MIVA project

The MIVA project addresses, as target groups, Third Country Nationals, local citizens, officers form Lead Resident Assistants (LRAs), volunteers, trainers and social workers engaged in the field of asylum, migration and integration.

Project time period
01/12/2018 – 31/01/2022

  • Promote the development and implementation of innovative actions to increase third country nationals’ engagement in the volunteering sector, as active members of the local community.
  • Foster knowledge and experience sharing, as well as implementing a capacity building programme focusing on third country nationals’ integration, stakeholders and local citizens from the targeted communities;
  • Support the empowerment of refugees and increase their participation in local community life;
  • Develop partnerships and cooperation among stakeholders and all actors involved in promoting integration at a community and transnational level.
  • Deployment of Indigo application and NGO platform in participating countries;
  • Co-development of a cross-cultural activities programme aims to promote community cohesion and cultural awareness including:
    – Organization of cookery courses and production of a booklet with multicultural recipes;
    – Organization of Intercultural Festivals;
    – Hosting Futsal/Football matches;
    – Arranging Walking tours ‘’ Explore your city cultural paths’’ within the hosting city to familiarize with the local history and culture;
    – Creation of the “Documentaries” including experiences from festivals, futsal/football matches and walking tours.
  • Implementation of Capacity Building Workshops aimed at developing host communities’ intercultural competences.

Project Resources

Interactive materials and innovative working tools

Sustainability Guide

Replicate activities and resources here

Partners

Municipality of Piraeus (Greece)
www.piraeus.gov.gr & www.destinationpiraeus.com

Organization Earth (Greece)
www.organizationearth.org

Enoros Consulting Ltd (Cyprus)
www.enoros.com.cy

Indigo Cooperative (France)
www.indigo.world

PRISM Impresa Sociale s.r.l. (Italy)
www.prismonline.eu

Foundation for Somalia (Poland)
www.fds.org.pl

Aar Social Development Association (ASDA) Ry (Finland)
www.asdary.com