RaCIP

RaCIP project aims to enhance the capacity building for organizations operating Private Sponsorship (PS) schemes or otherwise engaged in community-based support to refugees’ integration. The project will feature several pilot schemes aimed at scaling up existing PS and strengthening community-based efforts by experimenting with PS initiatives in the partner countries involved.

The project will develop mentoring and peer-to-peer activities to provide refugees with social, educational and professional support throughout the settlement process. The project will facilitate access to the job market designing tailored vocational training for refugees.

Title	RaCIP
Date launched	01/12/2020
Status (Ongoing, forthcoming)	Ongoing
Type of Resource	Digital resources (learning curricula)
Purpose	Support personnel Social Inclusion Employment
Online or Blended	Blended
Learning outcomes	People working at CSOs will be able to: cooperate with more experienced sponsor organizations achieve focused and high-standard training to support refugees expand their network Local mentors will: improve their communication and interpersonal skills develop leadership and management skills increase their confidence and motivation engage in volunteering Refugee mentees will: improve their social inclusion process build bonds with locals receive guidance in their personal and professional life learn about the cultural and social context of the partner countries
Target group	institutions and European CSOs, refugees (individuals or refugees) in partner countries, local families, university students, social enterprises
Language	English, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, French
Evaluation results/ monitoring plan	To ensure the correct implementation of the project and establish the basis for future replicability, a monitoring system will be developed. Monitoring activities will gather crucial information needed to develop an evaluation system in order to assess the relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of the project.
Learning assessment	The learning gained by the local mentors and refugee mentees at all stages of the project, from the delivery of workshops with locals to the launch and completion of the pilot mentoring activities, was assessed through different methodologies. These included questionnaires, a team evaluation exercise, and observation. We opted to explore three methods of evaluation, both for practical and quality reasons. The practical reasons involve trying to capture the sentiment of the training on the spot, but also being able to collect the feedback and evaluation of the participants either way, in case they could not answer the questionnaire later. The observation method was also used by the trainers to measure the satisfaction of the trainees at a real time.
Recognition or certification of learning	Certifications of learning were given by the partner organizations to the local mentors upon completion of the training paths, as well as to the mentees and mentors when having carried out the mentoring activities.
Europass	Aligned with all basic Europass fields
Financing and sustainability model	European Union's Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
Leading Organization	Consorzio Veneto Insieme, Italy (http://venetoinsieme.it/ )
Contact Person	Coordinator: Sara Taglietti This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website	https://www.racip.eu
Is this initiative country-specific? If yes, please specify the country.	No

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