In the framework of the COMET project, Fons Català de Cooperació al Desenvolupament organizes five online training sessions dedicated to the design and implementation of safe routes for people in need of international protection with a municipalist perspective. All sessions will be in Spanish and English with the option of simultaneous translation.
 
The third session will take place on 18/11/2024, from 10:00 to 11:30, dedicated to the identification and mobilization of local sponsors and collaborators. In this session we will learn about the multi-stakeholder approach from UNHCR Spain and learn about the experiences of collaboration for the employment of people in need of international protection from the Association Micropobles de Catalunya and Win-Win Connection. We will also talk about the challenges and opportunities for collaboration between the academic field, public administrations and civil society in the framework of university reception for forcibly displaced people, sharing the work that is carried out by the Support program of the University of Barcelona for refugees and people from conflict areas and from the University of Lleida.
 
AGENDA:
10:00 Welcome
  • Aleksandra Semeriak, Fons Català de Cooperació al Desenvolupament
10:05 Multistakeholder approaches to mobilizing local partners and sponsors
  • María de Zabala, Durable Solutions Associate, UNHCR Spain
10:20 Experiences of collaboration with the private sector for the employment of people in need of international protection
  • Oriol Lopez, Technical Coordination, Association Micropobles de Catalunya
  • Manolo Garbayo, Co-founder, Win-Win Connection
10:50 Multistakeholder challenges and opportunities in the framework of university reception
  • Cati Jerez, Coordinator of the Support program of the University of Barcelona for refugees and people from conflict areas
  • Àngels Sendra, Development Cooperation Officer, University of Lleida
11:15 Q&A
11:25 Closing remarks
 
Register through the following link.
 
The complete program can be consulted through the website of Fons Català. The aim of the sessions is to raise awareness of the importance of guaranteeing the right to international protection and to promote the active involvement of city councils and other local agents in the creation of this type of project. In addition, the aim is to create a space for the exchange of good practices and collective reflection on shared challenges and opportunities, while promoting opportunities for training and improving processes and resources, encouraging collaboration between various levels governments, NGOs, civil society, the private sector and communities with lived experience of forced displacement.
 
 
All sessions will be in Spanish and English with the option of simultaneous translation.