COMET partners are pleased to present the first in a series of fact sheets highlighting existing practices, successes and areas for further development, informed in part by direct experience within the COMET project. The four factsheets prepared by COMET partner Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPI Europe) which come out today offer digestible insights for policymakers, practitioners and others.
The design and implementation of complementary pathway programmes intended to support the welcome, settlement and integration of refugees can be complex and require the coordination of a wide range of stakeholders, including governmental agencies, civil society organisations and community volunteers. Unique political contexts and the associated challenges and opportunities by location add another layer of complexity.
The first fact sheets explore practices in four key areas—approaches to matching refugees with sponsors, managing refugee expectations, supporting volunteer engagement and programme monitoring and evaluation. They also highlight areas for further development to help ensure the scaling and sustainability of these pathways.
Drawing on a detailed review of current examples of sponsorship programmes and complementary pathways, each fact sheet outlines best practices based on an analysis of the most promising tools and strategies. The assessment of a rich repository of accruing experience points to the practices that can refine programme design, better support refugees, foster transparency and accountability, identify the best allocation of resources and ensure data collection that can best assess long-term impact and efficacy.
Access the fact sheets, which have been translated into Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish HERE
