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A Strengthened Network and an Integration Map for Refugees.

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I'MAPPY project includes 6 partners from 5 different countries

About

A Strengthened Network and an Integration Map for Refugees (I’MAPPY) is an ERASMUS + KA2 project funded by Turkish National Agency for 24 months and it started in 1 February 2017 and it will end in 31 December 2019.

İGAM is the lead applicant of the project and the other partners as follows: Tera Ankara (TR), VsI Pasaulio Pilieciu Akademija (LT), A.D.E.L (SK), IASIS (GR), TDM 2000 (IT)

Basic idea of this project is to develop an application called I’MAPPY where this application will be an integration map especially for young refugees who do not have access to social and basic information about the asylum country or has no parents or families. Promoting empowerment, open to cross-sectorial cooperation, and active citizenship of young people are some of the essential goals of the project.

In scope of the project, project website, application of I’MAPPY, user guide for NGOs, Survival Kit and a final report will be produced.

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Full Name of the NGO: Research Centre on Asylum and Migration (İGAM)

Country: Turkey

Establishment Year: 2013

Status: NGO

Main Interest Areas: IGAM is an NGO that aims to contribute to the development of international asylum law and norms all over the world and to their effective implementation in Turkey. It aims to develop more effective legal, social & economic protection frameworks based on the basic human rights for refugees. It works to encourage the governments to take steps for effective and sustainable policies regarding refugee – related issues.

Featured Projects:

Media and Civil Society Cooperation for the Right of Refugees

The project will last for 24 months and it started on first of February 2017. The co-beneficiary of the project is Journalists Association. The project aims to reduce/prevent disinformation, wrong presentations, hate speech and prejudice against refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants by providing persuasion activities including comprehensive training for Turkish local/national media and civil society organizations. 

Turkish Refugee Council

Turkish Refugee Council is an umbrella organization that gathers the NGOs working on the field and it aims to strengthen their capacities. The association also aims to empower the rights of the refugees stated in 1951 Convention.

Contact Person: Metin Çorabatır (President)

Address: Gaziosmanpaşa Mahallesi, Şairler Sk. 7/2, 06700 Çankaya/Ankara

Social Media Accounts:

www.facebook.com/IlticaVeGocArastirmalariMerkezi/ 
www.twitter.com/igam_igamder 

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Full Name of the NGO: ADEL – Association for Development, Education and Labour

Country: Slovakia​

Establishment Year: 2013

Status: NGO

Main Interest Areas: 

ADEL NGO is organization, which creates opportunities for young people who would like to be active, would like to try and learn something new and gain new experience and knowledge for personal as well as professional development and growth. We organize various youth exchanges, training courses, workshops, discussions, volunteering programs and other long-term projects.

Featured Projects: 

The Citizens are speaking

The aim of the project was to to collect life stories of refugees in Slovakia, find out their problems and needs and share stories among public in order to create more tolerant and more open-minded society towards them. ADELs volunteers have done interviews with them, helped them through some volunteering activities and bought them what they missed the most in that time – kitchen stuff.

Building Democratic Europe Together

The aim of the project to raise awareness about period of the transition from communism into democracy among young people through making video interviews with senior activists who were involved in civic movements.

Healthy Nature – Healthy Me

The primary goal of the project was to encourage youth to positive perception towards the nature and sharing the idea of healthy lifestyle that contributes to conservation of the environment and also to upgrading the quality of life of an individual.

Contact Person:
Mrs Lenka Curillova (CEO)

Address:
Kalinciakova 1046/16, Stropkov 09101, Slovakia

Social Media Accounts:
www.facebook.com/ADELSlovakia/ 

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Full Name: IASIS NGO 

Country: Greece 

Establishment Year: 2005 

Status: NGO

Main Interest Areas:
IASIS NGO’s main objective is to provide psychosocial support and education to people who are experiencing, or at risk of social exclusion, and to adult learners in the humanitarian field. IASIS has implemented a number of projects related to psychosocial support (individuals and families). Organisational goals include supporting those with mental health issues, through early diagnosis & treatment for beneficiaries and their families, specialist consultancy/psychiatric interventions and assisting integration into society, as well as raising awareness around social responsibility within the community.

Featured Projects:

InterHealth, Intercultural competences of healthcare professionals, 2016-1-EL01- KA202-023538.
The aim of the project is to increase the intercultural competences of healthcare professionals in Europe, through non-formal training.

M.Yth.WORK Innovative Techniques for Reaching Out to Migrant Youth 2016-2- ES02-KA205- 008204
The objective of this project is to equip youth workers with innovative techniques for reaching out to young migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

B.LIVING Empowering teachers and trainers to cope with religious diversity and boost intercultural education in Europe, 2016-1-BE01-KA202-016287.
B.LIVING project aims to empower teachers and trainers to cope with religious diversity and boost intercultural education in Europe. 

Contact Person:
Mrs Pantouli Kalliopi

Address:
Acharnon 297, Kato Patisia, Athens, Greece, 

Social Media Accounts:
www.facebook.com/iasis.athens
www.instagram.com/iasis_gr 

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Full Name of the Entity: TERA Ankara Musavirlik Mimarlik Muhendislik Taah. Tic. Ltd. Sti

Country: Turkey

Establishment Year: 2015

Status: (NGO, Company etc.) Company

Main Interest Areas: TERA Ankara Consulting, through its founders Pelin Öğünç and Cengizhan Ceylan, have an expertise and experience of more than 20 years and committed to provide high quality consultancy services to its Customers who would like to expand their business or would like to enter in Turkish and international markets by means of conducting regular researches of the market dynamics, launching joint ventures and setting the most effective market entry and growth  strategy.

TERA Ankara Consulting serves as advisor to management boards and professionals who seek to seize or create opportunities, build and enhance critical relations, articulate their brands and priorities, have and/or preserve permission to operate in any field in Turkey and manage crises whenever needed.

Featured Projects:
Railways Restructuring Project (financed by World Bank)
​Turkey Emergency Flood and Earthquake Recovery (TEFER) Project (financed by World Bank)
​Marmara Earthquake Emergency Recovery (MEER) Project (financed by World Bank)​
Turkey Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance (TERRA) Project (financed by European Investment Bank)
​Assessment, Strategy, and Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe (ASTARTE), METU, Ankara (financed by EU)​

Contact Person: Pelin Öğünç​

Address:
Karum İs Merkezi, Ofis No: 422, Iran Caddesi, Postal code: 06680, Gaziosmanpasa, Cankaya / ANKARA - TURKEY

Social Media Accounts:
http://www.teraint.com 

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Full Name of the NGO: TDM 2000

Country: Italy

Establishment Year: 2000

Status: NGO 

Main Interest Areas:

TDM 2000 is active in the areas of promoting active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, international cooperation, social inclusion. The main operating tools are European projecting and structured dialogue with the institutions. At international level TDM 2000 implement projects under the most important international programs such as Erasmus Plus, Europe for Citizens, COSME;

Featured Projects:

Euroasi – From Europe to Asia: capitalizing experience in youth work
Implemented under the Erasmus + Program, Action Capacity 2 "Capacity Bulding", involving partners from the Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, Malta, Portugal, and Slovenia 

Structured Synergies Improve Structured Dialogue
Under the Key Action 3 of the Erasmus Plus Programme, aims at giving to youngsters the opportunity to interact with decision-makers on issues of their concern

Youth Evolution Training
Implemented in collaboration with the Regional Government of Sardinia aimed at promoting the social and employment inclusion of young people and belonging to minorities 

Contact Person: 
Luca Frongia, info@tdm2000.org​

Address:
Via San Domenico 37, 09127 Cagliari

Website:
www.tdm2000.org​ 

Social Media Accounts:
https://www.facebook.com/associazionetdm2000/?ref=br_rs 

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Full Name of the NGO:  Global Citizens’ Academy (GCA) 

Country: Lithuania 

Establishment Year: 2014 

Status: NGO 

Main Interest Areas: 

GCA aims to promote the key values of active global citizenship among young people in Lithuania and abroad and make a difference in a global society by: 

development of national, civic and cultural identities; 
promoting respect for human dignity; 
support to building capacities of young people to become active and responsible global citizens; 
stimulating democratic dialogue among different actors in the society; 
building capacities of civil society organisations. 
 

Featured Projects: 

Six Steps to Global Citizenship (2015-2017) 
The present project aimed to increase opportunities for young people in 4 EU countries to gain more knowledge, skills and change their behaviours necessary to meeting the global challenges and taking an active civic role in coping with them. This was done by improving the quality of youth work and joining efforts of youth and educational bodies towards making young people promoters of global citizenship. 

The project developed a number of outputs aimed to create, pilot and share good global citizenship practices. They are available at http://www.globalab.org   

Contact Person:
Indre Augutiene, indre@globalcitizen.lt  

Address: 
Šušvės str. 15a, Kaunas, Lithuania 

Social Media Accounts:  
https://www.facebook.com/globalcitizen.lt 
https://www.facebook.com/pasaulio.pilietis/ 

Events

First Short-term joint staff training event took place on 5-6- 7 September 2017 in Ankara, Turkey. Meeting of the IMAPPY (A Strengthened Network and an Integration Map for Refugees) was held in 5-6- 7 September 2017 in Ankara with the participation of representatives from the partner institutions. The main objective of this workshop was, before starting to work on application I'mappy, to obtain the opinions of related NGOs on such an application. These opinions considered during the development of the application. Besides, since the application will use database, what kind of database we need and what we need to include or not is discussed during this workshop. Representatives from UNHCR, ASAM, Red Crescent Turkey and NGOs established by refugees are attended to the meeting to give their comments and advice for project. Levent Ekşi presented UNHCR’s pilot mapping application ‘Services Advisor’ (turkey.servicesadvisor.org). It was very important for I'mappy team to exchange opinion since the team don’t want project’ contents to overlapped. In addition to this, especially foreign partners are asked to highlight their experience with the Turkish NGOs during the workshop. There were also two study visits in the last day of the project: Altındağ Community Center and Turkish Red Crescent which are among the biggest and most institutional service suppliers in Ankara. Aim of these visits was to make need assessment and take their opinions on developing more effective and helpful application

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The second Short-term joint staff training event of I'mappy project has been held between the dates 9-11 January 2018 in Ankara. After completion of the draft version of the application I'mappy, second workshop held to get the feedback of the NGOs on the usage, format, content, interface of the application. Many different NGO representatives are invited to an event in order to provide the participation of all related and interested NGOs in Turkey. Many suggestions are taken in order to develop more effective application and these demands are conveyed to IT responsible of project. Users can see NGOs address, contact information and web site when they click the pin. In this meeting services are divided into categories in order to have more user-friendly application. These categories are as it follows; health, employment, reintegration, mediation and guidance, financial aid, food-essential support, art and culture, legal advice, language, housing, sport, education, psychosocial support, social benefits was available only for Android for that time. It was decided that IOS version should also be developed immediately. Ideal scenario was to inform refugees about app directly when they arrive to the country, so that they would get maximum benefit from app. But it is not possible because of practical issues. Therefore, NGOs established by refugees will have a critical role for announcing application.

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Third short-term joint staff training event took place between 8-10 May 2018 Ankara. After finalization of the draft version of application I'mappy, a training program organized in Ankara for different NGOs and institutions in order to have a good understanding of the application, not only in terms of technical points but also the logic and approach behind this application. I'mappy application was introduced to many different NGO representatives and their feedback are taken into consideration and application reshaped according to the feedback that is taken. As described in the intellectual outputs section, "User Guide for NGOs" as well as key things on how to accept and engage refugees in the activities of NGOs presented to the NGOs during the training program. For this training program, it was planned that at least 1 young refugee from each partner would participate since one of our main approaches is the contribution of young refugees to the project in every step.

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Fourth short-term joint staff training event took place 26-28. June 2018 Kaunas, LITHUANIA. Brief introduction of the I’MAPPY guide for NGOs was made by Global Citizen's Academy. The role of NGOs in the process of refugee integration was discussed with different organizations. It is decided may also questioned how refugee-friendly is your organization? Moreover, it is planned that how to proceed piloting sessions of the guide for NGOs in partner countries. It was decided that 13 July is the deadline for the guideline and then piloting phase will take place. 21 September chosen as deadline for finalizing the guidelines and then partners will have a month to make changes, design and translate it to their languages. IGAM is in charge of printing the English guidelines for every partner. Questionnaires are finalized after long debate and it is decided that each partner will distribute the questionnaires and take feedback from organizations in their country. Project team made some changes in the user guide according to these feedbacks given.

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Fifth short-term joint staff training event took place 4-6 September in Athens It is discussed how many NGOs should be in the map. Project team decided that every partner can add as many as NGOs they want. However, it is also stated that it is not functional to add every NGO in the country (working with refugees) in order not to lose the connection with the NGOs. For example, UNHCR’ service advisor almost includes every NGO’s (working with refugees) and give necessary information. It was decided that aim of I'mappy should be including the NGOs who knows I'mappy and we can transfer the outputs which are taken from the cases. Not just giving the address or phone number I'mappy should aim to answer the needs of refugees by cooperating with all partners.

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Sixth short-term joint staff training, which was organized as final conference at TOBB University, non-governmental organizations, academics, government agencies, as well as the representatives of many refugee groups from Karabük University were invited by exceeding the number of promised participants. During the event a detailed I'mappy project was introduced to the representative of refugee groups. The outputs of the I'mappy projects were distributed to student representatives’ groups to deliver of these documents to the young refugee students

With dissemination and exploitation of results purposes, multiplier events have been organized reaching out a broad number of young refugees through Refugee Consultation Hub (IGAM), Keçiören Municipality, Refugee Established NGO’s in Gaziantep, Hatay, İzmir and Ankara (SYDD, RavdaNur Foundation, Maharad, Watan). During these multiplier events, young refugees were informed about the possibilities and opportunities that they can get through contacting NGOs.

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TM1 Kick of meeting

The meeting was held with the participation of the representatives from IGAM (Tr), ECCO (Tr), Global Citizen’s Academy (Lt), ADEL (Sk), IASIS (Gr), TDM 200 (It). The meeting started with the introduction of the partners, their organizations and their activities. And then Metin Çorabatır, president of IGAM, welcomed the partners of the project and gave a speech about the projects run by IGAM and he mentioned about the context of the asylum and migration issue in Turkey. The meeting continued with introduction of the agenda of the meeting by Pelin Öğünç from ECCO(TERA). She gave a presentation about the highlights of the project. Good practices were shared between the partners, websites of different projects checked and discussed. Visibility materials of the projects were discussed. (T-shirt, banner, roll-ups etc.) Furthermore, Social media accounts of the projects were discussed in details.It was decided that Project coordinator IGAM will be responsible of internal and external evaluation with the support of all the partners and the report should cover the activities held in the project

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TM2

The agenda of the meeting was introduced by TDM 2000. The partners introduced themselves to the newcomers. The second transnational meeting in Italy and 2-3 August 2017.Furthermore, Pelin Öğünç gave a presentation about the intellectual outputs. She informed partners about national agency’s opinion for the language of the application that it is not needed to stick with languages that we promised in the proposal. Cengizhan Ceylan from ECCO(TERA) introduced the budget items one by one. The presentation of Mr. Ceylan covered how to use the budget items and what the partners need when they execute the project in case of the budget. The meeting continued with the introduction of timetable and the actions. It is decided that transnational meetings should cover study visits to the other NGOs in the hosting countries in order to enable experience and knowledge sharing. It was also stated that it is critical to have clear understanding for our selecting NGOs. We have to put standard criteria. Final version of website represented by IGAM and suggestions related with website are taken. Leaflet example is also represented by IGAM. It is said that postcards can also be used because it will be easier to put all information in it. It was agreed that how to organize website and application is critical topic. Davide from (TDM 2000) represented the current situation of Italy in terms of conditions of refugees. Press conference took place. The press members joined the meeting and they asked questions about the project. Social Council of Cagliari were visited by all partners. Each partner introduced their organization and projects. Current situation in Cagliari and Sardinia was also in the agenda of the meeting.

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TM3 Athens

The meeting took place with the participation of IASIS , IGAM, Tera Ankara, Global Citizen, IDM 200, ADEL and started with the presentation of İGAM about the logo, roll-up, website then final suggestions are received from project partners. Suggestions for the website are taken from the all partners It is decided that -Need support -Give support parts will be added to the website. Website should be visible on google search and it is decided that it will be promoted. Promotion was bought in that sense. ‘İhtiyaç Haritası’ website was introduced as good practice. and it is decided that experience and information exchange will be done with this kind of good examples The presentation on choir event was introduced. ‘With the presentation, we had chance to reach Syrian families, high level bureaucrats etc.’ The pictures from choir event uploaded to website after this meeting. There should be a leaflet -not necessarily printed one- and in that way we can attach it to the emails and website. Piktochart can be a nice option to prepare leaflet. Visibility materials are checked and they reshaped in accordance with suggestions. What kind of information it should be inside of this application was framed? Pictogram was decided to use since it is very helpful to make refugees more active. Which languages are we going to use for the outputs was discussed? Study visits are held refugee community center in Athens and experience sharing sessions were successfully organized.

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Dissemination Events ( E activities )

In the multiplier events, young refugees were informed about the possibilities and opportunities which they can benefit through NGOs. Specifically, more than 60 refugees attended to the dissemination event in HolidayInn Hotel at 10th of April,2019. In this event I’mappy project is explained to the young refugees by focusing on how to use it and how to contact with the NGOs by using this application. IGAM continued to get the feedback from refugees in this event as well since it is strongly believed that I’mappy project will sustain and other projects will be created by putting on it.

I'mappy brochures and informative kits (more than 1000 thousand for each outputs and visibiliy materials) were distributed to NGOs established by refugees, universities,stakeholders so that wide range of young refugees were informed about the project. In addition, the employees of the Refugee Information and Support Point within the scope of IGAM were informed about the project in detail. Documents such as How to use imappy application, Survival Kits and user guide for NGOs were sent to our support offices in Turkish, English and Arabic languages as of the day they were ready. In this way, the project was announced to the masses more easily

I'mappy project is presented in all the meetings and dissemination events which are held by IGAM. Especially ‘’Malala Gulmakai Network’ ’and ‘’Media and Civil Society Cooperation for rights of Refugees projects have significant and supportive effects on the dissemination of the I'mappy project since beneficiaries of this project are constituted a wide range of local authorities different NGO, local authorities, municipalities and neighborhood units(muhtarlık). In addition, the employees of the Refugee Information and Support Point within the scope of IGAM were informed about the project in detail. Documents such as How to use I’mappy application, Survival Kits and user guide for NGOs were sent to our support offices in Turkish, English and Arabic languages as of the day they were ready. In this way, the project was announced to the masses more easily.NGOs established by refugees have a critical role for announcing application. GAM, as the applicant was the key leader of dissemination activities and it will continue in the same way. IGAM has extensive experience in organizing workshops, seminars and conferences and have successfully set up and implemented dissemination activity. IGAM, as an NGO is also founder of Turkish Refugee Council with the participation of national and international NGOs and public institutions. This has given us considerable experience in the coordination of dissemination activities and invariably requiring strong negotiation and management skills. Besides, each partner was also responsible for the dissemination activities in their countries. The contribution of all the partners of the consortium is considered valuable and critical in reaching the dissemination goals. Each partner undertook dissemination in their respective country and contribute to the promotion of the project at national and European levels, in every meeting it is strongly highlighted that every partner will continue to add value to the application and naturally will benefit from the application and the outputs

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The main intellectual outputs of I'MAPPY project as follows

Intellectual Outputs

  • 1
    Project Website

    A particular web site where progress of the project and all related information and online documents are published as open public, will be developed. In order to keep stakeholders updated, this web site will be designed and it will be periodically updated with recent news about the project, and related reports and guidelines will be posted via this web site.

  • 2
    Application of I‘MAPPY

    I‘MAPPY is an integration map especially for young refugees who don’t have access to social and basic information about the asylum country or has no parents or families. I‘MAPPY will pin Youthwork organizations that shall provide social and basic information to young refugees as well as able to provide popular language lessons to the young refugees. From language learning to the recognition of qualifications, education is a part of the solution throughout the integration process. I\\\\\\\'MAPPY will pin NGOs which have engaged with and support minority groups and migrant workers into employment through job shadowing, work placement, employer engagement and vocational language training and employability skills development.

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  • 3
    User Guide for NGOs

    A user guide for NGOs will be prepared regarding the use of the application IM’APPY, update options, training method for young refugees on how to use the application, extension of networking, as well key things on how to accept and engage refugees in the activities of NGOs, and etc.

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  • 4
    Survival Kit for Refugees

    Survival kit for refugees including key information about asylum rules in Turkey and also in other partner countries, social security system, social rights, human rights etc. will be prepared.

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  • 5
    Final Report

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Project Number: 2016-3-TR01-KA205-037114

Şairler Sokak 7/2 GOP Çankaya/Ankara TURKEY