The Cope & Hope project promotes the recovery and social and labor autonomy of migrant women survivors of human trafficking, adopting a victim-centered approach.
This project began in Barcelona in February 2020 promoted by the Welfare and Development Association (ABD) and together with a consortium of European entities has allowed the implementation of pilots in Milan and Barcelona, the capitalization of knowledge, exchange and dissemination at the local and EU level of good practices aimed at the socio-labor inclusion of women who suffer this type of violence.
Objectives
- Contribute to the inclusion of migrant women who have been or are victims of human trafficking and prevent possible re-victimization
- Improve the protection and assistance system for victims
- Create a referral network between the pilot and the entities and institutions that work assisting victims of trafficking
- Develop an analysis of good practices and recommendations aimed at promoting the emotional, social and economic integration of these people
Cope&Hope in Barcelona
ABD Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo carries out an intervention model focused on improving the employability of 41 migrant women victims of trafficking who live in Barcelona, offering a personal, individual and safe empowerment itinerary to improve their skills and access to the labor market.
All sessions have babysitting services, so that women can attend with their children, thus guaranteeing their conciliation and participation in the program. Apart from the counselors and professionals who lead the sessions, we also have a volunteer team made up of 10 people.
The main phases of the intervention model are:
- Referral of participants to the program by the institutions and entities that are part of the network created through the Cope & Hope pilot.
- Individual reception and diagnosis of employability, social and competence of each participant. A first visit is made to present the service and meet the demands and expectations of each participant. Through the diagnosis, it is determined whether the participant needs an intervention aimed at a close labor insertion, or an accompaniment focused on the acquisition or reinforcement of basic skills.
- C. Individual socio-labor activation plan and monitoring of each participant. A roadmap is prepared with the objectives and actions agreed between the reference counselor and each participant, which is reviewed and updated until the end of the intervention.
- D. Self-care, training, experience and job mediation modules. Throughout the project, a series of individual or group modules are organized, which allow working on the wishes and needs of each participant. Examples are training in aesthetics or in the textile sector, preparation sessions for selection interviews, literacy classes and digital tools workshops, training in sexual health, personal conciliation... To find out all the training modules please visit the Cope&Hope Training Modules page.
- Cultural and leisure outings. The Cope & Hope project organizes outings according to the interests of the participants and their children. For example, there have been visits to art museums (Fundació Joan Miró and Fundació Antoni Tàpies), science exhibitions (Cosmocaixa), a walk through the Teleferic de Montjuïc and various leisure outings (Concha Buika concert and Tibidabo Luna Park) . The objective of the outings is, first of all, to guarantee access to culture and knowledge of the heritage of the participants. Secondly, encourage the autonomy of women in the transit through the city and promote the use of public space. Third, group cohesion is stimulated and support networks are generated.
Partners
Coordinator of the project, ACRA is an Italian independent NGO engaged in international development cooperation and global citizenship education. In Italy and Europe, ACRA has 10 years of experience in migrants’ integration projects through Global Citizenship Education programs, aimed at preventing racism and xenophobia, but also promoting the cultural, social and economic integration of migrants. ACRA has solid experience in managing EU and AMIF funds.
Passepartout is a consortium founded in 2016, formed by five social cooperatives with over 20 years of experience and skills in welcoming, housing and supporting people with different social needs. Passepartout is implementing a system of widespread hospitality of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrant, to support individuals in their migration path (providing housing, social and legal support, education, and guidance). It hosts about 200 people, mostly women, in small reception centers and in apartments spread throughout the metropolitan city of Milan.
ABD is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that was born from a group of professionals and volunteers in the eighties. Its aim is to reduce inequalities and social vulnerability through the 119 services and programs that are developed and support more than 125,000 people each year.
ABD’s social action is transversal. It gives agency to people and communities that live in very diverse situations of social fragility: physical and intellectual dependence, mental, physical and emotional health issues, lack of basic goods such as housing or energy, gender-based violence or child abuse, the simple fact of getting older or of migrating to another country, drug use, discrimination based on gender, ethnicity or origin, or lack of access to services, among others.
Collaborators
Collaborators (Referral Services)
Collaborators (External Professionals)
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Results
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Project funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union (863661 – COPE and HOPE – AMIF-2018-AG-INTE)
Subvenció per a la reducció de la pobresa i la precarietat de les dones en el marc de l’Estratègia contra la Feminització de la Pobresa i la Precarietat de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona
Subvención de la Secretaría de Estado para la Agenda 2030, para la realización de actividades relacionadas con la promoción e implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en España
Subvencions de projectes de l’àmbit de polítiques socials del Departament d’Igualtat i Feminismes de la Generalitat de Catalunya.