Innovation for the integration
of unaccompanied children in Sweden
SUMMARY
Sweden is facing challenges in effectively integrating a record
number of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived in
the country in recent years.
The Innovation for Integration programme was developed by the
Swedish non-profit organisation Reach for Change. It provides
a thematic incubator that helps civil society organisations to
develop, in cooperation and partnership with others, solutions to
improve the lives of unaccompanied and separated children.
Initiatives implemented with the support of the Innovation for
Integration programme are diverse and cover four priority areas:
social and legal rights, internship and employment, education, and
social networks.
Country: Sweden
Location: Countrywide
Website:
http://reachforchange.org/en/about/
innovation-integration
Target group:
Unaccompanied and separated children
Implemented by:
Reach for Change in partnership with Right To
Play, IT Guide, Kompis Ungdom, Mitt Livs Val
and Barnrättsbyrån
The programme supports the design, development and scale-up
of selected initiatives through funding, business advisory and
research and advocacy. Funded by:
Stenbeck Stiftelse, Tele2 and the Swedish
Postcode Foundation
The activities that are supported by the programme are run
throughout Sweden in close cooperation with local authorities and
are primarily targeted at newly arrived children regardless of their
residence status. Timeframe: 2016 to 2018
Contact person:
Hans Vineland, Country Director,
[email protected]
Laura MBaye, Project Manager,
[email protected]
KEY TOPICS
INFORMAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
CHILD PARTICIPATION PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
LOCAL COMMUNITY LEGAL AID ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH
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