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Outreach and Counselling

Reaching Undocumented Migrants

The project strives to further develop and implement evidence-based tools and processes that can be used by a wide European community of practice for the improvement of outreach practices directed at undocumented migrants within Europe.

The project aims to achieve several specific objectives, including the generation of data and analyses on undocumented migrants in Europe to better inform relevant policies and operations.

Additionally, it seeks to develop and refine programmatic blueprints for outreach practices, focusing on enhancing accessibility to voluntary return options, particularly among vulnerable undocumented migrant groups facing substance abuse and mental health challenges.

Furthermore, it aims to facilitate exchanges of best practices among national authorities through initiatives like field study visits and focus-group sessions.

Finally, it endeavours to create a relevant training module and establish a monitoring and evaluation framework, which will be made accessible to front-line practitioners to enhance their effectiveness in addressing migration issues.

Related Activities
Achievements
  • Data collection and analysis of 1000 undocumented migrants in Belgium and France in partnership with the Mixed Migration Center of the Danish Refugee Council (MMC - DRC)
  • Mutual learning exercises with peer exchanges and field visits among governmental officials, organised by Fedasil
  • Focus group sessions, a policy brief and a monitoring and evaluation framework with the Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPI-E)
  • A training module on outreach and counselling undocumented migrants with mental health issues and drug and substance use disorders, produced by the RRF