NETHERLANDS
Dona Daria – Kenniscentrum Emancipatie
Dona Daria is a centre for emancipation in Rotterdam. The centre offers diverse activities for women, men and youngsters. The centre organises courses, seminars and expert meetings. Dona Daria develops and publishes brochures and books on emancipation issues as well. A newsletter comes out 10 times a year.
www.donadaria.nl
Tornante Trainingen
Tornante Trainingen has long-year experience in the fields of Dutch language lessons and integration courses. Tornante Trainingen strives to offer people in an easy accessible way opportunities to participate better in society. Learning Dutch and integrating in society are two very important principles to do that. The organisation is an accredited language school and has a ‘Blik op werk’ certificate and a KCE-registration for conducting of examinations.
www.tornantetrainingen.nl
Stichting Bij Corrie
‘Bij Corrie’ Foundation is a community center in Rotterdam (Hillesluis) where everyone is welcome for information, various activities or for making nice contacts with the neighbors. ‘Bij Corrie’ organises activities contributing to personal development of the residents and improving the cultural and social cohesion in the neighborhood. Learning Dutch plays an important part in this process.
www.bijcorrie.org
Stichting Mara
Mara Foundation is a Catholic organization with volunteer projects set for vulnerable groups in society. Mara wants to ensure that volunteers and the people whom they help, work with faith, hope and love for a better and fairer society.
www.maraprojecten.nl
Dit is Wijs Groep
Dit is WIJS Group represents a unique combination of companies and platforms in education. It offers a wide and complete range of educational and personnel issues to school boards and education departments all over the Netherlands, providing them with specific educational expertise, workshops and/or temporary staff.
http://ditiswijsgroep.nl
Stichting TaalKracht TAALENT010
Every person is unique and has talent!
TAALENT010 develops projects to promote economic independence and self-reliance. The foundation organises Dutch low-threshold language courses to encourage people to use their own inner strength and develop new skills by language learning.
https://www.facebook.com/TaalenT010
VluchtelingenWerk Nederland (Dutch Council for Refugees)
Refugees have a right to a fair asylum procedure, and subsequently access to adequate housing, education, health care and work. The Dutch Council for Refugees is an independent, non-governmental organization that defends those rights.
https://www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl
247LEREN
247LEREN is an experienced, innovative organization specializing in the design and development of learning concepts.
247LEREN is a part of ITpreneurs.
http://www.247leren.nl
BULGARIA
ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ARAB-BULGARIAN INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATION (ARABIS)
ARABIS is a fully independent non-profit public benefit organization which addresses problems such as inter-cultural communication, youth entrepreneurship, anti-xenophobia and integration of refugees, active citizenship of young people and social welfare development. ARABIS provides language courses in Arabic and in Bulgarian for people with Arabic, Bulgarian and mixed Bulgarian-Arabic origin.
www.arabis-bg.org
International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Bulgarian Mission
IOM is aimed at facilitating the integration of migrants through public awareness, capacity building of public officials, providing information on integration services for migrants such as cultural orientation, labour inclusion, qualification skills, etc.
www.iom.bg
Association for Integration of Refugees and Migrants (AIRM)
AIRM is a non-profit, non-political organization for the promotion of social and cultural integration of refugees and migrants in Bulgaria.
www.airm-bg.org
Bulgarian Red Cross, Refugee-Migrants Service
The Bulgarian Red Cross is a volunteer organisation committed, among others, to facilitate refugee integration, prevent the isolation of migrants and promote tolerance towards both groups in the Bulgarian society.
www.redcross.bg
Express English Language Training
Express English is a language school providing courses in English and in Bulgarian as a foreign language for English, Spanish and German speaking people. The school also offers tailor-made courses for children 3-7 years old based on story-telling, role plays, arts and crafts, songs and games.
www.expressenglish.net
EDU-COMPASS
Edu-compass is a non-formal educational organization using non-traditional methodologies, good practices and tools for language teaching and learning.
edu-compass.com
CENTRE FOR LEARNING AND CULTURAL BONDING (CLCB)
The Centre for Learning and Cultural Bonding (CLCB) is a Bulgarian non-governmental, non-profit organisation aimed at creating a favourable environment in Bulgaria for education, development and better work opportunities.
CARITAS SOFIA
Caritas Sofia is a Bulgarian non-profit organization performing social work to support vulnerable people in society. The social, health and educational care and services provided by Caritas Sofia are in support of: elderly people; children and young people with disabilities; children and youth at risk; people dependent on psycho-active substances; asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants; single mothers; homeless people. Caritas Sofia is a member of Caritas Bulgaria.
www.caritas-sofia.org
CYPRUS
CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (CARDET)
CARDET is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental, research and development organization based in Cyprus with partners around the world. CARDET’s mission is to inspire next generation education, and to promote research, innovation, and development through evidence-based practices, cutting-edge research, and empowered people.
www.cardet.org
INNOVADE LI LTD
NNOVADE L.I. LTD is a consultancy firm created and staffed by a team of professionals with more than 20 years of combined experience in business development, innovation, operations, technology, quality assurance, and education.
www.innovade.eu
MEDITERRANEAN MIGRATION NETWORK
Migrant integration
The Mediterranean Migration Network (MMN) developed within the framework of “Establishment of multilateral networks with countries in the Mediterranean region” (Action E2, European Integration Fund for Third Country Nationals, Annual Programme 2012), which is co-funded by the European Integration Fund for Third Country Nationals (95%) and the Republic of Cyprus (5%). The aim of the network is to promote collaboration and exchange of good practices among public and private stakeholders active in the fields of migration and integration.
www.migrationnetwork.org/en/
UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA
The University of Nicosia is the largest university in Cyprus, with campuses based in the three largest cities in Cyprus: Nicosia, Lemesos and Larnaca. Through its four schools, the University offers a diverse range of academic programmes of study, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels (Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees).
www.unic.ac.cy
ITALY
Istituto Comprensivo “Bovio Colletta”, Napoli
Preschool, elementary school, secondary school
www.icsboviocolletta.it
Istituto Comprensivo “Spinelli”, Scandicci (FI)
Preschool, elementary school, secondary school
www.icssecondoscandicci.it
S.C.U.O.L.A. “Se c’è un ospite lo accogliamo” c/o Corte dei Miracoli
School of Italian language and culture for migrants. They also organize activities designed to facilitate the integration and aggregation. They promote the exchange between migrants and citizens of Siena through the Tandem Language
www.lacortedeimiracoli.org/con/node/11
Impresa Sociale Interculturale “Senza Confine”
Cultural and intercultural services, personal services
www.asecon.it/chi-siamo/
“Rumeni a Siena e amici”
It’s an association of social and cultural promotion that aims at becoming a bridge between the community of Romanian language and the Italian community for better coexistence and integration
www.rumeniasiena.altervista.org
PORTUGAL
ASSOCIATION “ ASSOCIAÇÃO DE IMIGRANTES ROMENOS E MOLDAVOS MUNDO FELIZ ”
The Association of Romanian and Moldavian immigrants “Mundo Feliz” plays a significant role in counseling and assisting migrants in the process of their legalization and integration into the host country and giving local support in various issues related to their everyday life; it also designs and implements information campaigns to raise awareness of several migration issues, organizes and carries out training workshops and cultural events.
pt-pt.facebook.com/associacao.mundofeliz
ASSOCIATION “ASSOCIAÇÃO FAZER AVANÇAR”
Associação Fazer Avançar is an ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – Promotes among youth a large diversity of activities (social entrepreneurship, sports, cultural events, tasting sessions, languages courses) for social inclusion, for fighting against discrimination and poverty.
www.fazeravancar.org
ASSOCIATION “ASSOCIAÇÃO A COMUNIDADE ISLÂMICA DA TAPADA DAS MERCÊS E MEM MARTINS”
A CITMMM (Islamic Association ) is a non-profit organization for the promotion of social and cultural integration of migrants in the region of Tapada das Mercês /Sintra . This association provides multiple educational, cultural and social services and programs for the benefit of the community .
acitm.wordpress.com
ASSOCIATION “ACIPAI – ASSOCIAÇÃO CULTURAL INDO-PORTUGUESA DE APOIO A IMIGRANTES”
Address:: R. Da Padaria, Nº 16, 1º Dto. 1100-389 Lisboa Portugal
ACIPAI is a non-governmental and not-for-profit cultural association that assists and cares about migrant integration and inclusion in the host society. Most of its members are people coming from Asia, especially from India; this association among other services provides language courses for migrant’s families.
ASSOCIATION “CENTRO CULTURAL MOLDAVO”
CENTRO CULTURAL MOLDAVO is a non-governmental and not- for- profit association established in 2002; It is officially recognised by the authorities; It has about 680 members. Main activities: it assists the migrants in the process of integration in the host country, helps migrants to get a job; promotes and organises language learning , cultural events, training courses and workshops.
pt-pt.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Cultural-Moldavo/191822634162152
SPAIN
UNION GENERAL DE TRABAJADORES DEL PAIS VALENCIANO (UGT-PV)
The Unión General de Trabajadores is a class Trade Union where all employed workers, associated workers in cooperatives, self-employed workers who do not have employees and unemployed workers or those who have ceased their work activity can be integrated.
www.ugt-pv.es
FUNDACION PASCUAL TOMAS (FPT)
Fundación Pascual Tomás is an organization founded in 1989 which fundamental purpose is vocational training, with a career spanning over 20 years dedicated to train workers both in employment or unemployment. Their mission is to train male and female workers and to promote their cultural and educational development.
www.fundacionpascualtomas.org
PARTIT SOCIALISTA DEL PAIS VALENCIA – CIUTAT DE VALENCIA (PSPV-PSOE VALENCIA)
PSPV-PSOE is a political organization of the working class and the men and women who fight against all forms of exploitation, aspiring to transform society to become a free, egalitarian, solidarity and peaceful society fighting for the progress of people. Its raison d’etre is helping to achieve a better society, detecting problems and providing solutions based on the principles of freedom, equality, solidarity and social justice.
www.pspv-psoevalencia.org
ASOCIACION JOAN BALLESTER (AJB)
Asociación Joan Ballester primarily conducts its activities at local level being a legal entity and having full legal capacity to manage and dispose of its property and fulfill the purposes proposed, among which are the fight, defense and implementation of the values of democracy; freedom, equality, pacifism, justice and solidarity in society; as well as promoting activities with a strong social and solidary character.
FEDERACIÓ VALENCIANA D’EMPRESES COOPERATIVES DE TREBALL ASSOCIAT (FEVECTA)
As a representative organisation FVECTA’s main tasks is to act as a lobbying organisation. It campaigns on behalf of its membership and the co-operative movement in general, for example FEVECTA was actively involved in the reform of the Valencian Co-operative Law and lobbies the state and political parties at all levels to gain support for the promotion of worker co-operatives.
www.fevecta.coop
ASOCIACION AMIGOS MIRA ESPAÑA
Asociación de amigos MIRA España is a non-profit organization with social-community nature which, since 2010, has continuing and progressively worked with the most vulnerable population in Spain, especially migrants, women, children and youth. With a presence in twenty-seven cities, Amigos MIRA España develops programs and provides services that generate high impact and help strengthen interpersonal relationships of beneficiaries of their work with the community.
www.amigosmira.es
ASOCIACION DE CAMERUNESES EN VALENCIA
Valencia Cameroonian Association is a non-profit organization that seeks emancipation, progress and integration of Cameroonian migrants in Valencia and Spain. Its main objective is to work, defend and demand improvements for their partners, members, countrymen and neighbors, especially for those of the African immigrants community most in need.
Fundación de Estudios para la Administración Pública (FEAP)
Private non-profit organisation working in the area of training for adults to improve their professional qualifications and employability as well as to facilitate access to public employment.
www.fundestap.org
ESCOLA VICENT REDOLAT (EVR)
The Escola Vicent Redolat, located in the Technological Park of Paterna, has adequate infrastructure to cope with the demands of its students and clients. Both for the variety of its offer and the importance of its contents, the training done in the EVR is very important to improve skills, knowledge and know-how.
http://www.escolavredolat.org
ASOCIACION CULTURAL Y SOCIAL IBEROAMERICANA
The SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IBEROAMERICAN ASSOCIATION is a migrant organization which was formed in late 2011, experiencing since last year, under the success of its programs and activities, an exponential growth, both in number of members as activities and representation within the scope of migrants, not only from Latin America but also of other nationalities, who wished to integrate and professional areas, accomplishes a social purpose focused on workers –both employed and unemployed-and contributes to the economic development and the improvement of competitiveness and quality of enterprises through training.
TRADIGENIA
Tradigenia is a company operated since 2000 in Spain with main activities in the field of business consultancy and training services offered to executives, technicians and workers. Depending on activity flows the consultation and training team varies from 4 to 8 people.
http://www.tradigenia.com/
EUROPE (EURORESO)
SMASHING TIMES (IRELAND)
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd is a professional theatre company involved in professional performance, training and participation. The work of the company is underpinned by a rights-based approach and a commitment to social engagement. Smashing Times is committed to: professional training and education in drama and theatre and participatory theatre practice.
www.smashingtimes.ie
ECAM-EMPI (FRANCE)
ECAM-EPMI is a Graduate School of General Engineering accredited to award graduate and Masters-level engineering degrees. Its primary objective is to produce operational engineers with top-level scientific and managerial skills, offering courses created to reflect the industry’s needs, thanks to its strong tradition of cooperation. ECAM-EPMI is part of the ECAM network, which brings together four engineering schools covering a large geographic area both in France and abroad.
www.ecam-epmi.fr
AKLUB (CZECH REPUBLIC)
AKLUB Centre of education and counseling is a non for profit organization established in 1997 in the Czech Republic, in town Krnov. Organization is respected a highly appreciated in the Czech Republic for educational services and for developing educational programs and products. Educational services are providing to two different target groups: professionals and experts (teachers, counselors, social a job advisers, psychologists, seminar leaders), and disadvantaged people (unemployed people, disabled people, people at risk of social exclusion).
www.aklub.org
BFW (GERMANY)
bfw is one of Germany’s major vocational training institutions and its vocational training centres are firmly established in the regions. Regional labour markets, as well as present and future requirements of the enterprises, are being continuously analysed, thus providing the basis for training schemes that are tailor-made for both target groups and enterprises. The major business fields of bfw are: vocational training, organisation and staff development advice in connection with training schemes, combined employment measures and training schemes and initial vocational training.
www.bfw.de
ECAP (SWITZERLAND)
The ECAP Foundation is a non-profit charitable institute for adult education and research which was founded by the Italian labour union CGIL and has been active in Switzerland since 1970. ECAP is one of the largest education institutions for active adults in Switzerland and its regional centers organize every year more than four thousand courses, information sessions and projects concerning language training, career training, education and basic training, also dealing with Active Measures of the Labour Market and with those supporting the integration of migrants.
www.ecap.ch
ACROSSLIMITS (MALTA)
AcrossLimits is a dynamic Maltese technology research and consulting SME with its roots firmly derived from the innovation and ICT sectors. In fact its core business is still centred around the areas of Internet-based solutions for business and social purposes. AcrossLimits has been participating and helping organisations to benefit from EU funded projects for over 10 years. Its expertise varies from technology and innovation research projects to development, digitisation, e-learning, banking and logistics, offering consultancy, training, mentoring, project management and much more.
www.acrosslimits.com
ANKA (GREECE)
AN.KA S.A. is a reliable and effective development mechanism for the Authorities as well as for the residents of the Prefecture of Karditsa. The Company’s main objective is to help develop, manage, maintain, protect and make the best use of natural resources, introduce innovation and entrepreneurship in the productive system; introduce and increase the use of renewable energy sources; support and develop new collective structures, contribute in social development and the general development of Karditsa and other areas in Greece, if requested.
www.anka.gr
BRAINPLUS (AUSTRIA)
The company brainplus – Projektmanagment Schabereiter offers services in the following business areas:
• Innovation
• Business promotion measures
www.brainplus.at
EUROFORTIS (LATVIA)
Since 2007 is Eurofortis a dynamic Czech-Latvian centre based in Riga, Latvia which was transformed in 2011 into Biedrība Eurofortis – not-for-profit organisation working in training field, personal and professional competence development.
www.eurofortis.lv
PROCESY INWESTYCYJNE (POLAND)
Since its establishment in 2003, Procesy Inwestycyjne sp. z o.o. (Ltd) has been active in respect of organization of projects, consulting and strategic communication campaigns oriented primarily towards the energy, gas, industry, construction and IT sectors, as well as towards local authorities.
www.proinwestycje.pl
CTANM (ROMANIA)
University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest is the largest and the oldest technical university in the country and among the most prestigious universities in Romania.
www.upb.ro
BALLYBEEN WOMEN CENTER (UNITED KINGDOM)
Ballybeen Women’s Centre has been delivering quality services in an area of low and weak community infrastructure for the past twenty years. Ballybeen Women’s Centre was established to address the developmental needs of women within a community objectively defined as disadvantaged and has developed expertise in the design and delivery of education and training programmes, health promotion programmes, cultural diversity programmes, family and childcare programmes and advice and support.
www.ballybeenwomenscentre.org
EGECED (TURKEY)
Institute for education and youth studies
www.egeced.org
JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT (ESTONIA)
Junior Achievement Estonia’s mission is: To develop the entrepreneurial spirit in young people by giving them the ability to think economically, but also ethically.
www.ja.ee