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Selection for the weeks April 20 - May 3, 2018
Here we are, once again, with five links for you.
Migration, Agriculture, and Rural Development
A new paper from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) highlights the key role of agriculture and rural development for migration. Check it out here:
Encouraging Cities to Bring Locals and Immigrants Together: Ideas from Kuopio
Kuopio is a city in Finland with 120,000 inhabitants. In 2016, around 2,700 immigrants resided in there. To attract people to move to Kuopio, the city offers high-quality public services: from kindergartens to senior homes, libraries to sports facilities. To integrate people from different cultural backgrounds, Kuopio is providing a variety of services targeted at migrants. Kuopio Info is an easily accessible resident service desk, which directs immigrants to find the right services.
Inside the Jordan refugee camp that runs on blockchain
Started in early 2017, Building Blocks, as the program is known, helps the WFP distribute cash-for-food aid to over 100,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. By the end of this year, the program will cover all 500,000 refugees in the country.
Online platform to help refugees find work
"Start Refugees" is a new Italian online platform aiming to match asylum seekers' and refugees' demands for work with the employment needs of companies and individuals.
Migrants can upload their personal profiles which are then available to potential employers. The service operates on a paid basis for NGOs only, and the staff are available to help reception centres complete the profiles to be uploaded on the site, as well as to support future employers in the necessary bureaucratic procedures.
New IOM Project Boosts Integration of Syrian Refugees in Europe
Initially targeting 500 Syrian refugees, the LINK IT project aims to link pre-departure and post-arrival support to facilitate the social and economic integration of resettled refugees in four European countries: the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and Romania. “Ensuring migrants and refugees can contribute economically and socially to their host communities is key to the future well-being, prosperity and cohesion of European societies,” said Mircea Mocanu, IOM Chief of Mission in Romania. “