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M.I.C.R.O.

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2015-1-IT02-KA204-015067
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for adult education Funder Contribution: 272,316 EUR

M.I.C.R.O.

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The statistics indicate that the field of entrepreneurship of migrants is growing and expanding, even in opposition to the negative trend recorded by Italian companies during the economic crisis. An analysis at European level shows that the situation is similar in all countries. It is a field that must be protected, nourished and encouraged, not only because it generates income and employment growth, but mainly because it has been and is an effective tool of social and economic integration.The project proposes to give an effective and coherent response to the issues highlighted by migrant entrepreneurs and that emerged from investigations conducted in Italy and Europe. The economic difficulties, which have resulted in lack of access to traditional bank financing channels often being towards migrant subjects without guarantee and hence not bankable, plus the lack of adequate preparation or the failure of business and management. Another critical point was seen in the retrieval of specific information as the means of access to microcredit and entrepreneurial documentation necessary to support the request and the procedure for preparing a business plan. Furthermore, the excessive fragmentation of information and therefore the need to address multiple agencies and offices is, according to the findings, a long and dispersive process and often a real disincentive.The main project’s goals have been to create a new professional able to work with migrants and with competencies of microcredit and intercultural communication; and to elaborate an educational path for migrant entrepreneurs, that it takes account of the problems, which they incur. The idea was to create a partnership consisting of organizations, working with migrants, with different but complementary competencies. The partnership was composed of: the Ente Nazionale per il Microcredito (lead organization), Ce.S.F.Or. vocational training institution (IT), Accion contra el hambre (SP) international NGO organizing entrepreneurial course for migrants, Nantik Lum (SP) microfinance organization , Wisamar (DE) NGO specialized in intercultural communication and Mediter (BE) NGOs network specialized in islamic finance and intercultural communication.The path outlined by the project was articulated through several crucial and equally competing phases to achieve the project objective. Each partner was experienced on the project theme, and the starting point was the analysis of good practices, in order to identify valid and replicable ideas. The good practices that emerged were collected in a report available on the project website. The good practice exchange has been the first project activity, and in the light of what emerged, we then proceeded to the experimentation of a new training methodology for the improvement of the professionals who work in this sector. This innovative training course was experimented during the week of training course held in Rome which represented the second activity of the project. Twenty operators from our partner organizations, took part in it and, starting from a re-elaboration of the trainings’ contents, we finalized the OUTPUT1, which is an e-learning course for operators working with migrants at different level. The course, in English, is available and free on the ENM platform. The project also developed a free training course for migrant entrepreneurs to acquire or consolidate business and management skills. This course was realized by the operators previously trained during the workshop, and thanks to their experiences and acquired skills, they developed a structured path taking into account the specific needs of the migrants. The course is available and free on the project website in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish.The innovative methodology of the project allowed us to develop a training course that compensates the lack of similar courses, and which allows interested operators to acquire transversal knowledge that makes them more competent in their field. The creation of this professional figure have positive repercussions on the single operators, on the organizations they work for, at local and national level and last but not least, on migrants interested in starting an activity because they can count on the support of qualified professionals.

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