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MIDEV : European Network for Migration, Integration and Development  Red Europea para la Inmigración, la Integración y el Desarrollo Xarxa Europea per a la Immigració, la Integració i el Desenvolupament Netwerk voor Migratie. Integratie en Ontwikkeling Réseau Européenne pour la Migration, l'Intégration et le Développement Rete Europea per la Migrazione, l'Integrazionee lo Sviluppo |
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| ABOUT
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The MIDEV network has been set up by several European institutions to exchange ideas and practices on issues regarding the relationship between migration, integration and development. This relationship has to been seen in a transnational perspective, including countries of origin, transit and destination. It is the conviction of the members of this network that working on development in their countries of origin advances the integration process of migrants and migrant associations in their European host society and vice versa. The aim of the MIDEV network is therefore to promote initiatives and policies linking migration, integration and development. Actions to achieve this goal include:
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Research
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Exchange of knowledge
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Capacity building
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Awareness raising
All activities must lead to the strengthening of the collaboration and the mutual recognition between the following key actors: migrant associations, authorities at the local, regional, national and European level and NGO’s working in the field of migration, integration and development.
The members of the MIDEV network all have extensive experience working on the relationship between migration, integration and development (albeit from different angles). All members are part of – or in the process of building up - national networks which include:
Local, regional and national authorities.
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Local, regional and national NGOs.
Migrants and migrant associations.
Research centres.
Institutions from developing countries such
as local
NGOs, rural community associations and research
centres.
These national sub networks will be integrated in the MIDEV network. |
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| OBJECTIVES |
To promote the link between migration, integration and developmet.
- Training of local and regional authorities, migrant associations and NGO’s in order to enhance their knowledge, capacities and willingness to cooperate in linking the fields of migration, integration and development.
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| MEMBERS |
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| CeSPI: is a research institute on international relations. Research lead by CeSPI on the possibility of linking the management of migration and development cooperation policies, demonstrated that a better integration in Italy often foster migrants and their Home Town Associations (HTAs) to engage in development initiatives carried out both in their origin and host society. |
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CIRE(Coordination des Initiatives pour Réfugiés et Etrangers) is an umbrella organisation, coordinating 22 Belgian non profit organisations (NGO's, labour unions, social and welfare services, education services) involved in migration issues such as asylum, integration, migration and co-development.
Among the activities CIRE has been carrying out for the past 3 years, is a “migration and development” program providing a monitoring and financial support to migrant organisations in order to increase their capacity
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COS Rijnmond & Midden Holland (COS-RMH) is a regional centre (foundation) for information and education about development cooperation. The centre was founded in 1974, with the aim to inform the public in its region (Rotterdam and surrounding area) about international issues and by doing so, increasing public support for development cooperation. COS-RMH is part of the national network COS Nederland, in which a total of 15 COS organisations participate. |
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The Catalan Fund of Cooperation for Development is a non-profit association born in July 1986, with the intention of being an organization where all public institutions (town councils, county councils, province councils and autonomous government) could gather, in order to contribute, from the Catalan scope, to the development of the most impoverished countries in the planet, as well as to stimulate the citizens' participation through informative campaigns. At present the Fund has 293. One of the priority lines of the area is the work on Codevelopment projects, started in the Catalan Fund in 1998
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The
Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)
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a research institute,attached to the K.U.Leuven,
which was founded in 1974 as a joint venture
between the K.U.Leuven and the Christian
Labour Movement. HIVA conducts policy-oriented
inter-disciplinary research into social
problems of relevance to workers, underprivileged
groups, social organisations and movements.
HIVA's expertise covers the fields of
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1. Education and lifelong
learning,
2. Labour market policy.
3. Labour and organisation.
4. Welfare state.
5. Housing policy.
6. Poverty and social
integration.
7. Environmental policy
and sustainable development.
8. Development cooperation
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9. Civil society and
social economy. HIVA conducts high-quality
academic and policy-related research.
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Programme Solidarité Eau (pS-Eau)(pS-Eau) created in 1984, Programme Solidarité Eau (pS-Eau) is a French Non-Governmental Organisation. One of its activities is to support African migrants in France, and their associations, in implementing livelihood projects in their country of origin. To do this, the pS-Eau works in a network with other stakeholders (government bodies, local authorities, international solidarity associations, migrant associations, researchers) involved in supporting co-development projects. PS-Eau aims to encourage such initiatives and ensure better coordination and consistency of actions. |
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| ACTIVITIES ON THE EUROPEAN LEVEL |
17/07/06 Netwok presentation to the DG Justice and Home Affairs
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