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Asylum seekers face very specific difficulties when they enter the country due in large part to the fact that they immediately enter a legal process that they are ill -equipped to deal with. Legal advice is only available to a small proportion of asylum seekers. In addition, other supports are also largely absent including psychological and medical supports for victims of violence and torture and social welfare supports. Other difficulties in relation to adapting to social and cultural changes are also evident and there is alack of intercultural experience with host communities.

Against this backdrop, the project seeks to put in place a series of locally delivered, nationally co-ordinated interventions to provide a range of support for asylum seekers at key stages in the process.

Objective

Project Aim and Objectives
The aim of this proposal is to improve the situation of asylum seeers during the process of asylum seeking. The aim is stated thus: “to improve the quality of life for particular and identifiable groups of asylum seekers at identifiable phases of the asylum determination process an din so doing to contribute to the development of best humanitarian practice”. Asylum seeks from Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia are targeted.

The objectives associated with this include:

Ø to provide information and support for asylum seekers regarding the asylum determination process and in particular to focus on the phase of the process immediately after arrival / reception, the provision of information regarding rights and entitlements, provision of information regarding existing support networks and understanding of the country and location of immigration.

Ø to enable asylum seekers interface effectively with the local community, process advisors, government representatives.

Ø to address identified psychosocial and cultural needs of the most vulnerable groups of asylum seekers with a view to improving their readiness and adaptability for the outcome of the asylum determination process

Ø to establish transnational exchanges of relevance to all actions

Ø to inform policy on models of good practice at national and European level.

Innovation

Nature of the experimental activities to be implemented	Rating
Guidance, counselling	***
Training of teachers, trainers and staff	***
Awareness raising, information, publicity	***

Type of innovation	Rating
Goal-oriented	****

Strand 1: provision of face to face support for those seeking asylum
Strand 2: provision of adequate multi-lingual information on all stages of the asylum seeking determination process
Strand 3: seek to affect policy change in both of these areas.

The first two strands of action will facilitate asylum seekers to be more empowered and informed participants in their asylum seeking process. This will counteract the isolation of the process and the making of decisions based on inadequate information.

The third strand will seek to effect policy change regarding the availability of adequate support and information at national level.

Budget Action 2

500 000 – 1 000 000 €

Beneficiaries

Assistance to persons	M	F
Unemployed	0.0%	0.0%
Employed	0.0%	0.0%
Others (without status, social beneficiaries...)	50.0%	50.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Migrants, ethnic minorities, …	0.0%	0.0%
Asylum seekers	50.0%	50.0%
Population not migrant and not asylum seeker	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Physical Impairment	0.0%	0.0%
Mental Impairment	0.0%	0.0%
Mental Illness	0.0%	0.0%
Population not suffering from a disability	50.0%	50.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Substance abusers	0.0%	0.0%
Homeless	0.0%	0.0%
(Ex-)prisoners	0.0%	0.0%
Other discriminated (religion, sexual orientation)	50.0%	50.0%
Without such specific discriminations	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
< 25 year	25.0%	25.0%
25 - 50 year	25.0%	25.0%
> 50 year	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%

Assistance to structures and systems and accompanying measures	Rating
Asylum	****

Promoting individual empowerment

Empowerment

With beneficiaries

Participation

Developing collective responsibility and capacity for action

Participation in the project design

Changing attitudes and behavior of key actors

The rationale for the project is to empower asylum seekers in the asylum seeking process. In the outreach centres, groups of asylum seekers will be facilitated to identify and address needs. Asylum seekers will be members of the DP in

Between national partners

N.C.

Transnationality

Linguistic skills

English

Percentage of the budget for transnational activities

3.0%

Transnational Co-operation Partnerships

Transnational Co-operation Agreement	DPs involved
890 ASPIRE! - Asylum Seekers Participation Is the Result!	DE EA-44530 DE EA-46113 NL 2001/EQI/0004 PT 2001-057 SE 47 SE 49

Background

Involvment in previous EU programmes

One partner involved in A&E

National Partners

Partner	To be contacted for
Get Tallaght Working	Co-ordination of experimental activities Design of the project DP managing organisation Evaluation Monitoring, data collection Transnational partnership
Blanchardstown Area Partnership
Chomar Chathair Chorcai Teo
Fas Asylum Seeker's Unit
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
PAUL Partnership
SPIRITAN ASYLUM SERVICES INITATIVE
Vincential Refugee Centre
Wexford area Partnership

Development Partnership Agreement summary www.sonas.ie

Agreement Summary

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The SONAS DP will provide the quality of life for particular and identifiable groups of asylum seekers at identifiable phases of the asylum determination process and in so doing contribute to the development of best humanitarian practice.

Last update: 05-08-2005 Top

Get Tallaght Working

Bolbrook Enterprise centre, Avonmore Rd
Tallaght, dublin 24
Dublin
www.gtw.ie

Tel:+353014145700
Fax:+353014621140
Email:info@gtw.ie


Responsibility in the DP:	Co-ordination of experimental activities Design of the project DP managing organisation Evaluation Monitoring, data collection Transnational partnership
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 10-50
NUTS code:	Dublin
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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Get Tallaght working provides a range of services these include:
Pre-enterprise training, incubator space, womens programmes, asylume seekers programmes, stat-up business support, social economy projects, computer training, community development support

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Kearns	John	+353014145728	jkearns@gtw.ie	general information

(BAP)
Deanstown House, Main St
Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Dublin

Blanchardstown Area Partnership

Tel:+353018209550
Fax:+353018209551
Email:blancpar@iol.ie


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:	Dublin
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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Blanchardstown Area Partnership is a local development company, which seeks to build capacity in the local community to tackle social exclusion,poverty and inequality, the partnership is made up of representatives from the community, voluntary and statutory sectors, social partners and public representatives.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
McCabe	Terry	+353018209550	blancpar@iol.ie	general information

Sunbeam Industrial Park, Millfield
Mallow Rd, Cork
Cork

Chomar Chathair Chorcai Teo

Tel:+3530214302310
Fax:+3530214302081
Email:partnershipcork@eircom.net


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 10-50
NUTS code:	South-East (IRL)
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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is an local development parntership company,charged with the responsibility of developing and implementing an area action plan under the social inclusion programme of the National Develpoment Plan, key areas of activity include: enterprise and employment supports,community development, educational/learning programmes

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Sheehy	Mary	+353021432310	partnershipcork@eircom.net	general information

(FAS)
Unit 106 Cooline Industrial estate
Clonsilla, Dublin 15
Dublin
www.fas.ie

Fas Asylum Seeker's Unit

Tel:+353018243200
Fax:+353018242960
Email:alex.reid@fas.ie


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	Staff 10-50
NUTS code:	Dublin
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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The FAS Asylum Seekers Unit - provide mediation/guidane & training programmes to Asylum Seekers in order to secure employment

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Reid	Alex	+353018243200	alex.reid@fas.ie	Financial and Administration

(ICTU)
c/o Fingal ICTU centre, 7 Main St, Finglas
Dublin 11
Dublin

Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Tel:+353018641970
Fax:+3538641980
Email:fingoccu@iol.ie


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:	Dublin
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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This organisation provides services and programmes to the unemployed and their families, these include welfare rights information, childcare provision training and jobs clubs

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Keogh	Gerry	+353018641970	fingoccu@iol.ie	general information

Unit 25 Tait Centre
Dominic Centre, Limerick
Limerick

PAUL Partnership

Tel:+35361 419388
Fax:+35361 418098
Email:cwalsh@paulpartnership.ie


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:	South-East (IRL)
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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PAUL Partnership is an local development parntership company,charged with the responsibility of developing and implementing an area action plan under the social inclusion programme of the National Develpoment Plan, key areas of activity include: enterprise and employment supports,community development, educational/learning programmes

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Walshe	Clare	+353061419388	cwalsh@paulpartnership.ie	general information

(SPIRASI)
Spirtan House
213 North Circular Rd, Phibsboro
Dublin

SPIRITAN ASYLUM SERVICES INITATIVE

Tel:+353018389664
Fax:+353018686500
Email:spiro@indigo.ie


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:	Dublin
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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SPIRASI provides training, outreach communicatoin and healthcare supports to Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Begley	Fr Michael	+353018689664	spiro@indigo.ie	general information

st Peters Church, New Cabra Rd
Phibsborough, Dublin 17
Dublin

Vincential Refugee Centre

Tel:+353018102580
Fax:+353018389950
Email:refugeecentrephibsboro@eircom.net


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 10-50
NUTS code:	Dublin
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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The vincentian Refugee Centre provides a range of supports and services for Refugees and Asylum Seeker's these include: hospitality and support, information, accomodation finding, English language classes, awareness and anti-racism programmes

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Moore	Brian	+353018102580	refugeecentrephibsboro@eircom.net	general information

9 Mallin St
Cornmarket, wexford
Wexford

Wexford area Partnership

Tel:+353053 23994
Fax:+353 05321024
Email:fionaenglish@iolfree.ie


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Other
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:	South-East (IRL)
Date of joining / leaving:	31-10-2001 / 31-10-2005

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Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
english	Fiona	+35305323994	fionaenglish@iolfree.ie	general information

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SONAS IRELAND

Rationale

Lorsqu’ils pénètrent dans le pays, les demandeurs d’asile ont à faire face à des difficultés très spécifiques dues en large partie au fait qu’ils entrent immédiatement dans une procédure légale face à laquelle ils sont très mal équipés. Seule une infime proportion des demandeurs d’asile a accès à l’aide juridique. En outre, les autres formes d’assistance sont également largement absentes, y compris l’aide psychologique et médicale pour les victimes de violences et de tortures, de même que l’aide sociale. D’autres difficultés liées à l’adaptation au changement culturel et social sont également évidentes et il y a un manque d’expérience interculturelle de la part des communautés d’accueil.Sur cette toile de fond, le projet semble mettre en place une série d’interventions diffusées au niveau local; coordonnées au niveau national pour offrir aux demandeurs d’asile une gamme de services d’assistance aux étapes clés de la procédure.

Objective

Buts et objectifs du projetCette proposition a pour objectif d’améliorer la situation des demandeurs d’asile au cours de la procédure de demande d’asile. L’objectif est déclaré ainsi: “améliorer la qualité de vie des groupes de demandeurs d’asile individuels et identifiables à des phases identifiables de la procédure de détermination d’asile et de ce fait contribuer au développement de bonnes pratiques humaines”. Les demandeurs d’asile ciblés sont originaires d’Europe de l’est, d’Afrique et d’Asie. Les objectifs associés à cet effet comprennent:Ø proposer information et assistance aux demandeurs d’asile eu égard à la procédure de détermination de l’asile et en particulier fixer l’objectif sur la phase de la procédure immédiatement après l’arrivée/réception, l’offre d’information concernant les droits et ce à quoi ils ont droit, l’offre d’information concernant les réseaux d’assistance existants et la compréhension du pays et la place de l’immigration.Ø permettre aux demandeurs d’asile de communiquer de manière efficace avec la communauté locale, les conseillers en procédure et les représentants du gouvernement.Ø aborder les besoins culturels et psycho sociaux identifiés des groupes de demandeurs d’asile les plus vulnérables dans le but d’améliorer leur préparation et leur adaptabilité au résultat de la procédure de détermination de l’asile Ø établir des échanges transnationaux pertinents à toutes les actionsØ guider la politique des modèles de bonne pratique au niveau national et européen.

Innovation

Domaine1: offre d’une aide personnelle aux demandeurs d’asile Domaine 2: offre d’une information plurilingue adéquate à toutes les étapes de la procédure de détermination de la demande d’asile Domaine 3: chercher à influencer le changement de politique dans ces deux domaines.Les deux premiers domaines de l’action aideront les demandeurs d’asile à être des participants plus émancipés et mieux informés de leur procédure de demande d’asile. Ceci contrebalancera l’isolement de la procédure et la prise de décisions basée sur des informations erronées.Le troisième domaine cherchera à apporter un changement de politique eu égard à une offre d’assistance et d’information pertinente au niveau national

Empowerment

With beneficiaries

La logique du projet est d’émanciper les demandeurs d’asile pendant la procédure de demande d’asile. Dans les centres d’assistance, on aidera les groupes de demandeurs d’asile à identifier et à maîtriser leurs besoins. Des demandeurs d’asile seront membres du projet de développement dans les domaines suivants