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The initiative for the project came from the three cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa plus the immigrant organisations. These organisations invited the Rehabilitation Foundation to join in the development and planning of the project. The project focuses on employment issues of the immigrant population, the majority of which lives in the Helsinki region.The majority of immigrants have moved to Finland only during the past decade. This means that the integration process to the new country is still at its beginning.There are approximately 145 000 foreign-born inhabitants in Finland, and 98 000 are still foreign citizens. The amount of immigrants is 1.8 % of the total population in Finland. This number is smaller than in any other European Union country. The largest groups of immigrants have come from the former Soviet Union (47 000), former Yugoslavia (4 500), Somalia (4 300) and Iraq (3 200). One third of all immigrants live in the Helsinki region. The unemployment rate of immigrants is manyfold when compared to native Finns. Every third immigrant is unemployed. Reasons for unemployment range from non-correspondence of vocational education, insufficient language skills and weak social networks to negative employer attitudes. During 1990’s the economic recession weakened employment opportunities. Previous ESF-projects have designed tailored pathways to open labour market. Despite succesful beginning of the employment process the realization of further plans has in many cases encountered problems for example due to lack of long-term support and guidance. This may have led to disruption of the otherwise well-started process. The present project aims to join previous experiences and use this knowledge for reaching the rehabilitation and employment goals. By offering job coach services and case management services plus work-related language training services before emplolyment and after the client has got the job the project aims to secure successfull job-finding and job-keeping.

Objective

The main aim of the project is to develop innovative ways to promote full social inclusion and empowerment of people whose employment and everyday coping is impeded by cultural and language barriers as well as health and social problems. This goal is reached by developing an empowering rehabilitation and employment services modified according to the special needs of the target group. The services are targeted to immigrants living in the Helsinki region who are in severe risk of social exclusion and are in need for special support. The Development Parntership (DP) addresses EQUAL Pillar 1 “Employability” Theme field A. The main activities of the project are: 1) employment and rehabilitation services, 2) information services, 3) training of employment specialists, and 4) evaluation and dissemination.1) Employment and rehabilitation services are developed and carried out by the cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa and by the Vocational Adult Education Centre Amiedu, the Ingrian Centre and the Rehabilitation Foundation. The aim is to develop resource-oriented planning of support services, supported (competitive) employment services and resource-oriented guidance and counselling (including work-specific language training and job lab).2) Information services are designed and carried out by the three immigrant organizations - Iran and Iraq Employment Association, the Ingrian Centre and the Finnish Somali League. The aim is to design and organize information campaigns to employers, employer organizations and workplaces in order to promote acceptance of cultural diversity and prevent racism and disseminate information to the immigrant communities about the Finnish labour market practices, employment and rehabilitation opportunities and the project.3) A comprehensive training program in supported employment and resource-oriented case management is organised for the project personnel together with the University of Helsinki. The aim is to support the development of services, and design learning material on special issues in employment of immigrants and multiculturalism in the labour market.4) The monitoring and follow-up of the project focuses on the evaluation of working processes, outcomes and mechanisms. The evaluation also aims to reveal gaps in the supply and demand of employment and other services for immigrants. This part of the project focuses on describing alternative employment models for immigrants as well as good practices in planning and providing employment and rehabilitation services for immigrants who are in severe risk of social exclusion. In addition, information about the project, employment and rehabilitation opportunities are disseminated to employer networks and the immigrant community through Internet and newsletters. The DP consists of nine partners. The cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa develop and carry out the employment services. Amiedu designs and carries out the language skills testing and work-specific language training. Palmenia Centre for Research and Continuing Education (University of Helsinki) organizes the training course. The immigrant organizations, i.e. the Ingrian Centre, the Finnish Somali League and the Iran and Iraq Employment Association, design and carry out the information campaigns to workplaces, employer networks and the immigrant communities. The Ingrian Centre developes also the activities of the job lab.Rehabilitation Foundation is the Coordinating Partner in the DP. It serves as a specialist consultant for planning and organising the developed services, carries out part of the services, designs the training course, conducts the internal evaluation of the project and the dissemination of its results. In addition, it plans and organises together with the immigrant organizations the dissemination of information to workplaces, employer networks and the immigrant communities.

Innovation

Nature of the experimental activities to be implemented	Rating
Guidance, counselling	***
Training	**
Training on work place	***
Work placement	***
Employment aids (+ for self-employment)	**
Integrated measures (pathway to integration)	****
Employment creation and support	****
Training of teachers, trainers and staff	****
Improvement of employment services, Recruitment structures	***
Conception for training programs, certification	**
Guidance and social services	***
Awareness raising, information, publicity	****
Studies and analysis of discrimination features	**

Type of innovation	Rating
Process-oriented	****
Goal-oriented	****
Context oriented	***

Budget Action 2

2 000 000 – 5 000 000 €

Beneficiaries

Assistance to persons	M	F
Unemployed	50.0%	50.0%
Employed	0.0%	0.0%
Others (without status, social beneficiaries...)	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Migrants, ethnic minorities, …	50.0%	50.0%
Asylum seekers	0.0%	0.0%
Population not migrant and not asylum seeker	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%
	M	F
Physical Impairment	20.0%	20.0%
Mental Impairment	0.0%	0.0%
Mental Illness	0.0%	0.0%
Population not suffering from a disability	30.0%	30.0%
	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	0.0%	0.0%
25 - 50 year	50.0%	50.0%
> 50 year	0.0%	0.0%
	100.0%

Assistance to structures and systems and accompanying measures	Rating
Asylum	****
Discrimination and inequality in employment	****
Disabilities	**
Low qualification	**
Racial discrimination	****
Unemployment	****

Promoting individual empowerment

Empowerment

With beneficiaries

Participation

Developing collective responsibility and capacity for action

Participation in the project design

Participation in running and evaluating activities

Changing attitudes and behavior of key actors

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Immigrant organizations are partners in the DP and also represented in the steering group of the DP.

Between national partners

N.C.

Transnationality

Linguistic skills

suomi
español (castellano)
English
svenska

Percentage of the budget for transnational activities

10.0%

Transnational Co-operation Partnerships

Transnational Co-operation Agreement	DPs involved
329 NET-WORK-IN	BEnl 01/EQ/1.A/007 DK 8 IT IT-G-VEN-025 NL 2001/EQE/0052

Background

Involvment in previous EU programmes

Two and more partners involved in A&E

Networking

Interest in networking

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Events

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Products

N.C.

National Partners

Partner	To be contacted for
Rehabilitation Foundation	Co-ordination of experimental activities Design of the project DP managing organisation Evaluation Monitoring, data collection Transnational partnership
City of Vantaa
Iran and Iraq Employment Association
Amiedu
City of Espoo, Social and Health
City of Helsinki, Social Services Department, Office for Employment Services
Finnish Somali League (Suomen Somaliliitto)
Ingrian Centre (Inkerikeskus)
Palmenia Centre for Reserach and Continuing Education, University of Helsinki

Agreement Summary

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The transnational network titled NET-WORK-IN aims to develop new and innovative ways of supporting social inclusion and empowerment of marginalized groups. The work of the transnational partnership focuses on the following topics: networking and cooperation between public, private and third sector organizations, developing and implementing empowering and resource-oriented rehabilitation and employment services, improving and diversifying counselling and guidance skills of trainers, promoting acceptance of cultural diversity in the workplace, and dissemination and mainstreaming.The following partners form the transnational network of the Beacon project: Outsiders-Insiders (Aarhus, Denmark), City Workspace (Antwerpen, Belgium), Combi-projecten (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), Winnen voor Winners (Tilburg, The Netherlands), and Inclusione (Venezia, Italy)

Pakarituvantie 4-5
FIN-00410 Helsimki
www.kuntoutussaatio.fi

Rehabilitation Foundation

Tel:+358 9 53041
Fax:+358 9 77 401 729
Email:


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:	Organisation providing support and guidance for disadvantaged groups
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	15-11-2001 /

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The Rehabilitation Foundation is a versatile institution of the rehabilitation of working-aged people. It maintains a rehabilitation centre and a sheltered workshop. In addition to offering rehabilitation services, the Foundation carries out scientific research, conducts service development projects and training of professionals within the rehabilitation sector. The R & D department is specialised in research concerning rehabilitation and employment of persons with disabilities or otherwise marginalised / disadvantaged groups, such as immigrants. The R & D department is carrying out research and development projects which aim to evaluate the outcome and feasibility of new employment models, e.g. supported employment and tailored individual pathways towards employment.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Heikkinen	Hanni	+358-9-77401712	hanni.heikkinen@kuntoutussaatio.fi	Project actions
Härkäpää	Kristiina Ms.	+358 9 53041	kristiina.harkapaa@ kuntoutussaatio.fi	Coordination of the project, transnational partnership, dissemination
Peltola	Ulla	+358-9-77401745	ulla.peltola@kuntoutussaatio.fi	Evaluation, monitoring and data collection
Venäläinen	Raisa Ms.	+358	raisa.venalainen@kolumbus.fi	Information and training services, dissemination

Viertolankuja 4 A, 2nd floor
FIN-01300 Vantaa
www.vantaa.fi

City of Vantaa

Tel:+358-9-83925023
Fax:+358-9-83925037
Email:ritva.joutsenlahti@vantaa.fi


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	03-05-2002 /

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City of Vantaa is the fourth largest city in Finland employing over 11 000 people. The project is carried out in Work Training Centre Spotlight which is responsible for organising rehabilitative work experience in Vantaa.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Myllymäki	Paula	+358-9-83924707	paula.myllymaki@vantaa.fi	fincancial affairs
Joutsenlahti	Ritva	+358-9-83925023	ritva.joutsenlahti@vantaa.fi	administration, mainstreaming
Kuisma	Karoliina	+358-9-83921056	karoliina.kuisma@vantaa.fi	employment services

Nokiantie 2-4
FIN-00510 Helsinki

Iran and Iraq Employment Association

Tel:+358-9-7531946
Fax:+358-9-7531946
Email: irtyr@kolumbus.fi


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Organisation providing support and guidance for disadvantaged groups
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff < 10
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-09-2002 /

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Kamangar	Reza	+358-40-562 9548	irtyry@kolumbus.fi	project implementation
Bahaaldin	Omar	+358-9-7531946	fediraq@welho.com	project implementation

Po.Box 151
FIN-00381 Helsinki
www.amiedu.fi

Amiedu

Tel:+358-9-54031
Fax:+358-9-5403325
Email: asiakaspalvelu@amiedu.fi


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Education / training organisation
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-05-2002 /

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Amiedu is a professional adult education center in Helsinki metropolitan area. The background organization is Ami Foundation that has been established by the Cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa. The main training fields are commerce and services, information technology, construction and utility management, social affairs and health, career orientation and immigrant training. Training alternatives include for example initial and further vocational training, labour market training, apprenticeship training, personnel and open training. Amiedu is involved in various national and trans-European development and training projects

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Helli-Kaymaz	Rauha	+358-9-5403583	rauha.helli-kaymaz@amiedu.fi	Finnish language teaching
Kaikkonen	Ritva	+358-9-5403505	ritva.kaikkonen@amiedu.fi	coordination/immigrant training in general
Parvinen	Liisa	+358-9-5403522	liisa.parvinen@amiedu.fi	Finnish language teaching/teaching illiterate adults

Espoonkatu 4, P.O.Box 184
FIN-02770 Espoo
www.espoo.fi

City of Espoo, Social and Health

Tel:+358
Fax:+358
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-04-2002 /

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The project is carried out by a unit of the Social Services Department of the City of Espoo. The unit, e.g., takes care of children taken into city’s custody, helps people to manage possible bad loans and is an intermendiate between financial institutions and customers, provides homes for homeless poepole, helps immigrants and refugees in adjusting to Finland, and provides supported work for unemployed people and people with disabilities

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Kaiser	Mohammed	+358-9-81623466	mohammed.kaiser@espoo.fi	project implementation
Reponen	Sirkku	+358-9-81623462	sirkku.reponen@espoo.fi	project implementation
Änkilä-Savolainen	Maarit	+358-9-81623465	maarit.ankila-savolainen@espoo.fi	project implementation

P.O.Box 8615
FIN-00099 City of Helsinki
www.hel.fi

City of Helsinki, Social Services Department, Office for Employment Services

Tel:+358-9-1695153
Fax:+358-9-1694145
Email:leena.pellila@hel.fi


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Public authority (national, regional, local)
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-04-2002 /

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Office for Employment Services is part of the social services department of the City of Helsinki. The office provides municipal services for long-term unemployed people.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Harell	Hetti	+358-9-31088206	hetti.harell@hel.fi	project activities
Khary	Ali	+358-9-31088207	ali.khary@hel.fi	project activities
Pellilä	Leena	+358-9-1694153	leena.pellila@hel.fi	general information and project activities

Kasöörinkatu 3 B
P.O.Box 1002
FIN-00101 Helsinki
www.somaliliitto.com

Finnish Somali League (Suomen Somaliliitto)

Tel:+358-9-449175
Fax:+358-9-43697041
Email: somaliliitto@nic.fi


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Organisation providing support and guidance for disadvantaged groups
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff 10-50
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-09-2002 /

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The Finnish Somali League is a non-govenrmental organization registered in Finland. It is the umbrella of the multifunctional different Somali associations in Finland. Its objectives are :- to act as the contact address for the Somali societies in Finland- to be the spokesman fo the Somali society in Finland and to keep the respect and the dignity of the Somali ethnic society- to develop a better relationship between the Somali-Finnish societies and establish a bonding bridge to ease the cooperation.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Aden	Hasan	+358-9-4861748	somaliliitto@nic.fi	related issues of the League
Dahir Nur	Faisal	+358-40-5916935	dahir_nur@hotmail.com	related issues of the Equal project

Hämeentie 103 A
FIN-00550 Helsinki
www.inkerkeskus.fi

Ingrian Centre (Inkerikeskus)

Tel:+358-9-7534464
Fax:+358-9-72690453
Email:arja.tahvanainen@inkerkeskus.fi


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	Organisation providing support and guidance for disadvantaged groups
Legal status:	Non-profit private organisation (including NGO...)
Size:	Staff < 10
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	01-09-2002 /

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Tahvanainen	Arja	+358-9-7534464	arja.tahvanainen@inkerikeskus.fi	project implementation

P.O.Box 12
FIN-00014 Helsingin yliopisto
www.palmenia.helsinki.fi

Palmenia Centre for Reserach and Continuing Education, University of Helsinki

Tel:+358-9-19123609
Fax:+358-9-19123692
Email:


Responsibility in the DP:
Type of organisation:	University / Research organisation
Legal status:	Public organisation
Size:	Staff 50-250
NUTS code:
Date of joining / leaving:	15-11-2001 /

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The centre provides academic education for adults and implements research and development projects. The centre is an integral unit of Helsinki University and its Centre for Continuing Education. The centre operates in cooperation with university faculties and departments. Our aim is to support the development of individuals, communities and trade. We operate at the regional, national and international levels. The centre is a networked organization consisting of experts from the University of Helsinki and cooperating with other Finnish institutes of higher education and universities in otgher countries. The centre operated in cooperation with business enterprises, adult education centres, organizations, municipalities and state offices. The centre was founde in 1980 and since then has received financial support from the City of Lahti. Approximately 30 000 people take part annually in education arranged by the centre.

Contact person(s)

Name	First name	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Rautiainen	Leena	+358-9-19123551	leena.rautiainen@helsinki.fi	project implementation

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