Integration Related Measures in Mucenieki
Ropazi municipality ·Latvia
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Project objective is to faciliate integration related measures in Mucenieki and the associated accommodation centre for asylum seekers and to enhanced multi-cultural dialogue and cooperation between the communities in the municipality by providing sports and leisure infrastucture.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">In order to promote the interaction between asylum seekers and the local community, the project intends to reconstruct the Mucenieki Stadium, which will become one of the main meeting places for the target groups by organizing the activities of health promotion, sports and culture. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">In order to provide effective involvement of asylum seekers in the local community and increase the capacity of the municipality, study and experience trips to Latvia and Norway will take place in cooperation with the Municipality of Elverum (Norway). </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Within the framework of the project, there are planned activities of health promotion, sports and culture in which both asylum seekers and the local community will be involved to take part together. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The target groups of the project are asylum seekers and the local community.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Venue of activities: Ropaži municipality (Mucenieki and Ropaži villages).</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The planned results of the project:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">1 sports field reconstructed in Mucenieki.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Knowledge gained and good practice adopted regarding the involvement of asylum seekers in the local community.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">14 events of health promotion, sports and culture held.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">A good practice guide book for the integration of asylum seekers into the local community published.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">5000 participants involved in the activities of the project.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The project will be implemented in the time period from 01.10.2021. to 30.04.2024.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Total costs of the project: EUR 750 000,00.</span></span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The Elverume municipal administration (project coordinator and assistant project coordinator) provided coordination and advice on health promotion and integration through remote and face-to-face consultations. The municipal administration of Elverum coordinated and organised an exchange mission to Latvia. To ensure more effective implementation of health promotion and integration measures, experts from The Innland College University, invited by the Municipality of Elverume, shared their knowledge, experience and good practices on health promotion and integration to advise on capacity building on health promotion and integration. Norwegian experts - a public health specialist and a nutritionist - gave lectures on the basic principles of healthy eating and living in the Nordic countries. 1 sports stadium in Mucenieki is reconstructed. The level of satisfaction of asylum seekers and residents with the quality of integration services provided by the municipality has increased. Good practice guide for the involvement of asylum seekers in the local community published.
Project partners
- Elverum municipality Donor project partner· Norway