Immigrant Integration to Rural Areas -

Identification and Exchange of Good Practices

Leader TNC project

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Eeva Arpala

Immigrant integration to rural areas- project

• 4 countries, 16 Leader-areas

• Approximately 150 experts of integration in the network

• Working period 2017-2019

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Objectives

Establishing a transnational network of local integration actors and offer them an opportunity to learn from each other Exchanging the best practices related with immigrant integration Identifying ways to generate added value for the rural territories based on the immigration Adding /Enhancing local residents’ and authorities’ knowledge on the immigrants and the benefits of immigration and integration. Discussing the existing integration projects and planning and implementation of new local projects.

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Measures• Identification of the relevant integration

actors including public, private and third sector

• Organising seminars or visiting existing integration projects and models

• Learning platform for the exchange and evaluation of good practices

• Pilot projects based on idenficated good practises

• Joint Publication of Best Practices, cases collected from each country and partner territory

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Measures

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How to find us?

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https://iirablog.wordpress.com/

Contact: Finland:Leader AisapariEeva Arpalaeeva.arpala@aisapari.net+358 40 830 6541

Sweden:Lokalt Ledd Utveckling HallandMarion Eckardtinfo@lluh.se

Austria:LAG RM regio³ Pillerseetal-Leukental-LeogangStefan Niedermoserniedermoser@regio3.at

Germany:Regionalverein LEADER-Region HochsauerlandHannah Kathinfo@leader-hochsauerland.de

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