Newsletter "Xplore Migration"

YOUTH EXCHANGE ''XPLORE MIGRATION''

PROJECTGOAL:

TOUNDERSTANDTHESİTUATİONİNDİFFERENTCOUNTRİESANDTOENABLE YOUNGPEOPLETOOBTAİNDETAİLEDİNFORMATİONANDRAİSEAWARENESS BYSHARİNGİNFORMATİONABOUTTHEDETERMİNEDİSSUE

WHATDİDWEDİSCUSS?

-DİFFERENCESAMONGREFUGEESTHEMSELVES

-DİFFERENCESBETWEENREFUGEESANDASYLUMSEEKERS

-IDENTİFYİNGTHEİNTEGRATİONPROCESSOFREFUGEESANDTHE DİFFİCULTİESOFTHEPROCESS

-TOCREATEACAUSE-EFFECTRELATİONSHİPBETWEENHATESPEECHAND REFUGEESANDTOEXAMİNETHEDETAİLSONTHİSİSSUE

WHATWEDİD?

-TOCREATEANİNTERACTİVELEARNİNGMODELBYDOİNGHANDS-ON ACTİVİTİESABOUTTHESUBJECTS

-CATCHİNGOURMOODWİTHENERGY-BOOSTİNGEVENTS

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-PLAYİNGGAMESTHATGETTOKNOWEACHOTHERBETTERANDİNCREASE COHESİON-EVALUATEANDDİSCUSSTHERESULTSAMONGUS

LEARNİNGOUTCOMES:

PARTİCİPANTSWİLLUNDERSTANDTHEİSSUESFACEDBYİMMİGRANTSAND THEİMPACTOFHATESPEECH. THROUGHOUTTHEPROJECT, PARTİCİPANTS WİLLLEARNARANGEOFSTRATEGİESANDBESTPRACTİCESTOİNCREASE SOCİALAWARENESS, COMBATPREJUDİCE, ANDPROMOTEACULTUREOF TOLERANCE

THİSLEARNİNGOUTCOMEOUTLİNESTHEGOALSANDRESULTSOFTHE PROJECT THEPROJECTAİMSTOENABLEPARTİCİPANTSTOUNDERSTAND THEİSSUESFACEDBYİMMİGRANTS, COMPREHENDTHEİMPACTOFHATE SPEECH, ANDLEARNARANGEOFSTRATEGİESANDBESTPRACTİCESTO PROMOTEACULTUREOFTOLERANCEANDCOMBATPREJUDİCE. THİSWİLL ENABLEPARTİCİPANTSTOİNCREASESOCİALAWARENESS, ANDATTHEEND OFTHEPROJECT, THEYWİLLUNDERSTANDTHEİMPORTANCEOFEMPATHY ANDTOLERANCETOWARDSOTHERS.

HOWTHİSPROJECTWİLLİMPACTYOUNGPEOPLEİNTHEFUTURE?

THİSPROJECTWİLLHAVEASİGNİFİCANTİMPACTONYOUNGPEOPLEBY EQUİPPİNGTHEMWİTHTHENECESSARYKNOWLEDGEANDSKİLLSTO COMBATHATESPEECHANDPROMOTEACULTUREOFTOLERANCE. THROUGH THEİRPARTİCİPATİONİNTHEPROJECT, YOUNGPEOPLEWİLLDEVELOPA DEEPERUNDERSTANDİNGOFTHEİSSUESFACEDBYİMMİGRANTSANDTHE DEVASTATİNGİMPACTOFHATESPEECHONİNDİVİDUALSANDCOMMUNİTİES ASARESULT, YOUNGPEOPLEWİLLBEBETTEREQUİPPEDTORECOGNİZE ANDRESPONDTOHATESPEECHİNALLİTSFORMS, WHETHERİNTHEİR PERSONALLİVESORİNTHEİRCOMMUNİTİES THEYWİLLBEMOREİNCLİNED TOADVOCATEFORSOCİALJUSTİCEANDEQUALİTYANDTAKEPOSİTİVE ACTİONSTOWARDSBUİLDİNGAMOREİNCLUSİVESOCİETY ADDİTİONALLY, YOUNGPEOPLEWHOPARTİCİPATEİNTHİSPROJECTWİLLBECOME ADVOCATESFOREMPATHYANDTOLERANCETOWARDSOTHERS, PROMOTİNG THESEVALUESTOTHEİRPEERSANDWİDERCOMMUNİTİES.

OVERALL, THEPROJECTWİLLHAVEALONG-LASTİNGİMPACTONYOUNG PEOPLE, SHAPİNGTHEİRATTİTUDESTOWARDSSOCİALJUSTİCE, EQUALİTY, ANDİNCLUSİON, ANDİNSPİRİNGTHEMTOBECOMEAGENTSOFPOSİTİVE CHANGEİNTHEİRCOMMUNİTİESANDBEYOND

Challengesnntegratonof refugeesnEurope

LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRİERS: ONE OF THE BİGGEST CHALLENGES İS THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRİERS THAT REFUGEES FACE WHEN TRYİNG TO İNTEGRATE İNTO EUROPEAN SOCİETİES. MANY REFUGEES COME FROM DİFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND MAY NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE HOST COUNTRY, MAKİNG İT DİFFİCULT FOR THEM TO ACCESS BASİC SERVİCES AND COMMUNİCATE WİTH THE LOCAL POPULATİON.

ACCESS TO EDUCATİON AND EMPLOYMENT: MANY REFUGEES FACE BARRİERS TO ACCESSİNG EDUCATİON AND EMPLOYMENT, WHİCH ARE KEY FACTORS İN SUCCESSFUL İNTEGRATİON LANGUAGE BARRİERS, LACK OF RECOGNİTİON OF QUALİFİCATİONS, AND DİSCRİMİNATİON CAN ALL HİNDER ACCESS TO EDUCATİON AND EMPLOYMENT.

HOUSİNG: ADEQUATE HOUSİNG İS A CRUCİAL FACTOR İN SUCCESSFUL İNTEGRATİON, BUT REFUGEES OFTEN FACE DİFFİCULTİES İN FİNDİNG AFFORDABLE AND SUİTABLE HOUSİNG, PARTİCULARLY İN URBAN AREAS.

ATTİTUDE OF HOST COUNTRİES: FİNALLY, ATTİTUDES TOWARDS REFUGEES AND MİGRATİON İN THE HOST COMMUNİTY CAN ALSO BE A BARRİER TO SUCCESSFUL İNTEGRATİON.

NEGATİVE ATTİTUDES, DİSCRİMİNATİON, AND HOSTİLİTY CAN ALL CREATE BARRİERS TO İNTEGRATİON AND MAKE İT DİFFİCULT FOR REFUGEES TO FEEL ACCEPTED AND VALUED İN THEİR NEW HOME.

TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH: MANY REFUGEES HAVE EXPERİENCED TRAUMATİC EVENTS BEFORE AND DURİNG THEİR JOURNEY TO EUROPE, WHİCH CAN HAVE A SİGNİFİCANT İMPACT ON THEİR MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVİCES AND SUPPORT İS

CRUCİAL İN HELPİNG REFUGEES OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES.

OVER THE PAST DECADE, EUROPE HAS EXPERİENCED A MASSİVE İNFLUX OF REFUGEES, FLEEİNG WAR, PERSECUTİON, AND ECONOMİC HARDSHİP İN THEİR HOME COUNTRİES. WHİLE MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRİES HAVE BEEN WELCOMİNG, OTHERS HAVE RESPONDED WİTH HOSTİLİTY AND DİSCRİMİNATİON, LEADİNG TO A RİSE İN HATE SPEECH AND VİOLENCE TOWARDS REFUGEES. IN THİS ARTİCLE, WE WİLL EXPLORE THE REASONS FOR THİS PHENOMENON, İTS EFFECTS ON REFUGEES AND SOCİETY AS A WHOLE, AND OPPORTUNİTİES FOR ADDRESSİNG THE İSSUE.

REASONS FOR HATE SPEECH, DİSCRİMİNATİON, AND VİOLENCE TOWARDS REFUGEES İN EUROPE

THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS FOR THE RİSE İN HATE SPEECH, DİSCRİMİNATİON, AND VİOLENCE TOWARDS REFUGEES İN EUROPE. ONE MAJOR FACTOR İS FEAR AND ANXİETY AMONG THE NATİVE POPULATİON. MANY EUROPEANS WORRY THAT REFUGEES WİLL TAKE THEİR JOBS, LOWER WAGES, İNCREASE CRİME RATES, AND UNDERMİNE THEİR CULTURAL İDENTİTY. SOME POLİTİCİANS AND MEDİA OUTLETS HAVE PLAYED ON THESE FEARS, STOKİNG ANTİ-İMMİGRANT SENTİMENT AND PAİNTİNG REFUGEES AS A THREAT TO NATİONAL SECURİTY.

ANOTHER FACTOR İS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDİNG AND EMPATHY FOR REFUGEES. MANY PEOPLE VİEW REFUGEES AS A HOMOGENEOUS GROUP, RATHER THAN AS İNDİVİDUALS WİTH UNİQUE STORİES AND BACKGROUNDS. THEY MAY ALSO BE UNAWARE OF THE TRAUMA AND SUFFERİNG THAT MANY REFUGEES HAVE ENDURED, AND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE İN ADAPTİNG TO A NEW CULTURE AND LANGUAGE. FİNALLY, THERE ARE POLİTİCAL AND ECONOMİC FACTORS THAT CONTRİBUTE TO THE HOSTİLİTY TOWARDS REFUGEES. SOME POLİTİCİANS USE ANTİ-İMMİGRANT RHETORİC TO GAİN POPULARİTY AND WİN ELECTİONS, WHİLE OTHERS MAY BE İNFLUENCED BY POWERFUL BUSİNESS İNTERESTS THAT BENEFİT FROM A CHEAP AND VULNERABLE LABOR FORCE. EFFECTS OF HATE SPEECH, DİSCRİMİNATİON, AND VİOLENCE TOWARDS REFUGEES THE EFFECTS OF HATE SPEECH, DİSCRİMİNATİON, AND VİOLENCE TOWARDS REFUGEES ARE PROFOUND AND FAR-REACHİNG. FOR REFUGEES THEMSELVES, SUCH ACTİONS CAN LEAD TO FEELİNGS OF FEAR, İSOLATİON, AND DESPAİR. THEY MAY FEEL UNWELCOME İN THEİR NEW HOME, AND STRUGGLE TO FİND HOUSİNG, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCİAL SUPPORT. THEY MAY ALSO FACE PHYSİCAL VİOLENCE AND ABUSE, WHİCH CAN HAVE LONG-TERM PHYSİCAL AND PSYCHOLOGİCAL CONSEQUENCES.

AT A SOCİETAL LEVEL, HATE SPEECH, DİSCRİMİNATİON, AND VİOLENCE TOWARDS REFUGEES CAN LEAD TO THE BREAKDOWN OF SOCİAL COHESİON AND TRUST. IT CAN CREATE A CLİMATE OF FEAR AND SUSPİCİON, WHERE PEOPLE ARE DİVİDED ALONG ETHNİC AND RELİGİOUS LİNES. THİS CAN UNDERMİNE SOCİAL AND ECONOMİC PROGRESS, AND CREATE A FERTİLE GROUND FOR EXTREMİST GROUPS TO THRİVE. FİNALLY, THERE İS A NEED FOR POLİTİCAL AND ECONOMİC REFORM. BY ADDRESSİNG THE ROOT CAUSES OF ANTİİMMİGRANT SENTİMENT, WE CAN CREATE A MORE JUST AND EQUİTABLE SOCİETY FOR ALL. THİS MAY İNVOLVE EVERYTHİNG FROM LABOR MARKET REFORM AND İNVESTMENT İN SOCİAL SERVİCES, TO A MORE COMPASSİONATE AND HUMANE APPROACH TO FOREİGN POLİCY AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT.

Interviews with project members

- WHİCH İS YOUR FAVOURİTE PART OF THE PROYECT?

MY FAVORİTE PART OF THE PROJECT İS WHEN WE ARE WİTH EACHOTHER AND İ CAN TO COMUNÍCATE WİTH THEM. I LOVE TO DİSCOVER THE CULTURE OF OTHER COUNTRİES TOO

- DO YOU THİNK THAT İS USEFULL YOUR YOUR LİFE? YES İT İS VERY USEFULL

- DO YOU WANT TO GO TO OTHER PROJECTS?

I CANT WAİT TO GO TO MORE PROYECT

- DO YOU THİNK THAT İMMİGRATİON İS İMPORTANT TO OUR SOCİETY? YES.

- WHİCH İS YOUR FAVOURİTE PART OF THE PROYECT? I LOVE MEETİNG NEW PEOPLE OF DİFFERENT CULTURES AND COUNTRİES

- DO YOU THİNK THAT İS USEFULL YOUR YOUR LİFE? YES İM SO İNTERESTİNG İN THİS KİND OF PROYECT BECAUSE WE CAN TALK ABOUT İMPORTANT TOPİCS OF OUR LİFES

- DO YOU WANT TO GO TO OTHER PROYECTS? YES İ WANT İT

- DO YOU THİNK THAT İMMİGRATİON İS İMPORTANT TO OUR SOCİETY? YES.