Support Social Inclusion in Estonia
BFH is the strategic partner of the «Support for Social Inclusion» programme in Estonia for the implementation period 2024 to 2027.
Factsheet
- Schools involved School of Social Work
- Institute(s) Institute for Social and Cultural Diversity
- Funding organisation Others
- Duration (planned) 01.08.2024 - 31.05.2028
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Eveline Ammann Dula
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Project staff
Áron Korózs
Dr. Luise Menzi
Dr. Claske Dijkema
Prof. Matthias von Bergen - Keywords integration, multicultural competences, social innovation, child protection services, strengthening civil society
Situation
The Supporting Social Inclusion Programme (SSIP) aims to improve the opportunities for people living in Estonia, especially people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds to participate more actively in Estonian society – focusing on improving the availability and quality of integration, education, social welfare services and promoting social innovation. The programme contributes to the national strategy «Estonia 2035». SSIP is coordinated in close collaboration with four ministries to address issues related to social inclusion in Estonia. The cooperation is part of Switzerland's second contribution to the enlarged European Union, with which Switzerland provides selected Member States of the European Union with financial and other support. As a strategic partner from Switzerland, BFH will support the programme throughout the implementation period from 2024 to 2027, in collaboration with other institutions, experts and partners in Switzerland. BFH will use its own network and in the mean time serve as «one-stop shop» for other areas of the programme as well as for exchange with practitioners.
Course of action
The project consists of the following four thematic focal points: 1) Cultural and linguistic integration, Lead: Eveline Ammann Dula 2) Strengthening the social- and child protection services, Lead: Mathias von Bergen 3) Increasing multicultural competence in the education sector, Lead: Luise Menzi 4) Strengthening civil society through social innovation, Lead: Claske Dijkema
