MPI Europe : Forging Partnerships to Make the Reintegration of Migrants More Effective and Sustainable
27.06.22: There is no "one-size-fits-all" reintegration model that can ensure success for returning migrants and the communities into which they are re-entering. Returnees have complex, interconnected economic, social, and psychosocial needs that typically cannot be covered by one single service provider. ‘
Our Operational Framework (OF) for ERRIN [European Return & Reintegration Network] takes a rights-based approach and presents good practices, sets forth common standards on which reintegration & development actors can base their cooperation and collaboration. It provides guidance on how to better bring together reintegration & development sectors.
Samuel Hall co-founder and Executive Director, Nassim Majidi spoke of challenges and opportunities in this context at the Migration Policy Institute Europe webinar that examined how to design referral mechanisms so that returnees receive the core services they need, while also ensuring support is embedded within local contexts.
Nassim particularly focused on where agreements were, where coherence and synergy could be enhanced - not just amongst reintegration & development actors but also with returnees and communities who need to be involved.