The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 2021-2027 is created by the Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council on July 7 2021.
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the effective management of migration flows and to the implementation, strengthening and development of common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection and the common immigration policy, while fully respecting the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
In Luxembourg, the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the managing authority for the implementation of the AMIF. The Department of Integration of the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region is the intermediary body.
The Department of Integration is responsible for the implementation of actions related to the integration of third-country nationals foreseen in the national programme under the specific objective 2 "Integration and legal migration".
Find below the list of projects selected during the call for proposals 2022 under the previous implementation period AMIF 2021-2027 under the specific objective 2:
Building together a strong and inclusive society
Project leader: Luxembourg Association for Intercultural Dialogue (ALDIC) (original in French: Association Luxembourgeoise pour le Dialogue interculturel (ALDIC))
Project title: Building together a strong and inclusive society
Project duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
Target audience: social workers, civil society activists/volunteers, members of local associations, members of youth associations, members of municipal consultative commissions for integration and other local actors. Indirectly, the project will also reach youth, immigrants and refugees.
The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of members of the local community to identify, report and deal with cases of racism and discrimination.
For more information on this project, click here.
Contact: Lindita Redjepi - linditarexhepi@gmail.com
Sustainable Stereotypes of Luxembourg
Project title: Sustainable Stereotypes of Luxembourg
Project duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
Target audience: general public (residents of Luxembourg) and third-country nationals exposed to the risk of discrimination.
The project aims to raise the awareness of the general public, and in particular, third-country nationals at risk of discrimination, by inviting them to talk about situations in which they have been victims or witnesses of discriminatory acts (gestures or words), via a large-scale prevention and awareness-raising campaign.
For more information on this project, click here.
Contact: Natalia Durus - aloha@multi-learn.org
Ethno-racial stereotypes and stereotyping in the Health sector in Luxembourg
Project leader: Luxembourg multi-LEARN Institute
Project title: Ethno-racial stereotypes and stereotyping in the Health sector in Luxembourg
Project duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
Target audience: health care personnel, students training in the health care professions and third-country nationals.
The overall objective of the project is to combat racial discrimination in the health care sector in Luxembourg.
For more information on this project, click here.
Contact: Philippe Blanca - aloha@multi-learn.org
Training "Interculturality and Empathy”
Project leader: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Project title: Training "Interculturality and Empathy”
Project duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
Target audience: members of Municipal advisory committee on integration (Commission consultative communale d’Intégration - CCCI), volunteers from local, cultural and sports associations, and signatories of the Welcome and Integration Contract (Contrat d'Accueil et d'Intégration - CAI).
The project aims, through the development, delivery and evaluation of a training cycle, to strengthen the intercultural knowledge and skills of local actors in order to promote smooth communication and harmonious exchanges between migrants and host communities in Luxembourg.
For more information on this project, click here.
Contact: Viviane Van Hoeck - vvanhoeck@iom.int
Generate important changes in the issue of racism in Luxembourg and improve the conditions for the integration of third- country nationals
Project leader: Aid and Development Programmes for the Children of the World (PADEM) (original in French: Programmes d'Aide et de Développement destinés aux Enfants du Monde (PADEM))
Project title: Generate important changes in the issue of racism in Luxembourg and improve the conditions for the integration of third- country nationals
Project duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
Target audience: Facilitators of informal education organisations and the general public
The project aims to raise awareness of critical anti-racism issues and encourage the reporting of racist acts, particularly in the priority areas of education, employment and housing.
For more information on this project, click here.
Contact: Magali Getrey – magali.getrey@padem.org
