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PROGRAMA ESCOLHAS
Ponta Delgada, 15 September 2011
CHOICES PROGRAMMEDelivering Choices: communities, opportunities and the challenges of social inclusion
Programa Escolhas aims to support the social inclusion of children
and young people from the most disadvantaged socio-economical
contexts, looking towards equal opportunities and social cohesion.
Fig. 1 - Shanty towns with more than 500 inhabitants, in 1981, in Lisbon.Source: Fonseca (2001)
1 - Spatial segregation;
2 - Legalization difficulties and access to nationality;
3 - Lack of kindergarten responses;
4 - Initial learning difficulties in the portuguese language;
5 - School failure;
6 - Difficulties in accessing training and employment;
7 - Low expectations and low vertical social mobility;
8 - Weak representation and participation.
Context
o Integrated in the High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI, IP);
o Exists since 2001: 10th anniversary;
o “Circular” 7P Model of intervention;
o National programme that funds, supports and evaluates 133 projects throughout the country (72 municipalities);
o Now on the 4th Generation: 2010-2012;
o Funded by the national budget (ISS, IEFP, ME) and European Social Fund;
o Co-produced with local resources.
I Educational Inclusion and non-formal education
School reintegration
Implementation of specific educational responses;
Dropout prevention;
Non-formal education;
Family involvement.
II Vocational training and employability
Giving information and helping the integration into the labor market;
Creating and implementing vocational training and employment
opportunities;
Promoting employment and internships based on corporate social
responsibility.
III Civic and community
participation Recreational and educational;
Artistic, sports and cultural activities;
Visits and contacts with community organizations;
Awareness raising and community mobilization.
IV Digital inclusion
Occupational activities;
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) workshops;
Certified trainings on ICT;
Promotion of school success and employability skills.
V Entrepreneurship and empowerment
Skills development activities; Encouragement and financial support of projects planned, implemented and evaluated by young people; Promotion of youth associations, fostering grassroots initiatives; Visits, internships and partnerships with other civil society organizations.
Evaluation and Support
o Written legal compromise;
oExternal, internal and self-evaluation;
o Web support , evaluation and monitoring (e-mail; web-based platform AGIL);
oFinantial support through AFINA;
oFinantial audits;
o Regular local visits to accompany activities and for technical support;
o Regular reports;
oEvaluation meetings with local consortiums;
o Yearly renewal.
Circular 7P Model
P - Partnerships
P - Programme
P - Public Sector
P - Private Sector
P - Problems
P - Potentialities
P - People
P
Associação Luso Caboverdeana de Sintra - ACAS
-Was created in 2002- By descendants of cape verdean immigrants- As a space of cultural reference
As a cultural space, we used to do
Cultural meetings Holiday camps Cultural groups
Situation in 2004
No definition of identityNo feelings of belonging to the societyHigh school failureChildren and youth born in Portugal lived as irregularsA big risk of guetization Low expectation of/on themselves
Achieved in 2004 – 2006:
- Education- Social areas- Occupation
- 2007… opportunity of a project within Programa Escolhas…
Project Partners
•Escolhas Saudáveis Contact: [email protected] •Website: http://escolhassaudaveis.programaescolhas.pt•Start: 01-01-2010•End: 31-12-2012•Areas of intervention:•District: Lisbon•Municipality: Sintra•Measures:•I - II - III - IV – V
•Promotor: Associação Luso Caboverdeana de Sintra
•Other partners:•Agrupamento de Escolas de Rio de Mouro Padre Alberto Neto•Rio de Mouro Parish•Sintra Municipality•Agrupamento de Escolas Maria Alberta Menéres•Algueirão Mem Martins Parish•Escola Secundária de Mem Martins•Comissão de Protecção de Crianças e Jovens de Sintra Ocidental•Fundação Aga Khan Portugal•Direcção Geral de Reinserção Social
Escolhas 1st Generation
Escolhas 2nd Generation
Escolhas 3rd Generation
Escolhas 4th Generation
Projects 50 87 120 133 (up to 140)
Individuals 6.712 43.199 85.021 97.000
Technicians 170 394 480 822
Municipalities 17 54 70 72
Partners 111 412 776 1031
More details:
www.programaescolhas.pt
Thank you for your attention!
