Aim

The study session aims to empower participants to create positive environment, narratives and communication that makes young refugees and migrants feel valued, accepted, and a sense of belonging in their new homes; and that makes the communities refugees have moved to welcoming, inclusive places, where people value diversity and the contribution that refugees and migrants make to their society.
 

 Objectives
 

• To enhance the capacity of youth workers to navigate cultural differences with confidence and competence while deepening their understanding of the various legal refugee statuses across Council of Europe (CoE) member states. This includes building a shared understanding of terminology and recognising how different rules apply in different national contexts.
• To equip youth workers to provide career guidance and planning services tailored to the needs of young migrants and refugees by incorporating successful, real-world examples of effective approaches.
• To strengthen youth workers' ability to engage in advocacy, awareness-raising, and partnership-building through a "rights for all" approach, ensuring inclusive and impactful communication and collaboration.
• To familiarise youth workers with a broad range of labour market integration measures, including programmes and initiatives led by civil society, private actors, and government institutions, by showcasing diverse examples of effective support systems.
• To facilitate the exchange of good practices on refugee and migrant integration among CoE member states, drawing from concrete examples of successful strategies and initiatives.
• To foster cooperation among professionals and organisations to create networks that enhance access to rights for young refugees through collaborative integration strategies.
• To promote youth work as a key tool for inclusion and active citizenship, while strengthening knowledge of the Council of Europe's resources and frameworks supporting integration processes.

 Organisation

Y-SRN is an international network working to improve access to social rights for all young people. YSRN’s work focusses on supporting young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods that are denied access to their social rights, and young people facing multiple disadvantages. Y-SRN’s mission is to improve access to social rights, social inclusion, and participation for these young people, and to protect young people of all forms of discrimination and violence.