Strengthening Migrant Integration through cooperation between Portugal and Cabo Verde – Coop4Int
Duration
December 2021 - May 2025Budget
EUR 1,532,558.68 (94.42% from AMIF)
Implemented by
This Action is implemented by the Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum – AIMA) of Portugal, in collaboration with the Alta Autoridade para a Imigração (High Authority for Immigration, Public Institute – AAI) of Cabo Verde, the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (University Institute of Lisbon – ISCTE), and the Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança – IPB), both in Portugal.
‘Coop4Int’ seeks to enhance the integration of migrants into the society of Cabo Verde, facilitating the development of tools and services provided locally to migrants and strengthening cooperation on migration issues between Portugal and Cabo Verde.
Partners
Activities
Reinforcing mechanisms of migrant integration
Aligning to the priorities of the National Immigration Strategy and 2018-2021 Action Plan for Immigration and Social Integration of Cabo Verde, this action will aim to reinforce the mechanisms of reception, regularisation and social inclusion of migrants, as well as develop instruments and local approaches on migration. This will be possible through the integrated action of central and local public entities, private services and civil society.
Capacity-building for Cabo Verdean authorities
The action will strengthen the capacity of Cabo Verdean authorities in migration management,
enhancing the quality of services provided to migrants. It will also support the implementation of effective policies and measures for migrant integration, including localised approaches. Furthermore, study visits between Portugal and Cabo Verde will facilitate the exchange of best practices, ensuring that services are better adapted to migrants' needs.
Professional training for migrants in Cabo Verde
The action will also promote social inclusion mechanisms by supporting access of immigrant residents in Cabo Verde to vocational training in various fields, aiming to promote their professional qualification, increase their level of employability and facilitate access to the labour market.
Reinforcing the knowledge about migration in Cabo Verde
The action will increase the production, systematisation, and dissemination of data regarding migration in Cabo Verde, by developing studies on immigration in Cabo Verde and promoting awareness-raising campaigns fostering tolerance of migratory processes and preventing and combating discrimination. With the aim of collecting and analysing information on the evolution and specificities of Cabo Verdean emigration in the world and immigration in Cabo Verde, the partners will also establish a Migration Observatory. This will allow to improve and disseminate knowledge on migration processes in the country, as well as to contribute to the definition and evaluation of better-informed public policies in these areas.
