MigrantVoicesHeard

The project rationale is based on the involvement of migrants as direct actors of change, through processes of participation and active citizenship. These processes will be defined and constructed by migrant organisations and communities in the target territories, in collaboration with local authorities and civil society organisations. The councils will have a consultative and propositional function on issues relevant to the immigrant communities in the area.

The lack of migrant representation in local decision-making is a crucial factor, leading to institutional neglect of migrants’ needs and the inadequate operation of existing policies for migrant inclusion. The negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been disproportionately high for some vulnerable groups of migrants, whose voices are obscured by a lack of empowerment within communities. The MVH project is structurally embedded in ActionAid’s migration interventions in the Naples area. In particular, the project is developed in continuity with the SEEDS initiative, and the European projects YALLA! and SCIC, which promote the socio-occupational inclusion of third-country nationals through a focus on the inclusiveness of public services, collaboration with public bodies, and the participation and active citizenship of migrants.