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AUTONOMY PROGRAM FOR
UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT MINORS
SANDRA CARRERAS
GUILLEM COMPTE
WHO WE ARE
“Design, create and develop programs and services which improve the quality
MISSION
improve the quality of life of persons and groups in situations or at risk of social
exclusion.”
INSTITUTIONAL VALUES
JUSTICE
COMPLEMENTARITY
RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY
INNOVATION
TRANSPARENCY
RESILIS FUNDATION
“Our main objective is the management and development of
projects, programmes and care services for care services for
children and young people in situations of exclusion, risk or serious difficulty.”
SERVICES AND PROJECTS
CRAE – Education Action Residential Center
CREI – Intensive Education Residential Center
CA – Reception Center, or Diagnostic Center
UFA – Independent Living Promotion UnitUFA – Independent Living Promotion Unit
SPAE – Independent Living Promotion Service
CO – Day Center
Diagnostic Team/EVAMI – Child Protection Evaluation Team
RECEPCION CENTER
RECEPCION CENTER
“MAS GARRIGA”
RECEPCION CENTER
RECEPCION CENTER
USERS
SERVICED MINORS IN 2009 BY AGE
AGE NUMBER
12 6
13-15 45
16-17 52
TOTAL 103
USERS
SERVICED MINORS IN 2009 BY NATIONALITYNATIONALITY NUMBER
SPAIN 31
MOROCCO 47
MALI 4
ALGERIA 3
FRANCE 2
ROMANIA 1
CHANA 3
ECUADOR 1
45%
30%
14%
RUSSIA 1
BRAZIL 2
GAMBIA 2
BOLIVIA 1
UKRAINE 1
PORTUGAL 1
CHINA 1
ITALY 1
ENGLAND 1
TOTAL 103
11%
MOROCCO
OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
SPAIN
OTHERS
THE TYPICAL PROFILE OF A MENA
- Little or no knowledge of Catalan and/or Spanish.- Undocumented status: minors arrive without any legal documents.- Low expectations of their own ability to find their way in the new society.- Cultural crash due to clear differences between their native country and our country.country and our country.- Distrust of government institutions and proceedings.- Possible contact with at-risk groups or risky behaviors before arriving at the Reception Center.- Low educational level and/or work skills.- Poor life habits and, specifically, few if any work habits, and ignorance of the work culture in our country.
SCHOOL
WORKSHOP
UFA
“INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROMOTION UNIT”UNIT”
(UFA)
UFA
UFA
UFA
UFA
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
“To facilitate the achievement of autonomy of each young man as autonomy of each young man as soon as possible. This includes
social and emotional areas, education, employment, attitude,
culture and daily routine.”
CONCLUSIONS
DIFFICULTIES
- Age and intervention timeframe.- Age and intervention timeframe.
- Attitude and personal skills.
CONCLUSIONS
CHALLENGES
- The creation of a social network.
- Need of psychological support.
- Working out of their migratory grief.
Thank You