European Women's Lobby NEWS September 2006

 

 

EWL new project on gender and immigration - In July 2006, EWL was awarded a grant  - under the European Programme on Integration and Migration (EPIM) - to develop a European project with and for immigrant women living in the EU.  EPIM was launched by the Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation (NEF) in the Autumn 2005, in order to open a debate and encourage broader commitment to the development of constructive integration policies at the EU level and to engage the widest possible range of stakeholders in society in this process.  Under this project, EWL will organise a European Seminar in January / February 2007 on the empowerment and integration of immigrant women in the EU. The objectives of the project are: 1) to provide a starting point from which immigrant women living in the EU begin to articulate their own experiences and concerns and to advocate their rights to European decision-makers; 2) to initiate a debate at European level on the urgent need for a gender-specific approach to integration/migration policies; and 3) to develop and strengthen networking opportunities between immigrant women.

 

For more information, contact Clarisse Delorme (delorme@womenlobby.org) at EWL secretariat.