This activity aims to identify best practices in setting up migrants councils by/with the support of local/regional level public administration, to strengthen the capacity of the local/regionals governments involved in the process of setting-up a local migrants  Furthermore, a Moodle platform operates as a pool of resources, accessible by local & regional public administrations.

The capacity building program and the training modules aim to help the migrant leaders engage more effectively with local government, deliver messages that correspond to the needs of the migrant communities and participate in setting up the local migrant councils. The topics covered by the capacity building program include the following: How to organize Participatory Community Action Planning; Familiarization with the Host Country Legal System and Policy Development Process, Advocacy, Gender Equality, Strategic Communication.

This activity aims to make the migrant councils official. The national co-implementing partners provides support for the legal registration when the migrant council is set up as an independent private entity (creation of bylaws, etc.), and may provide support upon request to the local governments which are going to issue legally binding orders for the creation of the councils.

The “Community Talks” supports the community mobilization process. Their goal is to bring together migrants and participants from the host communities to exchange views on issues that affect the quality of life in the communities, and help to build in a common understanding about the benefits from migrant participation in the process of integration, and the ways to achieve it.

The cultural markets events bring together migrants and host country nationals to experience each other’s cultures. They are a field-tested way for improving the public attitude to migrants.