PITCH publishes a White Paper on local integration strategies for migrant women

The PITCH partnership announced the release of a White Paper developed as part of the PITCH project. Funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), PITCH is a model for gender-sensitive integration strategies based on personalised, participatory, local and multistakeholder approaches. It aims to create inclusive and adaptable solutions that support the socio-economic integration of migrant women across Europe.

The White Paper captures the lessons learned, the challenges addressed and the best practices identified while implementing local integration strategies based on the PITCH Model. The strategies were piloted with 229 foreign-born women in Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Spain, Cyprus, Lithuania and Sweden.

What the White Paper offers

• Practical guidelines for policymakers and local authorities to design and implement effective, localised integration strategies.
• The outcomes of personalised and participatory integration strategies tailored to the needs of foreign-born women.
• Ways to embed gender-sensitive integration practices into local governance and community initiatives.

The paper stresses the value of involving foreign-born women in the co-creation of integration strategies, of tailoring activities to individual needs, and of partnerships between public services, civil society organisations and local businesses.

Local authorities, policymakers, civil society organisations and stakeholders across Europe are invited to explore the findings and recommendations. For more information: pitch@csicy.com.