PRO-MOTE: Promoting Opportunities, Training and Employment for People with Migration Experience

CERV

Project no° 101147826

PRO-MOTE (Project Number 101147826) is a European cooperation project co-funded by the EU’s CERV programme – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values. The project aims to strengthen solidarity, social cohesion, and democratic participation in Europe by promoting fair access to employment and entrepreneurial engagement for people with international backgrounds, individuals with refugee experience, and groups facing structural barriers to participation.

At the heart of PRO-MOTE lies the active involvement in democratic processes. The project advocates for equal opportunities, inclusion, and the structural empowerment of people to participate – both in the labour market and in public and civil society spheres.

Through participatory formats, local networking, and transnational exchange, PRO-MOTE creates spaces for empowerment, visibility, and self-determined social transformation. The project thus contributes to an inclusive Europe that embraces diversity as a democratic strength.

WP1: Citizens Solidarity Lab (MateraHub, Matera, Italy) – 11–12 November 2024.
The two-day event brought together 25 experts, NGO representatives, and citizens.
Photo credit: PRO-MOTE

Project objectives & contents

• Strengthening social entrepreneurship, especially for people with limited access to participation.
• Collaboration with partner organisations with expertise in research, civic education, and the support of creative industries and social enterprises.
• Direct involvement and collaboration with people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, particularly those with transnational perspectives and experiences of displacement.
• Promoting equal access to the labour market for individuals facing structural barriers.
• Enhancing entrepreneurial skills through hands-on training, peer learning, and low-threshold formats.
• Linking political strategies with a participatory bottom-up approach that fosters empowerment, skill-building, and self-organisation through peer groups.
• Showcasing best practices of migrant entrepreneurs, complemented by job fairs and dialogue formats that amplify community voices and contribute to building an inclusive and democratic society.

Project Activities

• WP1: Citizens Solidarity Lab (MateraHub, Matera) - 11-12. November 2024
• WP2: "Migrantpreneurs" Success Story Sharing - online 26 March 2025
• WP3: Policiy Dialogue Forum: From "Uberization" to Integration - 12 June 2025
• WP4–8: Local Solidarity Workshops (5 in person events) in five partner countries (Croatia, Austria, Italy, Spain and Poland – July – October 2025
• WP9: Inclusive Job Fair – November 2025 – January 2026
• WP10: Policy Accelerator: Devising Policies and Strategies for Migrant Employment – February – April 2026 
• WP11: Awareness Raising Conference – April – August 2026

WP2: Success Stories of Migrant Entrepreneurs (Migrantpreneurs) – Online, 26 March 2025

WP3: Policy Dialogue Forum – From “Uberization” to Integration – 12 June 2025

On 12 June 2025, the PRO-MOTE project hosted an international online seminar titled “From Uberization to Integration”, bringing together over 150 participants from across Europe. The event focused on the challenges and opportunities related to the labour market integration of people with international backgrounds, migrant communities, and individuals with refugee experience.

Researchers from Poland, Croatia, Spain, Italy, and Austria shared national insights and discussed strategies for fair, effective, and inclusive integration policies. The programme also included interactive discussions and an open Q&A session.

🖱️ [Download agenda as PDF]
🔗 [Register for the event]

Project partners

BIZkoshnica (Croatia) (Coordinator), Uniwersytet Jagielloński (Poland), materahub (Italy), CEPOR (Croatia), cecot (Spain), Roma Volkshochschule Burgenland (Austria)

Project duration

01. September 2024 – 31. August 2026

Project website

For more information, access to the webinars, and to download additional materials, please visit the project website: https://pro-mote.eu

Downloads

Shaping Integration: Policy Recommendations from the PRO-MOTE Project

The online handbook, developed as part of WP1: Citizens Solidarity Lab, explores labour market challenges faced by people with migration experience in the respective partner countries and presents proven approaches from the Citizens Solidarity Lab. It serves as a key resource for stakeholders and decision-makers to actively support the employment and entrepreneurial engagement of people with migration experience.

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