The 74th ‘Gotse Delchev’ school is a municipal public school in Sofia, Bulgaria providing education from 1st to 12th grade. There are a total of 65 teachers and a pedagogical staff including two psychologists, three speech therapists, two resource teachers and a teacher – pedagogical consultant. During the school year 2020/2021, around 750 students were enrolled. Their background is diverse in terms of ethnicity (Bulgarians, Roma, migrants from Vietnam, Bangladesh China). There have been refugee children previously enrolled in the school but many of them have opted to be reunited with their families outside of Bulgaria and haven’t managed to finish the school year.

Registration and Reception Center in Sofia – Voenna Rampa (RRC Voenna Rampa) is a refugee site, one of three Registration and Reception Centers in Sofia, managed by the State Agency for Refugees (SAR). RRC Voenna Rampa includes a Safety Zone for unaccompanied minors (UAM) established in 2019 and operated by IOM. The total accommodation capacity of the center is 800 asylum seekers. RRC Voenna Rampa accommodates asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran mainly. The majority of asylum seekers accommodated in the RRC are from Afghanistan. SAR, CARITAS, CRW and IOM regularly organize different arts and crafts workshops in the center.

Registration and Reception Center in Sofia – Ovcha Kupel (RRC Sofia – Ovcha Kupel) is a refugee site, one of three RRCs in Sofia, managed by the State Agency for Refugees (SAR). RRC Voenna Rampa includes a Safety Zone for unaccompanied minors (UAM) opened in 2020 and operated by IOM. The center has a total accommodation capacity of 860 asylum seekers. RRC Ovcha Kupel accommodates asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq, North Africa, and other countries where the spoken language is Arabic or Kurdish, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of those accommodated currently are from Syria.

Veles e Vents is a large public high school in Gandia which also offers vocational training courses and has more than one thousand students. They have long been a Learning Community and have experience in implementing successful educational actions as interactive groups, dialogical gatherings, and educational participation of the community.

Alfonso II is a large public higschool located in Oviedo. Three years ago Alfonso II became a Learning Community and have been implementing some SEAs. Their view is that “every day, every pass, every good grade, every gesture of nobility, solidarity and kindness of our students, becomes a success for all of us, an anchor for our profession and a sail that unfurls towards a better future”.

Sant Vicent Ferrer is a primary public school located in Llíria, which has long been a Learning Community. The school values are education as a priority, integral education, the students as main characters of their learning process, the development of intra and interpersonal aspects, the promotion of democracy, colaborative work, inclusive school, constant improvement and innovation, open and welcoming school, and coeducation.

Karmengo Ama is a public primary and secondary school in the town of Pasaia. Karmengo Ama is a Learning Community that works on many projects where the whole educational community is involved. Many projects are going on, such as reading in pairs, cooperative carnival week, different Dialogical Gatherings and others.

Martina Garcia is a public primary and high school in Fuente el Saz de Jarama. It is a bilingual school. It carries out projects as Interactive Groups and Dialogical Gatherings, digital projects, and it has a highly innovative techological classroom. Their values are the quality, equality, effort, creative capacities, critical spirit, psicological atention and orientation, active and participative metodology, environment respect, and pedagogical autonomy.

República de Venezuela is a primary public school in Madrid. It is a Learning Community and it intends to promote the autonomy of their students by enhancing their self-esteem while establishing relationships between them based on solidarity, tolerance and problem solving through dialogue. It pretends to respond to the needs and characteristics of the environment attending the concerns and demands that families, teachers and other professionals raise from an open vision of models based on inclusion and dialogue.

Bernat Calvó is a public primary school in the city of Reus. It is starting to develope training on Successful Educational Actions. The school gives importance to socioemocional education, to the participation of families, students and external associations in the center and the educative and coexistance desitions and to being a safe learning environtment trough mediation and the positive conflict management and resolution.

Aranbinzkarra is a Learning Community public primary school. This means that ir is a project based on a set of successful educational actions aimed at social and educational transformation. The fundamental objectives are the improvement of coexistence and the achievement of school success for all. For the school, learning in interacion and the participation of all people is essential in our school, families, former students, volunteers, interns, neighborhood agents are key aspects of their learning model.

Institutionalized residential care targeted to unaccompanied minors and separated children (NFE)

Institutionalized residential care targeted to unaccompanied minors and separated children (NFE)

Institutionalized residential care targeted to unaccompanied minors and separated children (NFE)

Restad Gård is situated in the municipality of Vänersborg, where there is the Swedish Migration Agency provided accommodation for asylum seekers and running by a private company.

In the last few years, particularly since 2015 the facilities have housed a large number of asylum seekers, and became one of the largest asylum accommodations in Sweden. Nowadays, Restad Gård is housing more than 500 asylum seekers majorities are women and children from Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Somalia, Eritrea and Ukraine refugees. 

In this refugee camp, there are many civil society organizations is active, such as Support Group Network, Save the Children, Swedish Red Cross, and other organization which are providing recreational and non-formal education like Swedish language and society orientation.

Åby Mötesplats is a meeting center located in Mölndal in which Support Group Mölndal is running tutoring sessions every Saturday together with Save the Children Sweden. They are running classes in maths, robotics, Arabic, and English for children between 6-14. In the meeting center, we are implementing the following SEAs: Interactive Groups, Dialogic Literacy Gatherings, and Educative Participation of the Community. Soon we will also start with the implementation of MHPSS interventions within the activities. 

The socio-economic and cultural conditions of the neighborhood/area in which is located (e.g., educational level, nationality, employment rate of the population living there) The school is located in the Municipality of Nikaia – Agios Ioannis Rentis of the regional unit of Piraeus in the Attica region. The area of the municipality is 11,173 square kilometres and its seat is Nikaia. According to the 2011 census1, the municipality has a population of 105,430 out of which 10,123 are foreigners. The area’s employment rate is 40,52%, whilst 8,03% are job seekers. Regarding the residents’ educational level, 28,59% have completed secondary education and 17,54% have completed any type of tertiary education. is 24,64%.  

The school is located in Karditsa, a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa municipal unit of region of Thessaly. The area of the municipal unit is 110.086 square kilometres. According to the 2011 census1, the municipality has a population of 56.747 -the city of Karditsa has 39.119 residents- out of which 3,43% are foreigners. The area’s employment rate is 34%, whilst 8,83% are job seekers. Regarding the residents’ educational level, 21,5% have completed secondary education and 19,63% have completed any type of tertiary education, while 27,51% have completed only primary education.  

 Karditsa is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Greece with an extensive network of bicycle paths. Approximately 30% of all the city transportation is done by bicycles. The city is also a holder of the “Cycle friendly Employer” issued by the European Cyclists’ Federation. Moreover, the city has a few historic football and basketball clubs among a wide range of sports clubs. 

• Total number of students: 285 
• Total number of teachers: 39 
• Migrant/refugee children attending the school: 9 (Congo (7), Cameroun (2)). Their age range is from 12 to 15 years old. 
• Migrant/refugee children are allocated to the school by AN.KA – Development Agency of Karditsa.  

• The socioeconomic background of the students and their families is middle to lower class.  
• One social worker and one psychologist visits the school once a week. 
• One reception class and one integration class operate in the school. 

The school is located in Kipseli, a neighborhood in central Athens which occupies much of the 6th municipal department of the municipality of Athens. The area of the municipality is 38,96 square kilometres. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 664.064 -Kypseli has approximately 65.000 residents- out of which 25,16% are foreigners. The area’s employment rate is 42,16%, whilst 10,79% are job seekers. Regarding the residents’ educational level, 32,95% have completed secondary education and 28,27% have completed any type of tertiary education, while 15,94% have completed only primary education.  

 Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece, part of Attica region. Attica’s total population is almost 4 million. Kypseli is a multicultural area, with inhabitants from various nationalities including locals. It borders with Agios Panteleimonas and Patisia, areas widely inhabited by refugees and migrants.  

• Total number of students: 210 
• Total number of teachers: 20 
• Migrant/refugee children attending the school: 152 (Albania (36), Romania (14), Afghanistan (14), Syria (13), Georgia (13), Nigeria (7), Bangladesh (7), Cameroun (7) Algeria (6), Pakistan (4), Philippines (4), Egypt (4). The rest are children that have not completed enrollment or have not attended classes for more than a month. Their age range is from 6 to 12 years old. 
• Refugee children are allocated to the school by the focal point of the Municipality’s department of education in cooperation with the organisation handling the family’s accommodation scheme (i.e. IOM). Migrant children’s families mostly enroll them on their own. 

• The socioeconomic background of the students and their families is middle to lower class.  
• One social worker and one psychologist visits the school once a week. 
• Two reception classes and one integration class operate in the school. 

The school is located in Sepolia, a neighborhood north of the center of Athens, Greece, that belongs to the 4th municipal department of the municipality of Athens. The area of the municipality of Athens is 38,96 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 664.064 -the 4th municipal department has approximately 85.000 residents- out of which 25,16% are foreigners. The area’s employment rate is 42,16%, whilst 10,79% are job seekers. Regarding the residents’ educational level, 32,95% have completed secondary education and 28,27% have completed any type of tertiary education, and 15,94% have completed only primary education.  

 Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece, part of the Attica region. Attica’s total population is almost 4 million. Sepolia is a multicultural area, with inhabitants from various nationalities including locals. It borders Agios Nikolaos, Kolonos, and Patisia, areas widely inhabited by refugees and migrants. The neighborhood’s historic football and basketball clubs have been always open to including all nationalities and cultural backgrounds.  

• Total number of students: 277 
• Total number of teachers: 38 
• Migrant/refugee children attending the school: 156 (Albania (53), Romania (25), Georgia (13), Afghanistan (13), Egypt (10), Bulgaria (9), Bangladesh (7), Moldova (5), Ukraine (4), Iran (4), Pakistan (3), Senegal (2), Syria (2), Poland (2), Congo (1), Iraq (1), Turkey (1), Kenya (1)). Their age range is from 6 to 12 years old. 
• Refugee children are allocated to the school by the focal point of the Municipality’s department of education in cooperation with the organisation handling the family’s accommodation scheme (i.e. IOM). Migrant children’s families mostly enroll them on their own.  

• The socioeconomic background of the students and their families is middle to lower class.  
• One social worker and one psychologist visit the school once a week. 
• Two reception classes and one integration class operate in the school. 

ANKA has developed and is operating in the city of Karditsa, in central Greece. The Municipality of Karditsa has an area of 110.086 (one hundred ten thousand eighty-six) square Klm, and according to the 2011 census, it hosts 38.554 (thirty-eight thousand five hundred fifty-four) residents, who are mainly employed in trade and agricultural work.  

Karditsa is considered to be one of the highest-income agricultural cities in Greece. 

The main purpose of the identity of ANKA S.A. is the implementation of programs and projects. Through the programs and projects, the development of both rural and urban areas is sought by highlighting and utilizing all kinds of resources (natural, human, cultural), proposing as a driving force the local initiative and entrepreneurship. 

The development concept of AN. KA SA focuses on “capacity building” and the “empowerment” of the local population, especially the disadvantaged groups as well as the avoidance of social exclusion. The programs and projects are designed and implemented to serve a coherent and integrated vision for local development. Each one meets specific needs and satisfies an individual goal of this vision, which is constantly updated and enriched through social consultation. 

All of the above create an increased demand for planning, management, and operational adequacy, because, on the one hand, the programs must obey the strategies compiled by all local bodies (most of which are shareholders of AN.KA) and on the other hand, they must be in line with national and Community policies. To achieve the above, the Development of Karditsa has established a flexible team of experienced and specialized, in many different subjects, executives, with international experience and full complementarity, to offer integrated solutions and consulting services in the public, social and private sectors.  

The result of all the above is the admittedly successful action of the company during the last twenty years. The permanent ambition of AN. KA SA is to be the most reliable and effective development mechanism at the disposal of local agencies and the residents of its intervention area. 

The school is located in the Municipal Unit of Pylaia, one of the 3 (three) Municipal Units of the Municipality of Pylaia- Hortiatis, in the city of Thessaloniki. 

The area of the Municipal Unit is 26.362 (twenty six thousand three hundred sixty two) square kilometres and it is located in the Northern- Eastern side of the city. According to the 2011 census[1], Pylaia has a population of 34.625 (thirty four thousand six hundred twenty five), out of which, only 568 (five hundred sixty eight), ie 1,64% (one point sixty four) are foreigners.  

  The area’s employment rate is 40,21 %, (forty point twenty-one), whilst 12,37% (twelve point thirty-seven) are job seekers.  

Regarding the residents’ educational level, 30,15% (thirty point fifteen) of the population are university degree holders, 23,64% (twenty-three point sixty-four) have completed secondary education and 10,50% (ten-point fifty) have completed elementary school.  

  Pylaia is mainly habituated by residents with moderate to high-income rates, and this is the reason it hosts so few people with a migrant background. 

The school is located in the Municipal Unit of Eleftherio-Kordelio, one of the 2 (two)  Municipal Units of the Municipality of Kordelio-Evosmos, in the city of Thessaloniki. 

The area of the Municipal Unit is 926 (nine hundred twenty-six) acres/ 3.75 (three points seventy-five) square Kilometres, and it is located on the Western side of the city.  

  According to the 2011 census[1], Eleftherio-Kordelio has a population of 27.067 (twenty-seven thousand sixty-seven),  out of which, 1.464 (one thousand four hundred sixty-four) are foreigners.  

The area’s employment rate is 31,45 %, (thirty-one point forty-five),  whilst 28,86% (twenty-eight point eighty-six) are job seekers.  

  Regarding the residents’ educational level, 9,38% (nine points thirty-eight) of the population are university degree holders, 23,21% (twenty-three point twenty-one) have completed secondary education and 21,37% (twenty-one point thirty-seven) have completed elementary school.  

  Eleftherio-Kordelio is mainly habituated by residents with moderate to low-income rates. 

The school is located in the Municipal Unit of Ampelokipoi, one of the 2 (two)  Municipal Units of the Municipality of Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, in the city of Thessaloniki. 

The area of the Municipal Unit is 2.420,60 (two thousand four hundred twenty point sixty) acres/ 9,8 (nine points eight) square Kilometres, and it is located on the Western side of the city.  

According to the 2011 census[1], Ampelokipoi has a population of 37.381 (thirty-seven thousand three hundred eighty-one),  out of which, 2.040 (two thousand forty) are foreigners.  

The area’s employment rate is 30,48 %, (thirty points forty-eight),  whilst 26,19% (twenty-six point nineteen) are job seekers.  

Regarding the residents’ educational level, 8,07% (eight point zero seven) of the population are university degree holders, 24,02% (twenty-four point zero two) have completed secondary education and 21,25% (twenty-one point twenty-five) have completed elementary school.  

  Ampelokipoi is mainly habituated by residents with moderate income rates. 

The educational center operates in the premises of METAdrasi’s office in the heart of Thessaloniki’s city center, which is located in the Municipality of Thessaloniki. 

The area of the Municipality is 926 19.307 square Kilometres, including the city center, and is the second largest municipality of Greece by population. According to the 2011 census, it hosts 324.766 (three hundred twenty-four point seven hundred sixty-six) residents, out of which 6,46% are foreigners. The area’s employment rate is 36,53 %, whilst 7,85% are job seekers. Regarding the residents’ educational level, 18,52% of the population are university degree holders, 28,10% have completed secondary education and 24,15% have completed elementary school.  

 METAdrasi was founded in December 2009 with the mission of facilitating the reception and integration of refugees and migrants in Greece. One of its main purposes is the education and integration of refugees and migrants through educational programs, Greek language lessons, multilingual support guides, and remedial education for children that enables access to the right to education. 

 Since June 2017, METAdrasi implements a non-formal educational program called “Step2school” at METAdrasi’s premises as well as at schools, serving more than 3,215 students since its beginning. “Step2School” is addressed to minors aged 4 to 17 that live in temporary hosting facilities. The program provides remedial education in the form of afternoon support classes, which emphasize language acquisition, mathematics, and homework support. With classes delivered by METAdrasi’s experienced educational staff, the program establishes a framework of support for the integration of refugee and migrant children.  

 Under the umbrella of this program, with the scope to support children in their smooth integration into school, METADRASI has begun operating its new Educational Center in Thessaloniki. Since December 2021, children aged 6-18 have been taking Greek, math, English, and German classes, as well as remedial education classes.