To verify and define in which aspects the perception of the Minimum Living Income (MVI) improves the lives of migrant women when it is implemented with other methodological complements such as inclusion itineraries and personalized support. This is the main objective of the '+ Que Emple-a' project, coordinated by CONVIVE Fundación Cepaim, with the support of the University of Murcia and the Federation of Municipalities of the Region of Murcia (FMRM).
In order to monitor and show the progress made in this initiative, which is part of one of the 34 pilot experiences being carried out throughout the country in terms of support for the Minimum Vital Income and the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, CONVIVE Fundación Cepaim met this morning in the Noble Room of the Moneo Building with representatives of the City Councils of Murcia, Cieza and Alguazas, where more than 250 migrant women residing in these municipalities are participating in the pilot research study.
Specifically, the event was attended by the Inclusion technician of the Federation of Municipalities of the Region of Murcia, Ana María González, the director of Convive Fundación Cepaim, Juan Antonio Segura, Pilar Torres, Councilor for Social Welfare, Family and Health of the City Council of Murcia; Miguel María Delgado, fifth deputy mayor and councilor for Environment and Agriculture, Emergencies and Civil Protection and Social Services of the City Council of Alguazas and Gertrudis Juliá, seventh deputy mayor with delegated powers of the Mayor's Office: Social Policies, Family and Childhood, Equality, Social Housing, Consumption, Early Care, Nursery School and Child Care Centers of the City Council of Cieza, as well as those responsible for social services of these councils.
For her part, the FMRM representative said that “one of the main keys of this project is to meet objective 11 of the 2030 Agenda, in which public-private alliances strengthen organizations to be able to carry out such necessary and innovative projects as this one for local public administration.”
The head of Cepaim, Juan Antonio Segura, has pointed out that the study is showing “that the IMV support policies are effective and necessary” and that when we talk about especially vulnerable groups, “psychosocial intervention is essential for
that these people recover their self-esteem and identity and can feel like first-class citizens with much to contribute to the municipality where they live."
She also explained that one of the other conclusions drawn from the project is that “the figure of the intercultural mediator is essential to connect women with the territory.” Sara Caja, coordinator of the IMV psychosocial care and support program line with families, accompanied her in her speech.
More than 250 migrant women participated
'+ Que Emple-a' has the participation of more than 250 migrant women living in Murcia, Cieza and Alguazas who are divided into two groups. On the one hand, there is the 'Control' group, where no intervention is carried out by the entity other than monitoring the women who currently receive the IMV. On the other hand, there is the 'Treatment' group, in which a multidisciplinary intervention is carried out by the technical team.
Specifically, the women who belong to this last group have attended psychology and mediation workshops and training in digital skills, in addition to being monitored by the program's social worker. These sessions have been held in person both in the Convive Fundación Cepaim's own facilities and in public spaces provided by these municipalities. All of this with the aim of creating spaces for coexistence between the native and migrant population that allow for improved inclusion and quality of life for all citizens.
More about '+ That Employs'
The + Que Emple-a project reflects the commitment of CONVIVE Fundación Cepaim through:
- Complementing economic benefits, such as the IMV, with accompanying policies that facilitate social inclusion in the fight against social inequalities, focusing their intervention on migrant women.
- Fight against social inequalities, focusing its intervention on migrant women.
- Evaluation of the impact of social intervention carried out by the third sector
- Networking and coordination between different public and private actors as a key to achieving effective inclusion processes.
- Generate spaces for coexistence between the native population and the migrant population as a way to improve the quality of life of all citizens.
More about CEPAIM
CONVIVE Cepaim Foundation has been working since 1994 to promote a model of inclusive and intercultural society that facilitates full access to citizenship rights for the most vulnerable people in our society and, in particular, for migrants and refugees.
They are currently present in 10 autonomous communities (Andalusia, Aragon, the Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Extremadura, Madrid, Murcia and Valencia), the autonomous city of Ceuta and in Senegal and Morocco.
With a total of 38 territorial centres, they focus their direct intervention on the population at risk of social exclusion in the neighbourhoods and territories where they are located, working on matters of reception and international protection, housing, job placement and training, community action, equality and non-discrimination, diversity management, rural development, entrepreneurship and development cooperation and co-development.
