1. MIRACLE project CCME/Alessia Passarelli

2. MIRACLE  The MIRACLE project is co-financed by the Integration Fund -Centralised Actions 2007 of the European Commission (DG JLS).

3. MIRACLE stakeholders  CCME  Finland  France  Germany  Italy  The Netherlands  Sweden

4. What does MIRACLE mean?  M odels of  I ntegration through  R eligion,  A ctivation,  C ultural  L earning and  E xchange

5. MIRACLE is a pilot project aiming at:  developing models of integration between migrants and receiving societies:  adapting existing methodologies and recommendations from secular platforms on integration and testing their use in a religious context;  empowering migrants: in actively promoting intercultural practices; In actively participating in the life of the communities. ……

6. MIRACLE is a pilot project aiming at: ...  looking at the possibilities of Christian Churches and communities playing a decisive role in integration;  operationalising the notion of integration as a two-way process;  Disseminating the methodology developed together with best practices, succesful models and lesson learned from different integration practices within the project countries.

7. MIRACLE timing:  Duration: 18 months;  Beginning: December 2009;  Ending: August 2010.

8. Project stages:  Initial workshop  National trainings  Regional trainings/workshop  Research component  Closing workshop

9. Initial Worshop  Gathering partners;  Gathering information on the ‘Being Church Together’ process in each country;  Provinding information and training on the methodologies to be used in the national and regional trainings;  Serving for planning the future steps of the MIRACLE project.

10. National Trainings:  5 trainings in: Finland, Germany, Italy (2), the Netherlands.  Testing and modifying exsisting methodologies on migrants activiation/participation and role of mediation and intercultural learning.  Duration 3 day maximum with 25 participants including professional trainers;  2 days of training and 1 day of free space for discussion on migrants involvement in churches in the respective country.

11. Regional Workshops  2 trainings:  In Sweden gathering the Nordic countries  In France gathering the Mediterranean countries  Exchanging experiences, testing modules, modyfing modules;  Possibility of cooperating with one sending region (Africa?)

12. Researching MIRACLE The research component will focus on:  Collecting interviewes with active migrants in churches;  Analysing data gathered;  Collecting best practices, succesfull models, lessons learnt on integration in religious communities.

13. Researching MIRACLE 2 Interviews:  Each partner should suggest suitable interviewers;  CCME will organise a training day on qualitative interview methods;  Research timeline

14. Researching MIRACLE 3 Compiling a guide including:  Analysis of interviews;  Collecting best practices, succesfull models/stories, lessons learnt on integration in religious communities;  Revised modules used during national as well as regional trainings.

15. Concluding Workshop  Presentation of training results and discussion of transferability in a multi-faith context;  Participation of inter-faith and secular actors;  Presentation of the guide.

16. To sum up:  National trainings will be held in coherence with the project aims;  Regional trainings will revise modules;  Parnerts will actively participate in shaping MIRACLE

17. Let’s begin MIRACLE.......the floor is yours......Thank you!