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ROLE IN MILE

Action Against Hunger is the MILE local coordinator for Spain. It is responsible for the monitoring, implementation and dissemination of the project in the country. Also, it provides ongoing support to the local associates for collection of data and information, research on employers’ needs and recommendations for migrants’ labour integration.

Moreover, ACH is also responsible for running activities with TCNs developing skills for work and piloting training methodological schemes. The activities include: skills assessment and soft skills development; but also, raising awareness and informational actions; dissemination and mainstream events; tutoring service to support TCN specific needs.

WHO WE ARE

“Action against Hunger” is an international humanitarian organization that fights against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children. We guarantee families access to safe water, food, training and basic health care. We also work to free children, women and men from the threat of hunger. In Spain, we facilitate access to employment for vulnerable people as a tool for the elimination of exclusion, poverty and, ultimately, food insecurity.

In 2013, we implemented a new key action point based on Employability. Our goal: to facilitate access to the job market for people at risk of social exclusion. Our aim: facilitate access to the job market for people at risk of social and occupational exclusion strengthening access to employment. Including entrepreneurship programmes from NGOs and other actors  fostering the social and occupational inclusion of vulnerable individuals.

Our intervention strategy in Spain:

  • Promote capacity building of third sector’s human resources
  • Advice and mentoring in strengthening programmes to improving employability and entrepreneurship
  • Facilitate work within a network of actors part of the social inclusion ecosystem: share information and create areas of cooperation
  • Promote social transformation providing solutions