Face2Face: facilitating dialogue between migrants and European citizens

Face2Face: facilitating dialogue between migrants and European citizens

The Face 2 Face project aimed to break down negative stereotypes and improve public perception of migrants and the phenomenon of migration in the Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Italy and Spain by creating strong and long-lasting basis for interaction and dialogue between migrants and members of receiving communities.

Since a large part of the project took place in 2013, the European Year of Citizenship, the project sought to bring attention to the wider definition of citizen, meaning a person who is linked to a country by rights, but also by responsibility to the society. With Face 2 Face, partner organisations wanted to emphasize that migrants are an integral part of EUropean societies.  

The most effective way to fight xenophobic attitudes towards migrants is by providing members of the public with concrete facts and tangible personal links with migrants, a fact mentioned in the 7th Common Basic Principle for Integration Policy of EU.

The project included the following activities and outputs: Media training for migrants, Creating a ‘Module Lecture Guide’ on accurate reporting on migration for journalism professors and students, a documentary film on the experience of migration, and public events.

Partners of the project were: People in Need (Czech Republic, Prague) SOS Racismo – Mugak (ESP, San Sebastian) CESVI (IT, Bergamo)

The Face2Face project was cofinanced by the EU through the EUropean Integration Fund and ran from January 2013-June 2014.