Knowledge by, for and about newcomers

Knowledge by, for and about newcomers

What do Ukrainian newcomers need to (continue to) participate in the Netherlands?

Action research on various living areas with 20 households of Ukrainian newcomers

Na de Russische inval in Oekraïne op 24 februari 2022 die de start van de oorlog tussen Oekraïne en Rusland betekende, hebben wij vanuit OpenEmbassy de methoden die we de afgelopen jaren ontwikkeld hebben om nieuwkomers in Nederland te ondersteunen direct ingezet voor deze nieuwe groep mensen die noodgedwongen hun toevlucht zochten in Nederland.

Door direct in de springen in deze eerste maanden, hebben we een goed beeld kunnen vormen van de eerste ervaringen van mensen die gevlucht zijn als gevolg van de oorlog in Oekraïne bij het vinden van hun weg in Nederland. Deze inzichten hebben we opgetekend in het rapport De kracht van communities – Eindrapportage van het actieonderzoek met mensen uit Oekraïne – OpenEmbassy.

In de periode april 2022 tot en met oktober 2022 heeft OpenEmbassy via de actieonderzoek methode zo’n 20 personen direct (en 80 personen indirect) ondersteund. Samen met hen identificeerden we de meest urgente obstakels in hun verblijf in Nederland en realiseerden we doorbraken middels de cultuur sensitieve versie van de Doorbraakmethode.

Supporting a diverse composition of people provided a lot of knowledge about how to set up the system to make it better for many. You can read more about our methodology in the report.

Several insights followed from the action research, which we have chronicled in the report below:

1. Long-term: From emergency solutions to a long-term vision, knowledge retention and recognition of the role of community initiatives and civic engagement is essential.

2. Shelter: Small-scale shelter and community building within the shelter and with the local community. Also as a lesson for redesigning the asylum system.

3. Mental: Growing need for mental support in own language.

4. Language: Growing need for adult language education.

5. Work: Importance of using best practices more widely when it comes to starting work without Dutch and English language skills and the importance of sustainable work.

6. Child care: child care as an important condition for employment and the use of newcomers as pedagogical professionals.

7. Temporary Protection Directive: importance of perspective for people no longer under Temporary Protection as of July 19, 2022.

8. Education: leverage best practices from education for Ukrainian children to improve overall newcomer education.

You can read more comprehensive insights and suggested solutions in the report.

Vanaf eind 2022 is OpenEmbassy gestart met een grootschaliger actieonderzoek met Oekraïense nieuwkomers. De resultaten worden eind 2023 verwacht.

Bij vragen over dit rapport kun je contact opnemen met sandrine@openembassy.nl

Photo by Daniil Lebedev on Unsplash

The power of communities

Final report of action research

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