Intercultural and interreligious dialogue to promote a culture of peace for unaccompanied young people and minors (MENA) in Barcelona and Melilla
The proposal of the project we present focuses on the MENA and the organizations that serve this group, as well as the development of skills for intercultural and interreligious dialogue with young people in Catalonia and Melilla, to promote a culture of peace among young people, overcoming prejudice, religious intolerance, and minimizing risks of religious radicalization.
Today’s Spain is facing an increasingly complex migration and refugee crisis, where Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (MENA) remain a topical issue, both nationally and internationally. They are a group that needs special attention from government institutions and the corresponding professionals.
The child protection system is not giving an effective response to the situation of extreme vulnerability of these adolescents who have suffered various violations of their rights since their arrival. Young people are also subject to messages of radicalization. Among the measures proposed by the European Commission to prevent religious radicalization and intolerance, intercultural and interreligious dialogue is proposed.
The White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue proposed by the European Union defines dialogue as a process that involves the respectful and open exchange of views, between individuals and groups of different ethnic backgrounds and with different cultural, religious and linguistic legacies, based on in mutual understanding and respect.
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unaccompanied foreign minors who arrived in Barcelona in 2017
Data from the final program execution report of the Ministry of Social Welfare of Melilla show that in 2016 a total of 1,138 unaccompanied foreign minors were registered. In Barcelona, in 2017, 1.489 MENA arrived. Today we find ourselves in a situation of saturation in services and improvisation of care resources for minors.
The general objectives that are proposed are the following:
Methodology
Descriptive-comprehensive study using the survey technique that combines qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques
The discussion group and the interview will be the basic techniques used to collect the vision of the young MENA of 14-16 years of Barcelona and Melilla as much in centers, as in the street; as well as their educators.
Through this comprehensive survey study, the main competencies for intercultural and interreligious dialogue needed to foster a culture of peace can be analyzed.
These analyzes will be the basis for the guidelines for the responsible government bodies in the cities of Barcelona and Melilla, for the attention of the MENA collective; as well as, the design of guidelines for organizations working with the MENA collective; and finally, actions aimed at young people through a gamified application and a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) to train young people and people interested in intercultural and interreligious dialogue, the culture of peace and working with young people and unaccompanied foreign minors.
Lead researcher
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Emma
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Emma2020-01-09 12:32:242020-11-03 12:22:09Ruth Vilà
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Albert
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Albert2019-05-03 17:26:252022-07-04 12:31:28Ruth Vilà Baños
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