KURVI
| Title of the project/ Program | KURVI |
| Implementing institution/organization | Finnish Refugee Council |
| Age of target group | 18-25 |
| Innovative elements | Influencing work: trying to highlight the situation in life of the customer group and structural obstacles which prevent the integration of immigrant youths. Aim to develop society as more equal by increasing knowledge. Mentoring: a youth can have an adult in working life as a mentor Extensive use of social media (Twitter, Facebook) |
| Why is your project considered good practice? | Structural work is important and often neglected in projects. KURVI is also now integrated to Refugee Council’s normal work. |
| Objectives | The Kurvi project was established to support young adult immigrants with recognizing and utilizing their own resources and finding a reasonable direction in their lives. In addition, the project wanted to help with encountering the Finnish bureaucracy and building the everyday life. The aim was to create a model of operations to support 18–25-year- old immigrant youths in Helsinki out from the income support spiral. In the project, the central forms of operation are individual counselling of the youths, group and mentoring activities. |
| Key activities | Counselling work: service counselling, individual counselling, empowerment |
| Duration | 2012-2015 |
| Expected results | Support migrant-based youths away from inactivity |
| For further reading or information | Harri Nieminen, harri.nieminen(at)pakolaisapu.fi tel. +35844 720 8479 |