Protect Able

PROTECT ABLE final conference at the European parliament

able_admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:38:30 +0000

The new EU asylum package and the Identification of vulnerable asylum seekers – 20th March 2014, European Parliament, Brussels

Conference Program

8:45 – Reception and coffee

Conference Moderator: Hélène de Rengervé, IRCT

9:30 – Introduction : Jérôme Boillat, Parcours d’Exil

9:50-10:25: Identification and needs of asylum seekers victims of traumatic events: stakes and challenges for Member States
• The Recast Directives: presentation of new obligations and involved issues : by Joanna Petin from Odysseus network, Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin and Vincent Catot from DG Home Affaires/Asylum
• Consequences of the lack of identification of victims of traumatic events by Dr. Lilla Hardi from Cordelia Fondation (Hungary)

10:25-11:00: Procedure and materials conditions: the challenges of necessary adaptations for Member States
• Interviewing victims of traumatic events by Dr. Pierre Duterte (Parcours d’Exil – France)
• Needs of adaptation of the asylum procedure (OFPRA – France, Laurence Duclos)
• Needs of adaptation of the reception conditions (ECRE , Kris Pollet)

Coffee break

11:15-12:30: The PROTECT-able project: assessment and prospects of the project

• 11:15-11:35: Presentation of the Protect Questionnaire by Dr. Boris Friele, psychologist (Zentrum für Flüchtlingshilfen und Migrationsdienste – Germany)
• 11:35-11:50: Presentation of trainings and results by Radek Ficek (FTDA – France)
• 11:50-12:10: Project achievements: the Polish example

12:10-12:30: Discussion with the audience

12:30-13:00: Conclusion: Andrea Vonkeman from UNHCR and Sylvie Guillaume, Member of European Parliament (S&D)

Registration (free of charge) / information: contact@protect-able.eu

The PROTECT-ABLE project has a website!

able_admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:07:06 +0000

One of the important aspect of the project being the dissemination of the PROTECT tool and process, the partners have decided to dedicate an entire website to the project.

This website has multiple functions and goals:

1) To address the national and European institutions to advocate the project and give the main information on it’s implementation,

2) To address potential partners wiling to take part or benefit from the project ,

3) To address the beneficiaries and be a resources center where the different documents can be downloaded,

4) To inform on the main news and events of the project.

The website has been developed in two different languages, English and French. The French version will be released in the coming weeks.

European Migration Network conference on 29th of November 2012

able_admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:33:31 +0000

The french Partners of the project have been invited to participate to the third national conference of the French contact point of the European Migration Network.

Laurence De Bauche from the Odysseus Network interviened as a speaker during a workshop dedicated to the reception of vulnerable asylum seekers with special needs.

She had the oportunity to present the PROTECT-ABLE project to a large audience