The irreplaceable relationship with the Other: opportunities and limits of innovations in migrant services during the pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2022.3.81Keywords:
migrants, social and health emergency, social services, learningAbstract
This paper investigates the response to the pandemic given by services for migrants, highlighting the solutions implemented and the lessons learned. Through an analysis of 34 projects promoting different dimensions of integration (language training, school integration, job placement, access to services, participation in public life), this contribution highlights the irreplaceable nature of the direct relationship with the recipients and the opportunity to maintain some of innovations experimented.
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