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Resettlement as a Durable Solution   Disseminatio
n Conference Project Durable Solutions in
Practice   Introduction DSIPAndre Baas, COA
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Partners and goal
Project Partners the Netherlands COA (project
leader, project team) Czech Republic
OAMP Belgium FEDASIL Guests Romania Ministry
of Interior and Reform of the Administration Proj
ect Goal Introduce OAMP and FEDASIL (and Romania)
in the Dutch approach on the selection process,
the pre- and the post-arrival activities for
quota refugees.
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Time frame and butgettary aspects
Time frame First idea at the end of 2005 Kent
county council Positive informal decision by EC
(Argo) in January 2007 Signed contract May
2007 Duration project 1 March 2007- 1 June
2008 Budget The total estimated costs
333.970,- Contribution of the EC (ARGO)
184.830,- Contribution of COA
56.000,- Contributions in kind 93.140,-
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Activities general introduction in Dutch
approach

• June 2007
• Day one introduction in resettlement policy
• Day two introduction in activities COA/IND
• Day three visit to Municipality of Barneveld
• Guests four Belgians, four Czechs, three
  Romanians
• and representatives of UNHCR
• Results
• Introduction in the role of Dutch organisations
  in the resettlement proces.
• Arrangements for further project activities.

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Activities Look and Learn phase partners

• October 2007- January 2008
• selection mission Kenia (two Czech guests)
• CO-training Kenia (two Czech guests)
• Studyvisit to the Netherlands (three Czech
  guests)
• Workshop Prague (40 participants)
• December 2007- March 2008
• Selection Mission Thailand (three Belgian guests)
• CO-training Thailand (two Belgian guests)
• Studyvisit to the Netherlands (five Belgian
  guests)

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Activities Look and Learn phase partners

• March 2008
• Selection mission to Jordan (two Romanian guests)
• Results
• Full picture of Dutch approach
• Sharing findings on a national level in CR, BE
  and RO
• Mindset for their approach of resettlement
• Feedback for the Dutch approach

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Dissemination conference

• 7-9 May 2008 Dissemination Conference in
  Bucharest
• Share project findings on an European level
• Further exploration of opportunities and threats
  of resettlement as a durable solution
• Possibilities for an European Approach further
  cooperation or twinnings?

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Questions
Thank you Questions?