The Share Network has supported and funded 10 innovative and grassroots pilot actions located in rural regions in France, Greece, Poland and Spain in 2021 and 2022. Following an external evaluation, we share the results of this successful experience and reflections on the future of integration in small and rural areas.

Share’s new policy brief builds on the research and work carried out within the Share SIRA project, which piloted place-based, innovative integration actions in small and rural areas. It provides an overview of existing EU funding mechanisms, challenges to accessing these, and advocates for improved access to funding for better integration of migrants and refugees in rural areas.

This November, our Share SIRA transnational conference in Brussels offered a unique opportunity to gather rural grassroots stakeholders from different EU Member States to discuss recent policies, research and practices on migrant and refugee integration in rural territories.

The Share Network and Entraide Pierre Valdo organised a Look & Learn visit in Notre-Dame de l’Osier and Grenoble (Isère, France) on 27 and 28 September 2022 to exchange best practices and bottom-up approaches for the reception and integration of newcomers in rural areas.

Share’s new policy brief builds on the momentum of recent EU policy commitments and approaches for integration and participation in rural territories. It presents examples of inspiring participation practices and advocates for mainstreaming of participation for integration across the EU.

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Mazovia

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Vaucluse

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Saône-et-Loire

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Isère

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Corrèze

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Lower Silesia

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Karditsa

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Guadalajara

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Soria

Fourth regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Teruel

Third regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Mazovia

Third regional coordination platform for migrant and refugee integration in Lower Silesia