Specific programme: Interreg VI-A Spain-France-Andorra POCTEFA 2021-2027

Project title: Education, Valorisation, Guidance and Levers to support young women in the Protection of Children and Adolescents

Acronym: EVOLUTION

Project objective: Promotion of the socio-economic inclusion of marginalised communities, low-income families and disadvantaged groups, including people with special needs, through integrated actions that include housing and social services.

Research team:

• Joana Miguelena Torrado (Principal researcher)
• María Esther Uria Iriarte
• Amaia Lojo Novo
• Aintzane Rodríguez Poza
• Eider Oregui González
• María Dosil Santamaría
• Sandra Rodríguez
• Miguel Partner

Entities:

• EFD: Association pour la Formation en Milieu Rural - AFMR ETCHARRY FORMATION DEVELOPPEMEN
• NZT: NAZARET FUNDAZIOA
• UDEUSTO: University of Deusto
• UPV/EHU: University of the Basque Country/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Project Leader)
• CD64: Conseil Départemental des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
• DFG: Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
• CHCB: Center Hospitalier de la Côte Basque

Total budget: €1,151,752.40 FEDER Budget: 748,636.57 €

Project start: 01/01/2024

Project end: 01/01/2027

Total project duration: 3 years, 0 months and 0 days

Project summary: Young people in child and adolescent protection systems are largely in situations of vulnerability at the time of transition to adult life, due to the social and emotional disruptions they face at that stage. For this reason, EVOLUTION focuses on three common problems in our cross-border territory: the disruption in the integration path of these young people as a consequence of their condition as vulnerable children and adolescents, the inequality of opportunities to access education and the dangers derived from the use of social networks. Through the collaboration of 7 strategic partners, public and private, from the Atlantic Pyrenees and Gipuzkoa, EVOLUTION aims to: a) Conduct a broad qualitative study of the stories of young people who have graduated from protection services in order to better understand the opportunities and challenges encountered b) Design new itineraries and access routes to post-compulsory, professional and higher education to promote equal educational opportunities c) Provide professionals with practical tools to promote safe and responsible use of social networks by young people d) Develop and implement tailor-made training modules for professionals in order to train them to accompany these young people in their emancipation and social inclusion. The development of these actions in a cross-border dynamic will undoubtedly provide a more complete and accurate view of the experiences of young people and professionals and will allow the implementation of effective support strategies and measures both at the level of public institutions and at the level of educational institutions, with the border not being a limit but an opportunity to improve services for people in vulnerable situations.

The EVOLUTION project has been 65% co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain-France-Andorra Programme (POCTEFA 2021-2027). The objective of POCTEFA is to strengthen the economic and social integration of the Spain-France-Andorra border area.

More information about the programme:

https://www.poctefa.eu/

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/es/sheet/95/el-fondo-europeo-de-desarrollo-regional-feder-