Becoming Part of Europe, which is tasked with encouraging international cooperation, knowledge sharing and documentation of recommendations to work towards the social inclusion of young people with migrant backgrounds, is a project within the scope of the EU Youth Strategy (2010-2018).

In partnership with the Swedish Agency for Youth & Society (MUCF), Newcomers Youth (NCY) has been selected to be the Gender & LGBTQ Working Group Leader for the Becoming Part of Europe (BpE) project.

Goals and activities: To participate in discussions, convene for a two-day conference at the end of May, and to develop documentation of recommendations to improve policies related to young migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.

The Gender & LGBTQ Working Group is comprised of experts from eight countries.

Sweden: RFSL Ungdom, RFSL Stockholm, Youmo, Municipality of Solna, IT-Guide, Ensamkommandes Förbund, Swedish Agency for Youth & Society Slovenia, Pekarna Magdalenske mreže Belgium: VZW JONG, Germany: Sozialtherapeutische Hilfen und Beratung, Italy: Agenzia Giovani, Associazione Giosef Unito Malta: Aġenzija-Żgħażagħ, Netherlands: Ministry for European Affairs and Equality, Portugal: Stichting Secret Garden, Intercultural Association For All, 

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