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Co-housing and Case Management for Unaccompanied Young Adult Refugees in Antwerp – CURANT

Co-housing and Case Management for Unaccompanied Young Adult Refugees in Antwerp – CURANT

Language: English, French

Country: Belgium

In order to help these young adult refugees, the CURANT-project proposes a mixed use of a set of policy instruments. Curant uses these instruments in a new integrated way to provide both a safe living environment as well as guidance. The CURANT project not only provides a solution for affordable housing (renting € 250 per month per person), but also a one-on-one integration approach.

A total of 75 cohousing units will be set up through purchase, renovation and private rental. In these units, a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 135 unaccompanied young refugees cohabit with Flemish buddies for at least 1 year. The buddy helps the refugee with different aspects. For example: looking for a job, building a network, learning Dutch.

Furthermore, refugees are intensely guided throughout the whole project, at different levels:

• social network and integration

• education

• independent living

• language learning

• leisure time

• psychological counseling

• Professional activation

Resorse type Webpage: www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/antwerp