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




