MOTIVA

The aim of this project was to support homeless people, young people from low-income areas and immigrants with a view that 'mixing up' these groups will have positive impact for the individuals involved and for the outcome of the work within the group.

Key elements of the delivery plan included:

develop links and coordination between all actors and areas including actions related to: gender and equality of opportunities; labour intermediation with employers; technical and logistical support of the regional government; and the support and involvement of a local municipality faced with the creation of social enterprises in its territory
provide two key support areas: activation and employment
address the activation of clients taking advantage of their existing motivations and using relationships as a tool to increase self-esteem and desire or motivation towards improvement of quality of life.
provide a support system with volunteers that accompany the clients through their process of integration.
provide training in such areas as ICT skills.
create two social enterprises in a local municipality outside of Madrid, based on kennels and gardening services.
Help in job search processes by providing advise and searching for job opportunities through an employment agency.

Organisations involved in delivering the programme:

Fundación RAIS is a non profit making organisation that works with homeless people, immigrants and excluded people in general in areas such as access to resources, street outreach work, day centre, activation, health and housing. Fundación RAIS was the leading organization within the Development Partnership and takes care of the intervention with homeless clients.

La Rueca Asociación is a non profit making organization that works with different groups of people experiencing exclusion and specially immigrants and young people. The organization manages many projects in areas such as access to employment and social integration of people in social risk. Within Motiva, La Rueca Asociación implemented the project working with immigrants and young people.

Asociación DEIS is a non profit making organization that works with different groups of people experiencing exclusion and specially with women and homeless people. Within Motiva, DEIS was in charge of assuring the development of theory and practice for the horizontal incorporation of equal opportunities and the gender perspective as a vital issue. Thus it participates in the creation of instruments and is training professionals and influencing the whole project so as to be sure that this important aspect is taken into account.

Fundación RANDSTAD is a non profit making organization that has been created by the multinational employment agency RANDSTAD to help disadvantaged people join the labour market. That organization links in with companies from the mainstream labour market to look for employment opportunities that are addecuate for each individual. Fundación RANDSTAD was responsible in this project for the search of employment opportunities for clients.