EUFAST - Social integration skills for newly arrived migrants and refugees through social stories scenarios enacted using European Cultural heritage sites and near-peer Role Models.

The consortium of the project is composed from 8 partners from 5 European Countries (Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Italy and Spain) collecting all the required expertise in the design and development of the project outputs. The duration of the project is 24 months.

The Project:
The main goal of “EUFAST” project is to reach out migrants and refugees, train them in oral communication skills (listening, body language, friendliness, clarity, empathy, respect) aiming at their first integration, culture, awareness, and active participation in the society. The training material offered through role playing, multilingual, social scenarios, enacted through the use of mobile devices, will cover skills ranging from basic interaction with people in the neighborhood, to using public services, and interacting with local people.

The objectives of EUFAST project are:

• Developing and implementing innovative methods and practices to foster inclusive education.
• Enhancing the acquisition of social and civic competence
• Supporting the inclusion of newly arrived migrants in good quality education
• Involving role models for greater impact among target groups

The Activities and Deliverables:

• Development of pedagogical framework
• Training curriculum development
• Focus groups and local workshops
• Social Stories Scenarios and EUFAST App
• EUFAST back end system and Web API
• Pilot implementation
• Evaluation and Exploitation