Tutor

TUTOR

Born in 2016 as an experimentation within the FAMI project "Àncora: Experimental community project to support the autonomy of holders of international protection", the Tutor for integration is a private subject - collective or individual who "adopts" a path of social integration, making available its relational resources and / or professional to offer an emotional / relational but also practical support to the refugee. There are no constraints of hourly availability, each tutor manages the relationship on the basis of their own possibilities. Read more and discover how to become a tutor.

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What are the common goals of the relationship between tutor and refugee?

The relationship between a territorial integration tutor and a refugee is not a traditional helping relationship, like that between an operator and a user. Instead, it serves the following purposes:

1. Promoting intercultural exchange through close proximity, creating meaningful experiences for both parties.
2. Providing emotional support during a delicate transition period through a significant interpersonal connection.
3. Facilitating knowledge and understanding of the local territory, including its social, political, and economic dynamics.
4. Ensuring practical social support for aspects of autonomy while serving as a relational reference point in times of need.
5. Showcasing, enhancing, and integrating the beneficiary’s unique characteristics, attitudes, and skills within participatory contexts.
6. Fostering meaningful relationships that become increasingly mutual and balanced over time.

What can a mentor engage in?

In the emotional and relational support of the refugee, for example:

Inviting the refugee to events, cultural initiatives, association meetings, recreational activities, or family gatherings organized by the tutor.
Maintaining consistent contact, with at least one weekly phone call and one monthly in-person meeting for the duration of the project.
Sharing stories and guiding the refugee in discovering places, people, and narratives that hold personal significance to the tutor.
Proposing and organizing moments of conviviality, such as social outings, trips within the territory, or other communal activities.

In practical social support of the refugee, for example:

Assisting with Italian language learning, particularly through conversation practice.
Providing guidance in finding independent housing solutions.
Supporting the refugee in preparing for and passing both the theoretical and practical driving license exams.
Helping with the interpretation and understanding of bureaucratic and financial documents, such as bank account details, phone and utility contracts, and employment contracts.
Offering coordinated assistance in balancing home and work responsibilities, including transportation or babysitting support.

What can the refugee engage in?

Update tutors promptly on changes in their situation in Italy (work, health, decisions, etc);
express personal tastes and preferences
Suggest activities and initiatives to do together;
guarantee at least one weekly telephone contact and at least one monthly meeting for the duration of the project;
Tell and guide the discovery of places, people and stories that are significant for the beneficiary.

What are the activation phases of the mentoring process?

Notification of availability to CIAC;
First interview of acquaintance;
Participation in the training proposal;
Presentation of the refugee to the tutor;
Start of tutoring for integration;
Moments of confrontation and monitoring with CIAC.
How to participate
You can offer your availability to become a tutor by filling out this online form. The tutors are offered, together with the continuous support and connection with CIAC, a training course to deepen general issues on immigration and specific intercultural relations.

Tutor

FIND OUT HOW TO BECOME A TUTOR

What are the common goals of the relationship between tutor and refugee?

The relationship between a territorial integration tutor and a refugee is not a traditional helping relationship, like that between an operator and a user. Instead, it serves the following purposes:

What can a mentor engage in?

In the emotional and relational support of the refugee, for example:

Inviting the refugee to events, cultural initiatives, association meetings, recreational activities, or family gatherings organized by the tutor.

Maintaining consistent contact, with at least one weekly phone call and one monthly in-person meeting for the duration of the project.

Sharing stories and guiding the refugee in discovering places, people, and narratives that hold personal significance to the tutor.

Proposing and organizing moments of conviviality, such as social outings, trips within the territory, or other communal activities.

In practical social support of the refugee, for example:

Assisting with Italian language learning, particularly through conversation practice.

Providing guidance in finding independent housing solutions.

Supporting the refugee in preparing for and passing both the theoretical and practical driving license exams.

Helping with the interpretation and understanding of bureaucratic and financial documents, such as bank account details, phone and utility contracts, and employment contracts.

Offering coordinated assistance in balancing home and work responsibilities, including transportation or babysitting support.

What can the refugee engage in?

Update tutors promptly on changes in their situation in Italy (work, health, decisions, etc);

express personal tastes and preferences

Suggest activities and initiatives to do together;

guarantee at least one weekly telephone contact and at least one monthly meeting for the duration of the project;

Tell and guide the discovery of places, people and stories that are significant for the beneficiary.

What are the activation phases of the mentoring process?

Notification of availability to CIAC;

First interview of acquaintance;

Participation in the training proposal;

Presentation of the refugee to the tutor;

Start of tutoring for integration;

Moments of confrontation and monitoring with CIAC.

How to participate

You can offer your availability to become a tutor by filling out this online form. The tutors are offered, together with the continuous support and connection with CIAC, a training course to deepen general issues on immigration and specific intercultural relations.