External Engagements
CIM-Forum 2019: Migration for Development -
Digitalization and Diaspora, Nov. 8-9, 2019
A forum on Digitization and Diaspora.
Organizers: Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) -the competence centre for worldwide labour mobility in the international cooperation of the German Federal Government.
Digitalization is changing our lives. People and organizations, that are active in development cooperation, also benefit from new opportunities, for example in communication and networking with others. Digital tools offer the opportunity to shape commitment efficiently and maximize impact on the ground, regardless of location and time zone. However, it also poses many challenges, because digital applications not only need to be understood and mastered, they are also constantly changing and new ones are being added.
Veranstaltungsreihe #IchDuWirNRW im Dialog im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
6. November 2019, Kreishaus des Rhein-Sieg-Kreises,
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 53721 Siegburg mit der Integrationsminister Joachim Stamp und Serap Güler, Staatssekretärin für Integration
Die Dialog-Reihe ist Teil der Kampagne #IchDuWirNRW, in der Vorbilder vorgestellt werden, die sich erfolgreich für Integration in Nordrhein-Westfalen einsetzen.
FACHTAG DER ENTWICKLUNG
Hochgebildet, ohne Job – Wie gestaltet man Entwicklungszusammenarbeit?
Am 13.06.2019 fand im Forum Volkshochschule im Museum am Neumarkt der Fachtag der Entwicklung statt. Ziel unserer Veranstaltung war es, die Tätigkeiten und Erfolge, wie auch Potentiale und Perspektiven von migrantischen Akteur*innen in der Integrationsarbeit und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit für Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Kirche besser sichtbar zu machen..mehr www.migrafrica.org
Santa Cruzan in Oberhausen
June 02, 2019
ENFiD-Germany joined to celebrate the yearly Santa Cruzan in Oberhausen which was spearheaded by Baranggay sa Alemanya.
1st European Summit of Refugees & Migrants 4-6 May 2019
Das Hauptziel dieses Treffens besteht darin, migrantengeführte und von Flüchtlingen geleitete Organisationen sowie Migranten-/Flüchtlings-Wechselmacher aus ganz Europa einzuberufen, um ihre gelebten Erfahrungen zu sammeln und zu diskutieren und Lösungen für eine wirksamere und nachhaltigere EU-Migrations- und Flüchtlingspolitik vorzuschlagen.
A weekend with good vibes, pledges and solutions for the challenges of refugees and migrants in Europe ! 70 Refugee and Migrant led organizations held its First European Summit on May 4-6 in Brussels, Belgium. More than 300 had applied to join the summit and ENFiD-Germany is one of the 70 Organisations who had the privilege to take part in this first summit.
More about the Summit
#globalsummitofrefugees #newvoices4eu #connectnow
Filipino Catholic Community Mönchengladbach Recollection, 26-28 April, 2019, Prague Czech Republic
ENFiD-Germany is deeply grateful for the interest and support of ENFiD-Czech Republic with the special assistance of Ms Michelle Marquez! The place was truly conducive for retreat and recollection with our Filipino chaplain Rev. Fr. Rodel Liguid SVD and the Filipino Catholic Community of Mönchengladbach under the leadership of Ms. Evelyn Alcarmen Müschen who is at present ENFiD-Germany chairperson. Other ENFiD-Germany officers, Ms Mary Grace Lugo Schardin (Deputy), and Ms Marivic Soßnowski (1st Secretary), also joined the group.
Special thanks also to Fr. Immanuel Magnus and Mr. Melvin Santiago of the Filipino Catholic Community (FCC) Prague in the Church of St. Thomas (Kostel sv. Tomáše) for the memorable Recollection. ENFiD-Czech among country members was truly a cooperative networking in action. Hoping to see more concerted efforts in the days to come.
Teilnahme öffentliche Weiterbildungsangebote
- Förderung des entwicklungspolitischen Engagements von Migrantenorganisationen, Centrum für internationale Migration und Entwicklung (CIM), Frankfurt
- Training zum Thema „Migration im Kontext der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit“, VENRO-Workshop Bonn
- VENRO-Konferenz „Das GFMD 2017 – zentrale Herausforderungen und Erwartungen“ Zur Vorbereitung des "Global Forum on Migration and Development" (GFMD) Akteure der deutschen Zivilgesellschaft - Migrantenverbände, Gewerkschaften, Kirchen, Entwicklungsorganisationen und Wissenschaftler - in der Berliner Repräsentanz der Robert Bosch Stiftung mit Vertretern der Bundesregierung, trafen sich um ihre Forderungen und Erwartungen an den Gipfel zu diskutieren.
- September 2017: Engagement unterstützen – Fördermöglichkeiten und Grundlagen der Antragstellung in der entwicklungspolitischen Arbeit - ein Seminar für migrantische Organisationen, Bonn.
2 ITCLO Fellowship Training slots Awarded to ENFiD-Czech Republic and ENFiD-Germany Participants
On 03.07-14.07, 2017 ENFiD-Germany together with ENFiD Czech were able to attend a Training activity at the International Training Centre of the ILO, Academy on Labour Migration in Turin, ltaly which is Co-financed by the ltalian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with the coordination of ENFiD Executive Director Ms. Rohlee de Guzman.
The LMA's content drew upon the ILO Agenda on Fair Migration and other key outcomes, such as the Conclusions of the International Labour Conference general discussion on labour migration held in June 2017, the Conclusions of the Tripartite Technical Meeting on Labour Migration held in November 2013, the ILO Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration 2006, and the 2004 International Labour Conference plan of action for migrant workers. The Guiding Principles on Access of Refugees and other Forcibly Displaced Persans to the Labour Market, adopted by the Tripartite Technical Meeting in July 2016 and the Principles and Operational Guidelines on Fair Recruitment, adopted by the Tripartite Meeting of Experts in September 2016, are also important and relevant recent sources.
The Training deals on three themes:
Fair and effective governance of labour migration
- Coordination, coherence and cooperation between government institutions and other agencies dealing with labour migration
- Reinforcing social dialogue in the governance of labour migration
- Governing labour migration: What challenges and opportunities for Middle East and North African countries
- Migration and Labour Statistics
- lnstituting fair recruitment processes
- Skills and Migration: Assessing labour market needs
- Negotiating Bilateral Labour Agreement
Protection of migrant workers
- The role of labour inspection in the protection of migrant workers
- Protecting migrant workers in vulnerable Situations
- Fighting Xenophobia against migrants: Anti-discrimination policy, equality of treatment and social integration
- Empowering migrants at local Ievel and access to service for migrants
- Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers and their familiesPreventing abusive migration practices (trafficking and forced labour)
Migration and sustainable development
- South-South migration, regional migration and labour mobility
- Linkages between Migration and Development in the Arab Region: Challenges and opportunities
- Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration
- Mainstreaming gender into migration and development policies
- Fastering the social and professional reintegration of return migrants
- Migration and youth employment
- Mainstreaming Migration into policy development
Academy on Labour Migration©
Annual General Meeting and Election of Officer for year 2022-2023
True to our 2019 Team Building motto; "If you can laugh together, you can work together" the European Network of Filipino in Diaspora (ENFiD)-Germany, after the lockdowns and restrictions, modestly gathered for the Annual Meeting in Düsseldorf Art Gallery. The election of a new set of officers took place after it was postponed last year due to the pandemic. Our chairperson
Evelyn Alcarmen Mueschen accepted the nomination to continue her 2nd term and was unanimously elected. We also glad to announce that active youths were elected unanimously, as Vice Chairman Jeffrey Morales, Secretary Wendell Adrian Schardin, and Deputy Secretary Markamie De Guzman Kaye Amie Kaye. Incumbent Secretary Marivic Abalos-Sossnowski Mavs Mundo Abalos-Sossnowski accepted her new role as the Treasurer and Josephine Vinluan Jo Lohlein as Deputy Treasurer. Last but not least Vice Chairman, Mary Grace Lugo Schardin and Marvel Markgraf Lequido Marvel Doerste were delighted to work together as PR Officers for 2022-2023.
Committed to facilitating previous projects and engagements of the organization, the members agreed to focus on Education and Development especially supporting projects that empower the education of the less fortunate children in the Philippines. These include information drives for our "Kababayans" for their integration and re-integration concerns in Germany.
With this, we are grateful to our benefactors, sponsors, and volunteers. They had been the source of our motivation to continue to serve the community. We hope to work with you again, continue to empower, connect and engage!
Thank you, vielen Dank, Maraming Salamat!
ENFiD-Germany Family
ENFiD-Germany e.V. Country Membership Resignation effective February 09, 2022
In the past two years, ENFiD-Germany`s priority is to support our Kababayan back in the Philippines due to COViD-19 and natural calamities' economic challenges. Though this is one of the aims of our organization, we still wish to fulfill other purposes that we have in our Constitution and By-Laws. Hence, the decision to refocus our advocacies in our receiving country - Germany and leave the European level of ENFiD.
We thank everyone with whom we worked together in the past. We wish the organization, its members, and the Board of Directors all the best.
Here an excerpt of ENFiD-Germany e.V. Constitution and By-Laws ( purpose of the Organization);
(1)Zweck der Körperschaft ist die Förderung der philippinischen Diaspora in Europa, besonders in Deutschland und die Förderung internationaler Gesinnung, der Toleranz auf allen Gebieten der Kultur und des Völkerverständigungsgedankens, damit sie mit ihren Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen zur sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung des Aufnahme- und Herkunftsland aktiv beitragen kann.
(2) Der Satzungszweck wird verwirklicht insbesondere durch Bildungs- und Informationsveranstaltungen sowie Ausstellungen, Vorlesungen und Vorführungen ( z.B.: Kunst Folklore, Filmvorführungen zur gesellschaftlichen und geschichtlichen Entwicklung der Philippinen als Bildungsangebot Sprachkurse, Vorbereitungsworkshop für lntegrationskurse, Unterstützung von Vereinen hinsichtlich der Zusammen arbeit im sozialen Bereich z.B. Jugend-, Senioren- und Familienhilfeprojekte) an verschiedenen Standorten in Deutschland und den Philippinen.
