Possibility of funding to support measures aiming at the full integration of children of Arabic-speaking families resident in Italy
15.4.2014
Question for written answer E-004694-14
to the Commission
Rule 117
Roberta Angelilli (PPE)
A survey carried out in the 10th municipality of the City of Rome showed that there was a real risk that the second generation of foreign nationals residing in Italy would lose part of their cultural and linguistic origins.
For this reason, a project has been developed, aiming to help foreign children and Arabic-speaking families in Italy to fully integrate, by supporting the building of stronger relationships between schools, the families of young immigrant children and their companions. The project aims to support groups of people who are involved in various ways in the ongoing process of integration: schools, teachers, the families of the children and the children themselves.
The specific aims of the project are: to support teachers by training them in collaborative teaching methods that promote school integration; to strengthen the Italian language and culture for second generations living in Italy; to support mutual understanding and knowledge between Italian and foreign children and adults by introducing and reinforcing the Arabic language and culture; to support the acquisition of basic computer skills for Italian and foreign children and, last but not least, to support the learning of English and mathematics as basic academic skills.
In addition, this project aims to help the children's parents to learn Italian — particularly mothers, who are very often far removed from genuine integration in terms of work and language.
Can the Commission therefore:
- 1.say what funding or programmes are available for the abovementioned project;
- 2.say what kind of funding is provided for under the social and integration policies included in the 2014-2020 programming period;
- 3.give an overview of the situation?
OJ C 402, 13/11/2014