The project ALMA: Access to Language Methods for Increasing Migrants’ Abilities to Start Their Own Business is a European cooperation project aimed at stimulating migrants to begin a new business, to inspire and provide them with practical guidelines in order to start and run a successful company within a new cultural and linguistic context.

The project will develop innovative language and intercultural learning methods and instruments to help migrants to get prepared for starting a business and also provide educators, volunteers and professionals working with migrants with innovative learning and information materials.

AIMS:

• To inspire migrants and improve their skills to set up their own business
• To improve migrants’ language and communication skills in the field of entrepreneurship
• To guide migrants in building business skills considering intercultural aspects
• To provide opportunities for professional development for (volunteer) adult educators working with migrants

OUTCOMES:

• Setting up a network of stakeholders in the partner countries and in countries beyond the partnership
• Research activities in all partner countries to identify and select specific examples of active migrant entrepreneurs
• Identifying role models and elaborating their description (case studies)
• Development of digital stories/films of the selected role models
• Development of intercultural and linguistic methodology with focus on the specific knowledge and skills required for migrant entrepreneurs’ competence
• Development of ALMA Digital Learning Kit - a comprehensive, attractive and interactive e-learning space to empower migrant adults to develop language and intercultural skills needed for facilitating their entrepreneurial venture
• Piloting the learning kit in Bulgaria, Sweden, Spain, Italy, UK and The Netherlands
• Developing of ALMA Pocket Guide - 6 practical guides for migrant entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, UK, Sweden, Bulgaria
• Organization of exploitation events in 6 countries for dissemination, valorization and sustainability.

PARTNERS:

• Coöperatieve Pressure Line U.A. (NL) - Coordinator
• INTHECITY (NL)
• JFdeK (UK)
• KU TU (BG)
• IFESCOOP (ES)
• UNIVERSITA PER STRANIERI DI SIENA (IT)
• HÄLSINGLANDS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND (SE)
• Stichting Bij Corrie (NL)

For more information on the project, please visit www.almaworks.eu or contact the project partners.