PROPOSAL OF A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL IN A CHANGING WORLD: FROM THE STRENGTHS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION MS GOTZONE MORA TEMPRANO REGIONAL VICE-MINISTER FOR.

PROPOSAL OF A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL IN A

CHANGING WORLD: FROM THE STRENGTHS OF THE

EUROPEAN UNION

MS GOTZONE MORA TEMPRANOREGIONAL VICE-MINISTER FOR SOLIDARITY AND CITIZENSHIP

LECTURER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

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THE VALENCIAN GOVERNMENT THE VALENCIAN GOVERNMENT (GENERALITAT VALENCIANA) (GENERALITAT VALENCIANA)

INTENDS TO GUARANTEE:INTENDS TO GUARANTEE:

The well-being Equality Participation and, Solidarity

Of all the people and entities that form the Valencian society.

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A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL

Sociability:

Is the innate tendency of interaction between individuals to reach superior purposes.

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A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL

In the origin of Communities:

The key is a mutual support feeling which comes from RECIPROCITY and EXCHANGE.

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A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL

Values such as:

Responsibility Friendship and Distributive justice

are born from RECIPROCITY.

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A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL

Humanity is relationship and when individual interests are imposed, it is mutilated.

Therefore, we must: Rescue the cooperation principle that allows the

balanced growth of human communities.

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INTEGRATION:

Is a key process to promote social cohesion.

Takes into account the individual and its bond with society.

This bond is created as individuals become community members.

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When we worry about the most vulnerable social groups and favour an equitable integration:

Not only an act of justice takes place, but

Our ethical dimension of sensitive aid workers towards our environment is rescued, and our consciousness and citizen dignity is increased.

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A CITIZEN INTEGRATION MODEL

Defines INTEGRATION as:

An inclusive PROCESS through which citizen acquire a Juridical Statute of Rights and homogeneous Civil and Political Freedoms, and by means of which a PERSON joins a group to form part of it in a cohesive way.

Through this PROCESS, freedom and equality obtain fullness, making CITIZEN PARTICIPATION possible on all social spheres.

At the same time, this PARTICIPATION is based on the CITIZEN and on his/her diverse necessities. In addition, the forms of cooperation and reciprocity generated are based on the concept of HUMAN DIGNITY.

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CONSTITUTIONAL GROUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GROUND FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATIONCITIZEN INTEGRATION

A) Human Dignity.

B) Superior values of the Legal Order:

1. Freedom2. Justice3. Equality4. Political Pluralism

C) Right to Full Life

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TO DEVELOP CITIZEN TO DEVELOP CITIZEN INTEGRATION PRACTICALLYINTEGRATION PRACTICALLY

THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:

Citizenship/Equality Intercultural Coexistence Participation Solidarity Social Cohesion Cooperation Tolerance

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SPECIFIC VULNERABLE GROUPS DETECTED IN THE VALENCIAN REGION

Foreigners Minor immigrants (not accompanied) Disabled Youth Elderly Population under the poverty threshold

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INTERVENTION AREAS

Accommodation Employment Culture in the sociability sphere Legal area Access to social services

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GENERAL PROPOSALS :GENERAL PROPOSALS :

Stimulate the creation of new leisure and Stimulate the creation of new leisure and meeting spaces for new cultural expressions meeting spaces for new cultural expressions and stimultate the cultural expression of all of and stimultate the cultural expression of all of the population. the population.

To make the Valencian society aware of the To make the Valencian society aware of the

value of the economic contribution and social value of the economic contribution and social security of the citizens´ work, including new security of the citizens´ work, including new Valencians. Valencians.

Encourage the necessary formulas that allow Encourage the necessary formulas that allow peoples´access to new technologies and to peoples´access to new technologies and to information society, both in the services offer information society, both in the services offer that the Autonomous Administration makes that the Autonomous Administration makes through the Net, and in the necessary training through the Net, and in the necessary training actions to do so.actions to do so.

PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATION : CULTURE IN THE SOCIABILITY SCOPE

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Promote the diversification of accessible Promote the diversification of accessible financing funds. financing funds.

Create funds for the stable maintenance of the Create funds for the stable maintenance of the social organisations through the concession of social organisations through the concession of social benefits to physical and legal entities that social benefits to physical and legal entities that grant funds to foundations.grant funds to foundations.

To facilitate the continuity of the interventions To facilitate the continuity of the interventions and social projects in the renovation of grants and social projects in the renovation of grants and subventions regime. and subventions regime.

Stimulate the social corporative responsibility of Stimulate the social corporative responsibility of companies and societies and the support to companies and societies and the support to solidarity.solidarity.

PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATION : CULTURE IN THE SOCIABILITY SCOPE

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Reinforce new technologies resources in leisure Reinforce new technologies resources in leisure spaces. spaces.

Create safe spaces in municipalities possible so Create safe spaces in municipalities possible so that the street continues to have the same that the street continues to have the same integrative role as it has had traditionally. integrative role as it has had traditionally.

Impulse respect towards individual differences to Impulse respect towards individual differences to encourage solidarity and avoid discrimination encourage solidarity and avoid discrimination with the aim of achieving the necessary social with the aim of achieving the necessary social cohesion. cohesion.

PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATION : CULTURE IN THE SOCIABILITY SCOPE

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PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN LEGAL INTEGRATION

GENERAL PROPOSALS:GENERAL PROPOSALS:

Include the associate networks in all the Include the associate networks in all the performances directed to citizen integration. performances directed to citizen integration.

Encourage gender equality in all social reality Encourage gender equality in all social reality scopes.scopes.

Offer nurseries that adapt themselves to working Offer nurseries that adapt themselves to working hours.hours.

Encourage flexibility in the working hours of men Encourage flexibility in the working hours of men and women to reconcile family and professional life. and women to reconcile family and professional life.

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PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN LEGAL INTEGRATION

Promote the complaints of gender-based Promote the complaints of gender-based violence through information campaigns violence through information campaigns and legal guarantees.and legal guarantees.

Encourage information programmes and Encourage information programmes and campaigns to raise awareness about the campaigns to raise awareness about the main constitutional values and principles. main constitutional values and principles.

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GENERAL PROPOSALS:GENERAL PROPOSALS:

Design awareness campaigns for Design awareness campaigns for businessmen regarding the advantages and businessmen regarding the advantages and disadvantages of professional qualification.disadvantages of professional qualification.

Promote campaigns to reconcile family and Promote campaigns to reconcile family and labour life that include the flexibility of labour life that include the flexibility of working timetables or the increase of the working timetables or the increase of the timetables in nurseries. timetables in nurseries.

PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATION: EMPLOYMENT

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To arbitrate measures that favour employment To arbitrate measures that favour employment stability and an adequate performance-based stability and an adequate performance-based level. level.

Guarantee the access to employment of groups Guarantee the access to employment of groups which are in risk of exclusion. which are in risk of exclusion.

Modernize, update and reasess the pension and Modernize, update and reasess the pension and subsidies plans. This is one of the basic subsidies plans. This is one of the basic performance pillars , as these groups need a lot of performance pillars , as these groups need a lot of help. help.

PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATION: EMPLOYMENT

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GENERAL PROPOSALS:GENERAL PROPOSALS:

Promote public politics to build social housing Promote public politics to build social housing through subventions and other types of grants. through subventions and other types of grants.

Speed up the creation of sSpeed up the creation of subsidized housing (to ubsidized housing (to rent) rent) through several legal formulas. through several legal formulas.

Consider the increase of funds to clean up, adapt Consider the increase of funds to clean up, adapt and renew buildings and common spaces as well and renew buildings and common spaces as well as urbanize neighbourhoods. as urbanize neighbourhoods.

Link the building, cleaning-up and rehabilitation Link the building, cleaning-up and rehabilitation of houses and common spaces with neighbour of houses and common spaces with neighbour participation policies so that neighbourhoods and participation policies so that neighbourhoods and small municipalities can integrate. small municipalities can integrate.

PROPOSALS FOR CITIZEN INTEGRATION: ACCOMMODATION

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PROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICESGENERAL PROPOSALS:GENERAL PROPOSALS:

Consider the increase of resources in a proportional way Consider the increase of resources in a proportional way to the increase of the population needs.to the increase of the population needs.

Develop information programmes about the resources Develop information programmes about the resources and operation of the general and specific social and and operation of the general and specific social and health services.health services.

Impulse the increase of staff, resources and benefits of Impulse the increase of staff, resources and benefits of social services and potentiate their specialization to social services and potentiate their specialization to manage the specific demands of every population manage the specific demands of every population group. group.

Articulate social benefits in order to achieve an integral Articulate social benefits in order to achieve an integral treatment of the population that has many problems treatment of the population that has many problems through personal insertion itineraries.through personal insertion itineraries.

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PROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Encourage the implication of social services users in the Encourage the implication of social services users in the design and follow-up of their own recovery processes, design and follow-up of their own recovery processes, resocialization and insertion. resocialization and insertion.

Favour citizen participation in an individual way, or Favour citizen participation in an individual way, or through groups or associations in the administration through groups or associations in the administration bodies and in their management so that they can bodies and in their management so that they can propose suggestions about the measures that affect propose suggestions about the measures that affect them.them.

Potentiate specific resources for the treatment of Potentiate specific resources for the treatment of addictions, taking into account the specific needs of addictions, taking into account the specific needs of women with family dependents and young people. women with family dependents and young people.

Develop the available resources for the population with Develop the available resources for the population with mental disorders.mental disorders.

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SOCIO-SANITARY SERVICES FOR THE SIX VULNERABLE GROUPS

DETECTED IN THE VALENCIAN REGION

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: IMMIGRANTSPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Speed up the processing of the health card.Speed up the processing of the health card.

Supress accessibility barriers (language, bureaucratic, Supress accessibility barriers (language, bureaucratic, cultural, etc.) to the health centers and social services. cultural, etc.) to the health centers and social services.

Impulse the hiring of workers with intercultural Impulse the hiring of workers with intercultural knowledge taking into account the uniqueness of some of knowledge taking into account the uniqueness of some of the immigrant population disorders. the immigrant population disorders.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: DISABLEDPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Advance in the application of the Promotion of the Advance in the application of the Promotion of the Personal autonomy and attention Law of the people Personal autonomy and attention Law of the people who are in a who are in a dependantdependant situation. situation.

Consider the increase of staff, infrastructures and Consider the increase of staff, infrastructures and services according to the demographic evolution of the services according to the demographic evolution of the affected population. affected population.

Speed up the deadlines of recognising disabilities or Speed up the deadlines of recognising disabilities or grades of dependence. grades of dependence.

Impulse the hiring of evaluating staff with a socio-Impulse the hiring of evaluating staff with a socio-sanitary profile. sanitary profile.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: DISABLEDPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Take into account users´opinions and their specific Take into account users´opinions and their specific needs, offering them the possibility of choosing between needs, offering them the possibility of choosing between the alternative help programmes reflected in the the alternative help programmes reflected in the Dependence Law. Dependence Law.

Facilitate the possibility of the disabled population to Facilitate the possibility of the disabled population to choose the people they want to assist them in their choose the people they want to assist them in their needs and intimate activities. needs and intimate activities.

Guarantee the access of deaf people or people with a Guarantee the access of deaf people or people with a lack of hearing to the emergency services of the lack of hearing to the emergency services of the Valencian Region. Valencian Region.

Potentiate and include the necessary resources that Potentiate and include the necessary resources that make the urgent performance of sign interpreters make the urgent performance of sign interpreters possible. possible.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: POPULATION IN PRECARIOUS SOCIAL SITUATION AND POVERTYPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Favour the professionalization of non-governamental Favour the professionalization of non-governamental organisations that render social services through funds, organisations that render social services through funds, subventions, and agreements that will increase their subventions, and agreements that will increase their possibilities of hiring staff. possibilities of hiring staff.

Increase the hiring of qualified staff for intercultural Increase the hiring of qualified staff for intercultural mediation in sanitary and social institutions.mediation in sanitary and social institutions.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: YOUTHPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Organise children and youth residential units of short Organise children and youth residential units of short and medium stay.and medium stay.

Promote specific programmes addressed to young Promote specific programmes addressed to young abusers, rapists or other offenses that threaten abusers, rapists or other offenses that threaten peoples´ psychological and physical freedom.peoples´ psychological and physical freedom.

Favour the development of specific preventive Favour the development of specific preventive programmes to attend adolescent mothers who are in programmes to attend adolescent mothers who are in a risk situation. a risk situation.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: YOUTH PROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Impulse the coordination of the Education, Social Impulse the coordination of the Education, Social Welfare, Health and Economy Ministries to design and Welfare, Health and Economy Ministries to design and implement youth policies.implement youth policies.

To make mediation and family intervention To make mediation and family intervention programmes possible. programmes possible.

Reinforce parents´schools from the education Reinforce parents´schools from the education institutions and community services that are institutions and community services that are addressed to the prevention and early detection of addressed to the prevention and early detection of multi-problem disorders in minors and youth. multi-problem disorders in minors and youth.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: ELDERLYPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Potentiate the means, resources and health professionals Potentiate the means, resources and health professionals according to the demographic increase of the population according to the demographic increase of the population over 65. over 65.

Supply economic and personal assistance to families who Supply economic and personal assistance to families who take care of old people.take care of old people.

Encourage the extension of the gerontological training of Encourage the extension of the gerontological training of working staff and promote volunteering and supportive working staff and promote volunteering and supportive escort for people who suffer from memory losses.escort for people who suffer from memory losses.

Train the old people for self-care through hygiene and Train the old people for self-care through hygiene and nutrition workshops.nutrition workshops.

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VULNERABLE GROUPS: ELDERLYPROPOSALS FOR INTEGRATION: ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Develop health, geriatric and mental health home Develop health, geriatric and mental health home assistance.assistance.

Intensify the efforts for the attention, escort and care of Intensify the efforts for the attention, escort and care of people older than 80, old people who live by themselves people older than 80, old people who live by themselves and the chronical and terminally ill, as well as for the and the chronical and terminally ill, as well as for the families who take care of them in their coexistence unit.families who take care of them in their coexistence unit.

Impulse the psychological help that is offered by public Impulse the psychological help that is offered by public services by organising specific cabinets and working services by organising specific cabinets and working groups.groups.