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The North London Aspire Mainstreaming Partnership (MP) is an EQUAL Theme I DP focusing upon asylum seekers. It will promote positive approaches to supporting asylum seekers by disseminating best-practice; innovations developed from by the North Aspire Development Partnership.

Support four asylum seeker volunteers in mainstreaming activities.

Objectives include:

• Deliver briefing sessions to influence local, regional, national, and European policy makers.
• Facilitate three conferences on Asylum Seekers Practice & Policy and best practice.
• Disseminate best practice approaches to Information, Advice, and Guidance, and training.
• Form a network of people and organisations with an interest in supporting asylum seekers.

Contribute to building a sustainable partnership to support asylum seekers in the North London area.

Deliver a range of publicity & communication events to inform the public of life as an asylum seeker.

The rationale for the DP is to promote improved support for Asylum Seekers in North London. In turn, any improvements in this geographic area can be mainstreamed, to other local, regional, national, and European locales. The need for improved support services stems from the evidenced status and environment of Asylum Seekers in the target boroughs. Asylum seekers in North London encounter the following types of labour disadvantage:- - prohibition from employment - poor or lack of English language skills - lack of orientation of UK labour market and other services - lack of basic employment skills, including basic skills motivation.

North London Aspire will transform the way that community employment based employment activity is delivered in deprived communities.