In mid-March 2022, the Includ-EU team met in Jesenice, Slovenia, to film a video about the Includ-EU pilot program aiming to enhance the digital skills and language skills of migrants. The program is implemented by the Adult Education Center Jesenice.

The Adult Education Centre Jesenice developed a tailored capacity-building program to enhance the digital skills of migrant communities in the local environment while equipping them with practical orientation in the local community whilst improving their Slovene language skills. The Head of the Adult Education Centre Jesenice, the intercultural mediator and a program beneficiary were interviewed by the Includ-EU team.

Murisa, a beneficiary of the program from Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasized the importance of enhancing digital and language skills: “All of us – the participants of the program are here to learn as much as possible, so we can better provide for ourselves and our families.” Maja Radinovič Hajdič, the Head of the Adult Education Centre Jesenice, stressed the interlinkages of language and digital skills: “Language skills alone are not sufficient for strengthening the social inclusion of migrants, digital skills are needed too for successful inclusion of migrants in the local communities.” The Adult Education Center Jesenice provides intercultural mediation support in various institutional settings. Resnija Ređepi, a linguistic and intercultural mediator, added: “An intercultural mediator is a bridge between different cultures, helping migrants to find their path in new environment.”

The short video will be published on the Includ-EU website shortly. 

The Includ-EU project is funded by the European Commission – Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).