Project focus: Strengthening democratic resilience and human rights–based migration management in border regions through training, dialogue, and narrative change.

Lead: Dr. Gabriela Ghindea, Director of Mediterranean Basin Programs

• Training & Capacity Building
  
  • Training series on atrocity prevention and human rights protection launched in March 2023.
  • Bi-annual customized workshops for border police agents in training; over 1,000 officers trained since program launch in partnership with the “Avram Iancu” Border Police Training School in Oradea.
  • Training becomes part of educational curriculum.
  • Development and piloting of training formats on narrative change for central and local administration and the civil society sector.

• Coordination & Dialogue
  
  • Organization of international and regional discussion fora on migration and inclusion with national and international stakeholders in Bucharest and Oradea.
  • Launch of consultations for a Romanian Network for Migrant Rights.
  • Intersectoral consultations with state and civil society organizations in border communities.
    
    
• Policy & Advocacy
  
  • International conference in the Romanian Parliament (May 2025) with 150+ participants.
  • Focused discussions on refugee protection and atrocity prevention.