This November, our Share SIRA transnational conference in Brussels offered a unique opportunity to gather rural grassroots stakeholders from different EU Member States to discuss recent policies, research and practices on migrant and refugee integration in rural territories.

Many countries across the world have introduced community-led refugee sponsorship schemes, and together have supported newcomers to rebuild their lives and feel welcomed. To deliver this support actors have developed useful resources and learnt a lot of lessons.

The Share Network and Entraide Pierre Valdo organised a Look & Learn visit in Notre-Dame de l’Osier and Grenoble (Isère, France) on 27 and 28 September 2022 to exchange best practices and bottom-up approaches for the reception and integration of newcomers in rural areas.