Barka UK representatives attended a meeting with local partners in Hamburg to discuss the way forward to establish a Barka project supporting Eastern European migrants in social and economic difficulties in Hamburg.
The meeting was attended by:
Mr Urlich Hermannes and Mr Andreas Stasiewicz (Chief Executive & Social worker of the Stadtmission Hamburg),
Mr Andrzej Osiak and Ms Karolina Kowalska (Consul General of the Republic of Poland and Assistant, Polish Embassy to Hamburg),
Ms Verena Orth from the Social Department of Local Council of Hamburg,
Reverend Henryk Rozanki, Polish Catholic Mission Hamburg,
Miss Ewa Sadowska, Chief Executive of Barka UK, London.
Practicalities of the migrants’ reconnection project as well as staff and budget matters were discussed. The project is planned to start in October 2010.
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Conference started with welcoming and introduction by Ieuan ap Rees from West Lodon Housing Partnership.
Michael Scorer (CLG) was talking about Government policy and what has changed with change of Government.
Richard Blakeway (CLG) talked about London Housing Strategy and the work of the London Delivery Board, including the Health & Social Care sub group.
Martin Cheeseman from Brent & West London Housing Partnership analised the situation of rough sleeping in West London. He summarised Chain data, PrOPMT analysis, differences between boroughs in terms of services provided, health audit in Brent, sub-regional work West London Reconnect & draft action plan.
Jeremy Swain of Thames Reach talked about the role of local partnerships and civic society sector to end rough sleeping. Jeremy Swain thanked Barka UK for their fruitful work with supporting the integration processes of Eastern European migrants to UK.
Barka UK staff: Andrzej Dawidowski, Marcin Maruszak and Radoslaw Skrzypczak participated in a workshop regarding enforcement. The discussion was to what extent enforcement was needed and how it could be delivered. Barka contributed with good examples of engaging with rough sleepers through trust and relationship building.
