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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  • Report summary
    • Acknowledgements
  • Chapters
    • Introduction
    • Responses to migrant needs
    • The migration journey
      • Country of origin
      • Transitioning through borders
      • At migrant camps
      • Arriving at a country of destination
      • Long-term stays in a country of destination
      • Returning to a country of origin
      • Needs that cut across several steps
    • Conclusions
    • Annex
      • Annex A – How this report can be used
      • Annex B – Methodology
      • Annex C – Migration trends and community resilience
  • Database
    • Smart Practices
    • Enablers
    • Country profiles
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Actor: Swedish Red Cross
Crash courses for volunteers responding to mass movements, Sweden

A condensed version of the volunteer training programme that can be rolled out to quickly provide volunteers with the most essential skills.

Clearly divided roles: Swedish Migration Department, Sweden

A migration unit designed with clearly defined and divided roles amongst the different staff. This allows specialization and focus.

Building diverse volunteers, Sweden

Internal programmes to increase diversity of National Society staff and volunteers. In order to understand the full spectrum of needs, vulnerabilities and sensitivities of different migrants and ensure services are effective, service providers benefit from having a more diverse staff and volunteer workforce.

Psychosocial training and support for volunteers, Sweden

Psychosocial training and support for volunteers to help them handle the mental strain of dealing with the high inflows of migrants, the transient nature of their support, and the traumatic stories they hear from migrants.

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About the report

People migrate in pursuit of a better life for themselves and their families. As described in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) Policy on Migration, “migrants are persons who leave or flee their habitual residence to go to new places – usually abroad – to seek opportunities or safer and better prospects.
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About the International Federation

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian network with 17 million volunteers in 190 countries.
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