Project No. PMLP/PMIF/2017/4 of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for the period 2014-2020 “Support measures for persons in need of international protection, reception and accommodation in Latvia”
Project objective:
To provide support for individuals in need of international protection, reception, and accommodation in Latvia.
The project achieved the following results:
- Provided support to asylum seekers - necessary translation services, medical assistance, distribution of food and hygiene kits, distribution of public transport tickets in Riga, and other forms of material assistance;
- Ensured availability of information on asylum procedures and accommodation issues;
- Provided appropriately prepared rooms and common areas for residents of the Asylum Seekers' Acommodation Centre (ASAC), following epidemiological safety requirements.
- Improvement and refurbishment of the technical condition of the ASAC buildings.
- Increased security level at the ASAC.
- Enhanced qualification of OCMA employees related to asylum issue resolution and development of legal regulations in the asylum field.
Project start date: 01/01/2018
Project completion date: 31/12/2019
Duration of the project (months): 24 months
Total funding: 678 190 EUR
Fund funding: 678 190 EUR
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA), in cooperation with State Agency for Provision (PSA).
Contacts:
PSA:
Ilze Staša
Project Manager
E-mail: ilze.stasa@agentura.iem.gov.lv
OCMA:
Evita Libeka
Project Manager
Phone +371 67829748
E-mail: evita.libeka@pmlp.gov.lv