The project group will deal with the community development approach, taking in consideration the needs and interests of refugees as well as of the (often neglected) host communities. The project will examine how the integration of refugees needs to be shaped outside the camp context in order to exploit the potential of promoting social cohesion and a dignified life for everyone. Different approaches, conditions for success and required competencies of participating actors will be analyzed. Refugees will be perceived as active, self-governing actors and their individual and communal action and coping strategies, such as the development of self-help and self-governing structures, will be considered. In addition, the answers and strategies of local, national and international actors to support the host communities in their integration tasks will be analyzed. Intercultural and interreligious aspects for the practical work in this field of action will be included. The role of academic social work in this field of action will be elaborated.

This will be done in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 10 "Reducing Inequalities" and 16 "Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions". SDG No. 10 identifies the goal to reduce inequality in and between countries. All people should be empowered by 2030 regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, economic or other status, and their social, economic and political inclusion should be promoted (10.2). Notably, orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people should be facilitated. This is to be achieved, inter alia, by applying a well-planned and well-managed migration policy (10.7). The SDG 16 is dedicated to promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development that provide access to justice for all people and to efficient, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

The project participants will address the following aspects:

• Community development and conflict transformation to foster social cohesion

• Agency of refugees in host communities

• International, national and local response for refugees in the host communities

Outcomes:

• Scientific papers that will identify needs for action of social work in the context of flight and migration.

• The international summer school in Jordan will be an opportunity for professional and intercultural exchange on "International Social Work and Migration" as well as a mutual learning experience for 18 other social work students of FHWS, GJU, Yarmouk University and Lebanese University.