Since 2010, Kopin has been providing services to asylum seekers and refugees in Malta, in all Open Centres as well as in communities. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early March of 2020 has exacerbated the challenges faced by migrants: many have lost their jobs and therefore do not earn a living, unable to [...]

Evidenced by reports such as ‘Trafficking in Persons’ (TIP) and accounts by victims and survivors, such as the one which we had published last year, modern forms of slavery and human trafficking flourish world-wide, including in Malta. “BAMS: Businesses Against Modern Slavery” is a continuation of Kopin in its fight against modern slavery and [...]

Activity 9: Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals Short Description This session will explore the interrelation between migration and the SDGs. It will first introduce push and pull factors and a list is created. The SDGs are then introduced to the students who have to decide if that SDG [...]

Freedom of Movement and Passport Power Short Description This session will introduce the fact that not all passports are equal and will explain briefly why some people have no option but to travel irregularly. Freedom of Movement is introduced to the class. The concept of passport power is then [...]

Every child has a right to an education. And every young person has a right to a fair chance – a chance to learn, to equip her or himself with the skills and training needed for the modern world. But it’s not always easy for everyone to enjoy these rights, or to access them. For [...]

"Ibda L-Bidla": Teachers' training and classroom activities on migration, sustainable development and inclusion Through the Ibda l-Bidla (ILB) programme, Kopin has been providing classroom activities to well over 1,000 students and trained nearly 400 teachers during the past years. The training modules and activities are available free of charge for self-paced learning and use in [...]

Online gaming and Digital tools to promote asylum seekers Integration and increase awareneSS among schools of the refugee crisis in Europe – ODISSEU Duration: 01/09/2018 – 31/08/2021 Partners: Oxfam Italia Onlus (Italy), CARDET (Cyprus), Kopin (Malta), Meath Partnership (Ireland), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany), University of Pitesti (Romania). As European societies become more multi-cultural, the need [...]

InterCap - Developing Capacities together: European CSO-university networks for global learning on migration, security and sustainable development in an interdependent world Duration: 01/11/2017 - 31/10/2020 Overall objective: To enhance critical understanding of migration and sustainable development, in the context of SDGs, amongst those in teacher education, in order to increase comprehension of the relationship between the interdependent world, [...]

Strengthen Community-based Care to minimize health inequalities and improve the integration of vulnerable migrants and refugees into local communities   Duration: 01/05/2017 - 30/04/2020 (36 months) The project will: o   Describe the current health profile of vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers as well as the needs, expectations and capacities of health service providers; o [...]

  Kopin is a member of Destination Unknown, a global network of organisations and young people committed to ensuring that the rights of children and young people on the move are respected and protected. This network is led by Kopin’s close partner Terre des Hommes, which is one of the world's biggest federations of organisations working for the rights and protection of children. Our Vision and Work Its vision is a world where children and young people on the [...]