1. AUTONOMY PROGRAM FOR
UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT MINORS
SANDRA CARRERAS
GUILLEM COMPTE

2. WHO WE ARE

3. MISSION
“Design, create and
develop programs
and services which
improve the quality
of life of persons and
groups in situations
or at risk of social
exclusion.”

4. INSTITUTIONAL VALUES
JUSTICE
COMPLEMENTARITY
RESPONSIBILITY
TRANSPARENCY
INNOVATION

5. RESILIS FUNDATION
“Our main objective
is the management
and development of
projects,
programmes and
care services for
children and young
people in situations
of exclusion, risk or
serious difficulty.”

6. SERVICES AND PROJECTS
CRAE – Education Action Residential Center
CREI – Intensive Education Residential Center
CA – Reception Center, or Diagnostic Center
UFA – Independent Living Promotion Unit
SPAE – Independent Living Promotion Service
CO – Day Center
Diagnostic Team/EVAMI – Child Protection Evaluation Team

7. RECEPCION CENTER
RECEPCION
CENTER
“MAS GARRIGA”

8. RECEPCION CENTER

9. RECEPCION CENTER

10. USERS
SERVICED MINORS IN 2009 BY AGE
AGE NUMBER
12 6
13-15 45
16-17 52
TOTAL 103

11. USERS
SERVICED MINORS IN 2009 BY NATIONALITY
NATIONALITY NUMBER
SPAIN 31
14%
MOROCCO 47
MALI 4
ALGERIA 3 45%
FRANCE 2
ROMANIA 1
CHANA 3 30%
ECUADOR 1
RUSSIA 1 11%
BRAZIL 2
GAMBIA 2
BOLIVIA 1 MOROCCO
UKRAINE 1
OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
PORTUGAL 1
SPAIN
CHINA 1
ITALY 1
OTHERS
ENGLAND 1
TOTAL 103

12. THE TYPICAL PROFILE OF A MENA
- Little or no knowledge of Catalan and/or Spanish.
- Undocumented status: minors arrive without any legal
documents.
- Low expectations of their own ability to find their way in the
new society.
- Cultural crash due to clear differences between their native
country and our country.
- Distrust of government institutions and proceedings.
- Possible contact with at-risk groups or risky behaviors before
arriving at the Reception Center.
- Low educational level and/or work skills.
- Poor life habits and, specifically, few if any work habits, and
ignorance of the work culture in our country.

13. SCHOOL

14. WORKSHOP

15. UFA
“INDEPENDENT
LIVING
PROMOTION
UNIT”
(UFA)

16. UFA

17. UFA

18. UFA

19. UFA
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
“To facilitate the achievement of
autonomy of each young man as
soon as possible. This includes
social and emotional areas,
education, employment, attitude,
culture and daily routine.”

20. CONCLUSIONS
DIFFICULTIES
- Age and intervention timeframe.
- Attitude and personal skills.

21. CONCLUSIONS
CHALLENGES
- The creation of a social network.
- Need of psychological support.
- Working out of their migratory grief.

22. Thank You