MigrationWork Projects

Barriers to funding - experiences from migrant led organisations in West Midlands

This report looks at the barriers that migrant lead organisations face in accessing funding, particularly charitable and grant funding. This publication was produced by the Network of Migrant Innovators (NOMI), in collaboration with MigrationWork and with the support of Melvin Lyons. NOMI was formed in 2021, by a group of migrant lead organisations in the West Midlands as part of the MiFriendly Cities project. MigrationWork CIC had the great privilege of supporting these 13 organisations to deliver projects to make the region more migrant friendly. The MiFriendly Cities funding came from the Urban Innovation Actions arm of the EU.

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Reaching underserved migrant communities: Learning for funders and commissioners

GLA

This evaluation looks at how two GLA-funded programmes supported migrant Londoners, and what this tells us about how to design funding that works in practice. It draws on the experiences of funded organisations, partners and migrant communities to identify what helped, what didn’t, and where longer-term change is needed.

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MigRefHealth: Co-creating local health solutions with migrant and refugee communities

MigRefHealth

MigRefHealth (2024–2027) aims to improve health equity for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in the UK by exploring how community spaces can support access to essential services. The project operates across North London, South London, and the East of England, co-creating scalable health solutions with researchers, community organisations, and people with lived experience. MigrationWork contributes expertise in community engagement and creative research methods.

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CONSOLIDATE – Consolidating, innovating and disseminating effective integration practices in Europe

EU Eurocities Network

The CONSOLIDATE project, led by Eurocities and funded by the EU, aims to enhance integration strategies for local authorities across Europe through three thematic communities of practice: Employment, Housing, and One Stop Shop. It focuses on developing benchmarks, conducting peer reviews, and addressing cross-cutting challenges like data collection and women-centered approaches. MigrationWork is a key partner responsible for creating benchmarks, guiding peer reviews, and developing practical guides to support cities.

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Refugee Café

MigrationWork supported Refugee Café in 2024 to explore its future direction, helping the board clarify priorities, assess sustainability options, and make informed decisions about the charity’s next steps. Our work combined research, interviews and a focus group to guide strategic thinking and support the charity’s mission.

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UNITES – Urban Integration Strategies through co-design

EU Eurocities Network

UNITES is a transnational project about co-designing integration strategies with stakeholders, migrants, and established residents, co-ordinated by the city network Eurocities and co-funded by the European Fund for Asylum, Migration, and Integration (AMIF).

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CONNECTION – Connecting Cities Towards Integration Action

EU Eurocities Network

The EU-funded CONNECTION project promotes transnational learning about and implementation of integration policies. MigrationWork supports participating cities working in four communities of practice.

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IncluCities: Building Inclusive Cities with Migrants

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

The INCLUCITIES project aims to improve the integration of migrants and refugees in small and medium-sized cities through city-to-city mentoring. Eight cities, with varying degrees of integration-related experience, and eight national associations of local and regional government participate in the project, led by CEMR and funded by the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).

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VALUES: Volunteering Activities to Leverage Urban and European Social integration of migrants

EU Eurocities Network

VALUES utilised peer-to-peer knowledge exchange between 16 European cities, grouped into 4 thematic clusters, to build the capacity of city officials and volunteer organisations to facilitate migrant integration.

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Insight to Action Data Hub

Refugee Action

Delivered in partnership with Refugee Action, the Insight Hub uses regular surveys to report on the evolving needs of people within the immigration system and organisations that work with them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Families United Project Evaluation

Refugee Action

An evaluation of the Families United Project run by Refugee Action between 2017-2020, which supported people arriving in the UK to join their families via the Dublin III regulation.

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Law Centres Network Data Analysis Project

Law Centres Network

MigrationWork were commissioned by the Law Centres Network to analyse a client data-set collected from two legal advice projects, EU-Lamp and Pre-Brexit, and to speak to experts in the field to examine key issues regarding access to legal information and advice among EEA Londoners.

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CITIES GROW - Eurocities project

EU Eurocities Network

The CITIES-GroW project (integration of migrants through economic activity in cities) provides practical advice to municipal leaders and decision makers in Europe on how best to address migrant integration challenges and develop effective integration strategies.

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ImpleMentoring

EU Eurocities Network

MigrationWork CIC played a key role as a partner with EUROCITIES and 14 major cities of Europe in this innovative project, funded by the European Commission up to May 2014.

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Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund

The SLF, originally funded by The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, is now an initiative of Trust for London and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation that tests a new model for supporting legal work that promotes the rights of refugee and asylum seeking children and young people.

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IMPART: Increasing the Participation of Migrants & Ethnic Minorities in Employment

Berlin Senat / German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

An EU-wide project across seven countries, which uses peer review visits to projects promoting the employment of migrants to find out what increases the chances of them having long-term impact and how EU resources can be used more effectively.

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MIXITIES: Making integration work in Europe’s cities

EU Eurocities Network

Funded by the European Commission and led by Eurocities, this project is designed to promote migrant integration in 16 European cities. MigrationWork is a full project partner, developing benchmarks and leading peer reviews on Anti-Discrimination and Introductory and Language Courses.

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Irregular Migrants: The urgent need for a new approach

City Parochial Foundation and Migrants Rights Network

A 2009 project to summarise and explain why we needed to look again at the issues involved in irregular migration and to suggest a new approach.

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More Than Words Can Say

London Voluntary Service Council

More than Words Can Say – A 2009 report reviewing the use of materials translated by the BAMER outreach project, which helps migrant organisations improve their employment practices.

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Scoping migration work in the UK

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Scoping study on priorities and underdeveloped areas of work in the UK migration field.

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Suite of Casework Guidelines

Scottish Refugee Council

To review the existing casework practices and develop a range of guidelines for staff, managers and volunteers involved in the delivery of advice services in the organisation.

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