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FAMILY AND SOCIETY

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Strong mothers – happy children

MiR has received support from Bufdir (The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs) to develop a model with the aim of strengthening the family through a preventative child protection project. We closely follow 5 families, chosen in cooperation with schools, who receive parental education and support for their children regarding school and free-time …

Step by step – Activities for families in poverty

Since 2015, MiR has received a Bufdirs grant, which is aimed towards children living in poverty. The grant is used to arrange trips and activities for families who do not have the opportunity to travel on trips and vacations. Not being able to participate in activities and vacations similar to other children and peers can …

Equality for successful integration and family life

MiR receives support from Bufdir to work on creating a more equal society, specifically focusing on increasing gender equality in families with minority background. Through dialogue-based seminars, we work to increase knowledge and education around these themes, which are led by resources from different minority communities. Through conversations in native languages, and by having a …

A life without fear or coercion

Since 2015, MiR has worked with support from the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) on disscussion seminars with parents about forced marriage, genital mutilation and negative social control. At the meetings, we have seen that parents are interested in knowing more, yet just one meeting does not result in an attitude change without follow-up. …

Problematic Gaming in Immigrant Families

For several years, MiR has received support from the Directorate of Health for a project to prevent problematic gaming for youth with an immigrant background. The project is mainly directed towards parents, where we begin discussions about how they can set good boundaries for children who game too much. In conjunction with the project, we …