How ConnACT Is Helping Build Stronger, More Inclusive Communities In Malta

This is where ConnACT – Connecting through Adult Community Training comes in. Funded by the Erasmus+ programme, ConnACT is a project led by the Office of the Prime Minister (Equality, Reforms and Social Dialogue) as the Ministry responsible for Human Rights Directorate, in collaboration with partners from Italy (Regione Emilia-Romagna), Belgium (Migration Policy Group), and Finland (ELY-Keskus). The project supports the implementation of the Integration Strategy and Action Plan 2025–2030 by promoting social cohesion through inclusive and fair integration initiatives tailored to migrants’ needs and the country’s socio-economic context.

The consortium conducted research on existing initiatives and, through study visits in each partner country, explored best practices and fostered mutual learning.

These practices will feature in a practical Adult Community Training Toolkit for organisations implementing integration measures. By focusing on adult education and community-based training, ConnACT empowers local actors to create programmes that strengthen ties between newcomers and host societies.

This year, project partners will implement selected practices tailored to their national and regional contexts and migration needs. Lessons learnt from these initiatives will be highlighted during an EU-wide online event at the end of the project, bringing together civil society organisations, public authorities, and other stakeholders to discuss how these practices can be scaled up across Europe.

Through such initiatives, the Human Rights Directorate is ensuring that, alongside recent labour migration policy developments, social cohesion remains a priority in Malta, where diversity is celebrated and everyone can participate equally in social, cultural, and economic activities.

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