The definition
The qualifications
The project
The course
Experiences of the first cultural mentors


 

THE DEFINITION OF A CULTURAL MENTOR

Cultural mentor is a specialist who instructs those wanting to be integrated into the new society:

- an immigrant with expertise, training other immigrants to accommodate themselves and to advance in their life.

A cultural mentor works within organisations, the aim of which is to help the immigrants to adapt into the everyday life in their new country (schools and institutions, day-care centres, city offices etc.)

A cultural mentor will be trained to his work through a special project, which takes place in 2004 - 2006 and is realized by the Oulu Settlement Association. The financing for this project comes from the Object- 3 program of the European Social Fund.

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