Participatory Evaluation in an Integration Project with Unaccompanied Migrant Youth. A Commitment to Social Transformation

This article presents the results of a participatory evaluative research in the framework of the AVENIR project aimed at developing a comprehensive and inclusive approach between France and Catalonia to improve access to employment and integration of young unaccompanied mi-grant minors. Our analysis, focusing on the part of the project carried out in Catalonia, elu-cidates the potential of participatory evaluation as a tool for change and emancipation. This methodological position interweaves evaluative research with the guidance and accompaniment of the agents involved, considering their concerns and positions. The analysis of the results is di-vided according to the different phases of evaluation showing the relevance of maintaining a permanent dialogue with the agents that allows not only to encourage their involvement in the project, but also to reorient the process towards its goal: the integration of young people in the territory.