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In the UE member states, the mobilization of private sponsorship schemes appears as a new option in the search for solutions for the integration of refugees. The project proposed by Forum réfugiés – Cosi in coordination with its partners is in line with the dynamic initiated by the last Global Refugee Forum. It aims to foster the collaboration at a transnational level between stakeholders in order to develop and improve access to protection through private sponsorship schemes for beneficiaries of international protection. The action will be implemented at two different levels. At the European level, it will seek to facilitate the exchange of experiences, expertise and practices among organisations already involved in the implementation of PSS. This will reinforce the steps already taken by FRC since 2018 in leading an international working group on complementary pathways. At a national level in France and Italy, it will seek to provide support and enhance capacities of organisations taking part to PSS. Expected results will include: the establishment of an effective transnational cooperation at European level between actors implementing PSS; a better understanding of operating procedures by stakeholders; the involvement of “non-specialist” actors in PSS; the experimentation of new schemes; and a better integration of beneficiaries of PSS. The main deliverables of the project will be: an online platform promoting at international level actors and good practices on complementary pathways and PSS; the creation of a French platform on resettlement and PSS; the design of a new community sponsorship program in Italy; mappings of actors in France and Italy; conception of toolboxes on PSS; the design of a university corridor. The long-term impact will be an increase in the use of complementary pathways as means of refugee protection through the mobilization in PSS of new actors and resources