The European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) has the goal of strengthening the role played by civil society in advocating for constructive approaches to migration in Europe. EPIM aims to strengthening the advocacy capacities of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) at a European level and to facilitate civil society in its role as a counterbalance to official institutions. EPIM is an initiative of currently 14 Partner Foundations and 11 associated Foundations. The Robert Bosch Stiftung is one of its founding members.