Hussein, Maryan. Assessing the Qutomo project pilot group using the handbook: Towards a Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path: A Handbook for Integration Service Providers. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Helsinki. Autumn 2015. 35 pages. 1 Appendice. Language: English. This thesis was conducted in cooperation with Nicehearts ry of Vantaa, Finland. It was done based on the data and knowledge mainly gathered from Qutomo project, which was a project of Nicehearts ry. The title of the thesis is Assessing the Qutomo Project Pilot Group. The pilot group was assessed using the handbook previously published by Qutomo project and Nicehearts ry. This thesis paper describes the process of building the Qutomo project, its cooperation forums and the Qutomo pilot group. The pilot group and the findings of the pilot group are the main focus of the thesis. The Qutomo project has been implemented by Nicehearts ry, in Vantaa. Qutomo project organized eight cooperation forums, which brought together professionals from different sectors of society. The project created a Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path based on the findings, discussions and ideas from the cooperation forums. The embodiments put together in the handbook have been tested in practice in a pilot group, brought together by Nicehearts ry. This thesis analyses the functions of the pilot group from the perspective of professionals and the researcher. In addition to this, this thesis will explain the necesseties which brought on the Qutomo project in the first place and it will give a clear, comprehensive overview of the process of the Qutomo project in its entirety. The pilot group was organized four times by project workers of Qutomo project. The themes covered in the pilot group were inspired by the cooperation forums previously organized by Qutomo project. The main methods used while assessing the pilto group were observation, project assessment, feedback forms, and audio recording.