Good Ideas in Integration

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Amadora, Portugal
The Generation Project: Community Partnerships for Youth

Creative communities meet the needs of youth with investments in human capital

Auckland, New Zealand
From Alpha to Omega: Innovating in the Workplace

Importing a successful labour force integration model saves time and money

Auckland, New Zealand
Twin Streams Project: Common Ground for Environmental Sustainability

Working together for healthy streams and strong communities: creating a sustainable future.

Auckland, New Zealand
Walking School Bus

School parents promote child health and safely while building community, one step at a time.

Auckland, New Zealand
Last Words: Cultural Approaches to Death and Dying

Acknowledging diverse cultural values, beliefs and practices.

Berlin, Germany
Dolls and Diversity: Fighting Prejudice with Empathy

Developing empathy in young children to prevent racism and discrimination

Birmingham, United Kingdom
Meeting, Mediating and Mentoring: The Power of Peer Mentoring

Empowering marginalized youth to take leadership on community issues

Bologna, Italy
Social Justice Is Better Business: Integrating the Chinese Business Community Into the Mainstream

Helping ethnic businesses conform to legal and regulatory practice results in better social and economic integration

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Boston, Massachusetts
From Boston’s Back Streets to Mainstream Success

Immigrant-owned businesses are fueling urban economies

Boston, Massachusetts
MIRA: Media Advocacy With A Human Face

Using personal stories to re-frame a communications campaign

Bremen, Germany
Family Mentoring For Migrants: MEMI

Successful integration means long term residents as well as newcomers are at home in a changing city

Calgary, Canada
Hockey Night In Canada - In Punjabi!

Multilingual sports commentary brings hockey fans together

Cardiff, Wales
Language from the Law: The Cardiff E.S.O.L. Police Project

Police build trust through language and skill training programs delivered to new immigrants

Chicago, United States
Muslims and Mortgages: American Home Ownership Through Flexible Financing

Helping local business owners reach a new market by allowing Muslim communities to become home owners - without compromising their religious values

Chicago, United States
Youth on Stage: Real People, Real Stories, Real Community

Using theatre to share stories and explore the experiences of immigrant youth

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Chicago, United States
Partnering for Success: Investing in City Governments

Supporting partnerships between local government and charitable foundations for sustainable community development.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Integration in Action : Cycling Lessons for Better Social Inclusion

Promoting core city values like bicycling helps integrate newcomers into the mainstream

Copenhagen, Denmark
Women at Work: the KVINFO Mentor Network

Mentoring that takes the "other" out of the picture

Dublin, Ireland
Did You Know You Can Vote? Cities and Democracy at Work

A city framework for integration makes voting rights the key to immigrant empowerment

Duisburg, Germany
The Miracle of Marxloh: Bringing A Community Together Around A New Mosque

Participatory planning means social inclusion for all residents and cause for celebration for the community at large

Durham, North Carolina, United States
Financing Immigrant Futures: The Latino Community Credit Union

Help new immigrants access formal banking infrastructure

Frankfurt, Germany
"School For Mama and Me!": Language Lessons For Parents

Opening doors to language learning at school for immigrant parents and children—together!

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Gütersloh, Germany
A Community Roadmap: the Wegweiser Kommune

Making data work for local communities committed to strategic integration planning

Hannover, Germany
MIMI-With Migrants, For Migrants: Intercultural Health in Germany

Promoting immigrant health by making migrants experts in their own causes.

Kerpen, Germany
Integration Workshops for Inclusive Cities

Developing integration strategies with migrants, not for migrants.

Leeds, United Kingdom
Improving Housing, Empowering Communities: Incorporating Multiculturalism Into Urban Planning

A local housing strategy uses a multi-stakeholder, participatory approach and helps set a strategic community agenda for local government

Leicester, UK
Asylum Dialogues

Exploring human rights stories through theatre performance.

Lisbon, Portugal
One Stop Shop: Mainstreaming Integration
Centralized service centres for improved coordination and better services to newcomers
London, United Kingdom
Dealing With Diabetes: The Maslaha Project

Promoting health to religious communities with culturally sensitive resources and tools

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London, United Kingdom
Banking on Success: Diversity at Lloyds TSB

Local recruitment is rewarded by customer satisfaction and increased profits

London, United Kingdom
Bringing People to Jobs: Runways to Work Programme

Investing a community with long term skills to secure competitive and economic advantage.

London, United Kingdom
Time Together: Mentoring for Daily Life

Matching ordinary citizens to ordinary acts promotes refugee integration through friendship

London, United Kingdom
The London Living Wage Campaign

City of London signs on to successful community campaign to improve city wages and monitor employment practices

Los Angeles, United States
Mobilize the Immigrant Vote!

Citizenship training and political participation coming together for new immigrant voices

Melbourne, Australia
Delicious! Celebrating Culture through Food

Using food to celebrate cultural diversity in Australian workplaces

Montreal, Canada
The World On Our Doorstep: Short Term Mentoring Opens Doors To Employment

The business case for mentoring helps both employers and skilled immigrants meet their bottom line

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Montreal, Canada
Play It Fair!

Using a human rights approach to teach children about equality and respect for diversity

Munich, Germany
Buntkicktgut! Integration Through Sports

Sport breaks through language and cultural barriers

New Haven, United States
Urban Citizens: Municipal Identification Cards (ID) For Inclusive And Safe Communities

Proactive city government takes the lead nationally on recognizing the interests of all city residents

New York City, USA
Staying in Touch: The Library Responds To A Changing Community

Tracking community demographics helps a city library change with the times.

New York City, USA
Interviewing the Up and Coming at Upwardly Global

Diversity training is a two-way street

Oakland, United States
A Soap Opera For Success: The Grand Cafe Telenovela

Popular television media helps reach broader audiences to enrich second language learning

Oldham, United Kingdom
Peacemaker: All People, All Communities

Empowering youth to over come racial self-segregation in their own communities

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Paris, France
Narratives of Belonging

Young people using film express identity and belonging.

Rheine, Germany
Open mosques against prejudice

Open doors help build open communities.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Urban Citizenship and Identity: Tariq Ramadan

"Integration is a concept from the past. "Contribution" is the concept of the future." - Dr. Tariq Ramadan

Rüsselsheim, Germany
Older but not Overlooked: Creating Programs for Older Migrants

Community consultation increases participation of hard-to-reach groups

San Francisco, United States
Traffic! Advocating for Environmental Health

Going beyond the "usual" immigrant issues to empower a community to seek change

Sheffield, United Kingdom
Cities of Sanctuary, Communities of Welcome

An official city policy to welcome those in need builds a community supportive of refugees and new immigrants.

Sheffield, United Kingdom
Accommodate Sheffield - Better Together

Linking refugee housing and community mental health support services

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Stuttgart, Germany
The Stuttgart Pact For Integration: the Power of Planning

Urban leadership creates an inclusive integration strategy for full community participation.

Sydney, Australia
Common Ground: One Space, Many Cultures

Shared meeting space creates cohesion within a multi-ethnic community

The Hague, Netherlands
City Mondial: Looking Forward from the Past

Using a multicultural history to support local business development and tourism strategies

Toronto, Canada
Integration Through Education: Toronto's Second Generation Makes the Grade

Global recognition for equal opportunities in education and successful academic outcomes for all kids

Toronto, Canada
Changing the Face of Leadership: DiverseCity onBoard

Promoting urban prosperity by diversifying leadership

Toronto, Canada
Making Their Mark: Unlocking Educational Opportunity for Young Refugees

Creating educational opportunity takes more than funding

Toronto, Canada
Diaspora Dialogues: Writing the New City

Developing audience, voice and a meaningful reflection of the city through its culturally diverse writers.

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Toronto, Canada
Citizens For Citizenship

Citizenship ceremonies bring communities together in celebration.

Toronto, Canada
Jumping Ahead with Math!

Mainstreaming educational opportunity through math success

Toronto, Canada
Building Professional and Occupational Networks: The Mentoring Partnership

Connecting skilled immigrants with their employed counterparts for greater occupational and social capital

Turin, Italy
Porta Palazzo and the Balon Flea Market
Participatory planning leads to market success and integrated neighbourhoods
Vancouver, Canada
To Bean or Not To Bean?

By "giving back" Immigrant entrepreneurs create opportunity for others

Vancouver, Canada
Promoting Healthy Living In Multicultural Communities: The Multicultural Health Fair

Bringing together health providers and new immigrants for better access to services

Werdohl, Germany
Marketing Multiculturalism: Advertising Campaign for Integration

Designing an advertising campaign from the inside out: using community participation for greater impact

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Zurich, Switzerland
Putting Quality into Multi-Ethnic Schools (QUIMS)

A program for quality assurance in multi-ethnic schools builds academic success and cohesive communities

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