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  • Brno pomáhá integraci cizinců. Jak funguje oceňovaný projekt, o němž se nemluví?

    January 14, 2021 |

    Deník Referendum |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic, Brno

    Integrační centra jsou v Česku často podfinancovaná, nejsou dostupná všem potřebným a zaměřují se především na tlumočení. Brno přišlo se změnou. Tamní magistrát do své struktury přímo zakomponoval supinu interkulturních pracovníků, která pomáhá s integrací cizinců. Její členové vytváří pomyslný most mezi veřejnými institucemi a zástupci cizineckých komunit. Pracují jak v terénu v rámci komunit, tak prostřednictví sociálních sítí. Podporují začlenění imigrantů do společnosti tím, že jim pomáhají osvojit si místní sociální normy, a zároveň informují instituce o jejich potřebách.

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  • In a Brooklyn kitchen, a Statue of Liberty spirit offers a fresh start

    January 13, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Newly arrived immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers have found a pathway to employment through Emma’s Torch. The nonprofit eatery pays students to learn culinary skills. The program is an important stepping stone for the new arrivals to gain a foothold in the restaurant industry.

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  • Could cooperatives be the key to regularization for migrant street vendors in Barcelona?

    January 12, 2021 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Known locally as manteros, street vendors in Barcelona, Spain, organized and created a union called Diomcoop. The union offers full-time contracts to the vendors, which are difficult to obtain, and which allows them to legally sell on the streets. The contracts are a vital path to enter the conventional labor market.

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  • What has Germany done to inform and protect asylum seekers in the Covid-19 pandemic?

    January 07, 2021 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Germany

    When the coronavirus pandemic caused Germany to enter a period of lockdown, German authorities embarked on an effort to launch multilingual campaigns to make sure asylum seekers in the country had the information necessary to stay safe. The effort used podcasts, videocasts, and posters to disseminate information, and also relied on trusted community figures and NGOs to spread awareness, rather than the authories themselves.

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  • Aid groups aim to bring health care to migrants on way to US

    December 28, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Matamoros

    The Global Response Management is a humanitarian nonprofit led by U.S. military veterans and staffed by U.S. volunteers and "paid asylum seekers who were medical professionals in their homelands" that offers medical help to migrants at two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico – including, most recently, COVID-19 antibody tests. Although the organization's future is uncertain, it is not alone in its efforts, and it and other humanitarian aid organizations plan to continue collecting health data.

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  • Hack Your Future, Belgium's coding school for refugees

    December 24, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Belgium

    Hack your Future Belgium offers free IT training to migrants to help fill the country’s worker shortage in that sector and help newcomers gain skills and find work. Most participants are asylum seekers or refugees and all of the teachers are volunteers. Classes for the eight-month program are in English and held on weekends to be inclusive of those with other obligations. No previous IT knowledge or personal equipment is required, but selection is based on motivation and language skills. Students receive substantial coaching and support and about 85% have found an internship, job, or went back to school.

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  • Creating safer spaces for LGBTQ migrants of colour in Bremen

    December 22, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Germany, Bremen

    Queeraspora was founded in Bremen as a safe space for immigrant and refugee LGBTQ+ people to find social and emotional support, as well as access to information. Around twenty people make up the nucleus of the group, and they come from all over the world including Turkey, Taiwan, India, Bosnia, and South America. The meetings focus on personal empowerment, as well as political organizing and educational workshops. The mix of social and educational activities provides a network for people who experience homophobia among refugee and migrant communities and racism among mainstream LGBTQ+ communities.

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  • ‘From queer to queer': How locals are supporting LGBTQ asylum seekers in Denmark

    December 22, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    LGBT Asylum’s trained volunteers have provided emotional support to over 400 LGBT+ asylum applicants, also preparing them for the procedural process, such as the questions they will be asked and how long it will take. LGBT+ applicants have to prove their sexual orientation and the danger they face in their home countries because of it, which is emotionally triggering. The all-LGBT+ volunteers are able to relate on some commonalities, which can make it easier for the asylum seekers to talk about their struggles. The group also holds social and networking events to hep people integrate into Danish society.

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  • Addressing the mental health plights of Swiss migrants 

    December 22, 2020 |

    Geneva Solutions |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    In parts of Switzerland and Sweden, mental health care professionals are working to implement culturally appropriate psychiatry services that better addresses the needs of migrant populations. Although acquiring funding for these specialized services can be a challenge, the approach has come to be a model throughout Europe and participants have reported positive feedback.

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  • How Tulsa Is Reconnecting Immigrants and Refugees to High-Skill Careers

    December 22, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Skilled immigrants are better able to capitalize on their education and work experience with some help. Initiatives in Massachusetts and Oklahoma aim to help immigrants and refugees navigate complicated higher education systems to better match their previous education with credits in American universities. These programs also help them recognize cultural differences that could affect their job search in addition to increasing “cultural competency” for employers.

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