The AWoN methodology engages practitioners as agents for change, inspiring attitudinal changes, targeting faith-based and host communities as hubs for encounter. Concretely, the methodology revolves around the following key elements:

Employing a participatory approach by recruiting and training practitioners with and without a migrant background in leading on the design and implementation of activities/tool development;

Employing an asset-based approach which builds on the power of existing institutions, initiatives, models and structures. The AWoN methodology affirms the dignity and equality of every person, its practitioners and their sponsoring institutions (often their employers, e.g., humanitarian NGOs, local governments, and faith groups). The latter are active and creative partners with local networks, relevant for tapping all available resources for their migrant clients;

Nurturing a social infrastructure by identifying, enlisting, and mobilising the people who share this common vision including refugees, migrants, practitioners, activists, local authorities, faith communities, host communities and those responsible for migrant inclusion, as well as policy makers, journalists, and media.