Seminar

Engagement of Civil Society in Refugee Integration: Lifting Participation from Informing to Empowerment

Date and time: 23 February, 3:00–5:00 pm CET
Speaker / organizer: UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries;

  • Aušra Raulušonytė and Farah Mohammed, Arts agency ARTSCAPE, Lithuania
  • Kajsa Marsk Rives, president for the board of the organization En utsträckt hand – Täby and Danderyd, Sweden
  • Lynn Glasscoe and Dalal Sayed, Community Sponsorship Programme for Refugees, Lismore, County Waterford and Waterford City, Ireland
  • Erika Löfgren and Karolis Zibas, UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

About: Knowledge sharing online seminar will give the opportunity to learn about various types of participatory approaches by engaging communities and refugees in integration work which leads to inclusive society. Discussion between integration practitioners and refugees will shed the light on how to lift participation from informing and consulting to co-creation and empowerment.
Language: English
More information: Read more on website of organization: https://www.unhcr.org/neu/