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A World of Neighbours is a the only cross-sectoral peer-to-peer European network of migration practitioners from diverse religious backgrounds as well as no religious affiliation. The network serves as a multi-focal, interactive forum for professional and personal development.
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.
We pursue justice, envisioning a world where all people can live together peacefully.
We are guided by a vision for convivence that enables mutual transformation in dignity and diversity. Mutual transformation between people who are and people who are not on the move is the foundation for any authentic friendship.
We work together with religious and non-religious organizations for spiritual and social sustainability inside and outside Europe. Starting on a small scale, we want to change the world. The world needs it.
