Global Issues

Immigration Society

How can we shape a stronger sense of community in an immigration society?

The Situation

Immigration changes societies. While many recognize the opportunities migration-related diversity brings, others find migration harder to accept. Another issue to be considered is that certain groups are underrepresented or even discriminated against in key areas of society. Marginalized groups include those with a personal or family history of migration, refugees, those perceived as immigrants though they are not, and members of Muslim or Jewish faiths.

The Goal

An immigration society must see itself as a society that includes everyone – regardless of whether someone has a personal, family, or no background of migration. We aim to shape social cohesion together, taking into account the needs, perspectives, and potential of all. We believe it is important to tackle marginalization head on, to live together with respect, and to ensure a level playing field for everybody to participate in society, regardless of existing or supposed cultural or religious beliefs.

Our Strategy

With our support, we aim to strengthen groups who face racial discrimination, foster their participation in society, and ensure a balance of interests. We work with decision-makers who shape the immigration society. In doing so, we have a particular focus on municipalities and promote cross-sectoral collaboration at both a community level and all political levels. Through international collaboration, we facilitate dialogue and mutual learning among immigration.

Discover our projects

Immigration Society

Integration Futures Working Group

The initiative is working to develop a fresh agenda for integration policy in Europe by bringing...

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Immigration Society

Land.Zuhause.Zukunft

We support innovative and viable approaches to the integration and participation of newcomers to rural regions.

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Immigration Society

Integration Hub

We promote integration hubs as local places for exchange and collaboration between newcomers and people who are already resident. The space is used for encounters, advice and the development of new ideas for the...

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Immigration Society

The Moving Cities Map

We support the development of an online platform that presents local approaches to promote the inclusion of refugees and people with a history of migration.

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Immigration Society

Rethinking Integration

We strengthen civil society and local actors in their commitment to and cooperation with refugees and recent immigrants to enable encounters at eye level and local participation.

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Immigration Society

Culture Coaches

We promote the training of integration experts who are familiar with different cultures and can act as knowledgeable mediators between the host society and refugees. The Culture Coaches strive to create mutual understanding of...

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Immigration Society

Mediendienst Integration: Information for Journalists

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Immigration Society

Islamic Affairs Consultant as Part of the Partnership with Muslims in Baden-Württemberg

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Immigration Society

Muslim Women for Greater Participation

We support Muslim women in overcoming barriers that impede their access to the labor market,...

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Related projects

Migration

European Programme for Integration and Migration

Together with 24 other private foundations, we support the European Programme for Integration and...

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Mayors’ Dialogue on Growth and Solidarity: Reimagining Human Mobility in Africa and Europe

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More information

Do you have a project idea you would like to submit to us?

We are pleased about your interest in working with us. As a nonprofit foundation, we have limited funds at our disposal, which is why we cannot support every project idea submitted to us. You will in any case hear back from our team within four weeks regarding our decision on your project idea.

  • If your project relates primarily on international migration, please send your project idea to our Migration team in our support area for International Understanding and Cooperation.  
  • We can only support individuals within the context of project-specific calls for submissions. This also applies to individual PhD projects or other scholarships. Please check our current open calls to see whether there is anything suitable for you. 
  • Humanitarian aid is an important approach to relieving distress in acute emergency situations and requires special expertise. However, our strategic focus is on the overall configuration of the immigration society. Therefore, we ask you not to submit requests related to acute emergency aid.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to assume the costs for purchase of materials or infrastructure projects.

Contact person

Kira Alber
Team Assistant
Phone+49711 46084-367
e-mail to Kira Alber

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