Deadline: 1 December 2016
Applications are open for Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange (WCTE) program that offers a unique opportunity for leaders in Germany and the U.S. to share promising approaches to welcoming and integrating immigrants and refugees into their communities.
The program aims to build the capacity of local integration practitioners and, through them, strengthen the welcoming infrastructure of the communities in which they work.
Goals
The program consists of in-person exchanges and online interactions, with the goals of:
- Collectively finding innovative solutions to the challenges of unexpected influxes of migrants to communities in the U.S. and Germany
- Creating and strengthening the “welcoming infrastructures” in these communities
- Creating a sustainable network of integration practitioners in the U.S. and Germany who can learn from and offer support to one another
Eligibility Criteria
- The program seeks the participation of “teams” of integration practitioners from a common community, who will be able to work together to improve the integration processes at various levels of their community following the exchange.
- Teams should include representatives from different parts of the local welcoming “infrastructure,” such as city government, refugee resettlement agencies, local schools or universities, immigrant organizations, faith communities, etc. Diverse, gender-balanced teams are strongly encouraged.
- A total of 4 teams from the U.S. and 5 teams from Germany will be selected to participate in the 2016 program, representing 9 communities total.
- From Germany: 5 communities of 5 participants each = 25 participants per year
- From the U.S.: 4 communities of 4 participants each = 16 participants per year
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Germany, United States
For more information, please visit WCTE 2017.