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Intercultural cities: good practice examples

The Intercultural city aims at building its policies and identity on the explicit acknowledgement that diversity can be a resource for the development of the society.

The first step is the adoption (and implementation) of strategies that facilitate positive intercultural encounters and exchanges, and promote equal and active participation of residents and communities in the development of the city, thus responding to the needs of a diverse population. The Intercultural integration policy model is based on extensive research evidence, on a range of international legal instruments, and on the collective input of the cities member of the Intercultural Cities programme that share their good practice examples on how to better manage diversity, address possible conflicts, and benefit from the diversity advantage.

This section offers examples of intercultural approaches that facilitate the development and implementation of intercultural strategies.

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The Copenhagen Host Programme

Denmark Copenhagen 2016

Copenhagen’s Host Programme seeks to facilitate encounters between newly arrived migrants and Copenhageners who wish to volunteer as hosts. It is coordinated by the city’s Department for...

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Action Plan for Inclusion and Diversity

Norway Bergen 2018-2022 (still in use)

Purpose: The city council of Bergen wanted to formally adopt a public statement of its intentions as an Intercultural city. Stimulus/Rationale: The primary driver for this initiative was political...

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DNA Cascais: a creative approach to promote entrepreneurship

Portugal Cascais ongoing

Purpose: DNA is a business incubator to: Develop innovative potential of young people Promote entrepreneurship Support the creation of new companies, organisation of seminars and conferences DNA...

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Intercultural naturalisation ceremonies

United Kingdom Oxford 2016

Oxfordshire Registration Service has been looking at ways of involving the local community in their citizenship and naturalisation ceremonies and has been working with schools to achieve this. Both...

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Maio - Diálogo Intercultura

Portugal Setúbal 2016

This initiative's objective is promoting intercultural dialogue and living, through the promotion of initiatives that call for the celebration of cultural diversity and citizenship. It aims to...

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Campus Rütli

Germany Berlin-Neukölln 2016 onwards

Purpose: A segregated and failing school is transformed into a centre of educational excellence   Stimulus/Rationale: The Rütli school had become notorious all over Germany in 2006, when the...

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Towards an Inclusive Public Transport Service

Ireland Dublin 2016

Dublin City Council in partnership with Immigrant Council of Ireland, the Equality Authority of Ireland and partners in public transport launched a document 'Towards an Inclusive Public Transport...

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Together in the same direction

Spain Tenerife 2016

“Together” is a strategy for managing diversity developed by the Administrative External Action Service of the Cabildo in partnership with the immigration observatgory OBITen. This initiative has...

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Anti-Rumour Cafes

Sweden Botkyrka 2016

In Botkyrka, anti-rumours cafés have been set up in libraries as a public platform to discuss and explore rumours and prejudices. Libraries were chosen as they are well attended by young people...

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Intercultural Ambassadors

Australia Ballarat 2016 on

The Intercultural Ambassador Program aims to enhance community awareness and social acceptance in Ballarat, foster leadership within multicultural and Indigenous communities, and highlight the...

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OBITen

Spain Tenerife 2016

The OBITen is a joint initiative of the Cabildo of Tenerife and La Laguna University arising in 2001 with the aim of promoting scientific research into migratory movements on the island of...

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Safer Alta de Lisboa

Portugal Lisbon 2016

Since 2007, the Lisbon Municipal Police (LMP) has been developing a community policing strategy, seeking the maintenance of public tranquillity, the improvement of the quality of life, and good...

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Give Something Back to Berlin

Germany Berlin 2016

The “Give Something Back to Berlin” (GSBTB) foundation is a fine example of a civil society initiative that thinks “out of the box” and actively combats negative refugee stereotyping. Launched in...

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Bilateral overseas business development

Portugal Santa Maria da Feira 2016

Santa Maria da Feira, a municipality on the outskirts of Oporto, in northern Portugal, is adapting to the reality of cultural diversity in a surprising way. Spurred by the municipality, the local...

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Amadora Empreende

Portugal Amadora 2016

The Programme “Amadora Empreende” seeks to identify, in association with the youth and people in situations of social vulnerability, individual entrepreneurial initiatives by providing the...

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Association Tabadol

France Lyon 2016

Tabadol is an association which takes an ‘anti-bias’ approach involving four steps: recognising and valuing the individual in its identity, valuing the diversity of identities in a group,...

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EMPO Multicultural Resource Center

Norway Bergen ongoing

Purpose: The EMPO Multicultural Resource Center acts as a resource centre for migrants through providing information and counselling that enable participants to develop their own resources to...

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The International Cultural Network of Stavanger

Norway Stavanger 2016

The International Cultural Network (INK) is an organization running in Stavanger whose main goal is to encourage social cohesion and integration while assisting newcomers. INK was founded in 1982...

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Welcoming internationals to the city

Norway Stavanger 2016

It’s very important for the region that newcomers are properly welcomed. Several years ago, the Stavanger Chamber of Commerce and Industries started a program to introduce international employees...

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Barka

Netherlands Utrecht 2016

Autumn 2011 had the Dutch city Utrecht in a predicament. Rejected asylum seekers were out on the streets and a group of long-term homeless Polish vagrants had teamed up with rejected Somali asylum...

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