Mutual Communication = Better Integration

Mutual Communication = Better Integration Prague, 17th-19th of March, 2010 The main goal of this project is to support the transfer of experience and best practices, which will have potential for the realization of common projects in future, formation of the network on the level of NGO´s and local governments of selected countries of EU in the field of the integration of immigrants. International meeting The meeting was organized by NGO Slovo 21 on 17th – 19th of March in Prague. This meeting determinate for the representatives of the NGO´s from EU and also for the representatives of the NGO´s and local governments from Czech Republic. For ensuring effectiveness of the exchange of experiences we invited organizations from countries with long-term experience with the integration of foreigners and also from those countries that are in this respect at the beginning. The current situation in the in the integration of immigrants in the Czech Republic was presented by the representatives from the governmental and non-governmental sector: Ministry of Interior of Czech Republic Department of Centre for the Support of the Integration of Foreigners Centre for the Support of the Integration of Foreigners in the Pardubice Region Municipality of Havlickuv Brod Metropolitan District Prague 14 IOM Prague Club Hanoi Ukrainian initiative in the Czech Republic Azer-Czech Association Association of Mongolians in Havliuckuv Brod META- Counselling and information Center for Young Migrants Representatives from other EU-countries: MENEDÉK Hungarian Association for Migrants (Hungary) OASE Berlin-ANKOMMEN Junge Flüchtlinge in Berlin (Germany) MUGAK/SOS Rasismo (Spain) Austrian Integration Fund (Austria) Tuscany Region Institution (Italy) ENFAP (Italy)