Development of an integration concept for the City of Kelsterbach

The city of Kelsterbach has mandated the efms to guide a process of developing a community integration concept. The concept will be elaborated in a participative approach, directly incorporating those actors who are relevant for its implementation: the city administration, sponsors of integration projects, associations and clubs, welfare organizations, migrant organizations, educational institutions, religious communities, as well as all interested individuals.

The concept will be developed in several steps. Developing an integration concept requires an analysis of the current situation that identifies those areas which are in need of action. Existing data, as well as information resulting from interviews that were conducted by the efms, will be used. A public integration conference constitutes the opening of the participatory process addressing citizens who are interested in establishing working groups for the relevant areas of action. Tasks of the working groups will be: identification of aims and actions of local integration policies in five fields of action on the topics of 'living situation of juveniles/adolescences', 'living situation of senior citizens', 'education, occupation and language', 'involvement in civic associations', and 'intercultural and interreligious dialogue'. Integration measures which have been already implemented in the city will be allocated to the fields of action.

The efms will develop a proposal for the integration concept of Kelsterbach based on the results of the working groups and the development of guidelines of local integration policies. The proposal of the concept will be presented to the public for information and debates on a second integration conference.

Funding: City of Kelsterbach
Duration: October 2013 - September 2014
Researcher: Luisa Seiler