Category: Projektnyheter

New Intern at the Independent Living Institute

Hello! I’m Ellie, a new intern with ILI. I am a 2022 Watson Fellow from Alabama, USA. I am so excited to jump into the important work that ILI is doing! I have three older siblings and a wonderful fiancée back at home. I also have a cat, Lyla (see below), whom I miss every … Continue reading “New Intern at the Independent Living Institute”

help finding employment for persons with disabilities who are refugees in Sweden

How do you get a job in Sweden? What support does the Swedish Public Employment Service offer to people with disabilities and what are the requirements?  You need a work permit and a swedish personal identity number (personnummer or samordningsnummer) as well as a bank account. If you are registered as an asylum seeker at … Continue reading “help finding employment for persons with disabilities who are refugees in Sweden”

Welcome to the Independent Living Institute’s new project!

Our project  Mutual integration and the right to work is  underway! The project will build on the experiences from ILI’s previous project Disabled Refugees Welcome, DRW, and will work in an even more concrete way with integration for migrants with disabilities where work is in focus. It is a three-year project and is funded by the … Continue reading “Welcome to the Independent Living Institute’s new project!”

Project Mutual Integration and the Right to Work granted funding

2021-12-08. On Wednesday the Independent Living Institute received the gratifying news that our project “Ömsesidig integration och rätten till arbete” (Mutual Integration and the Right to Work) has been granted funding by the Swedish General Heritage Fund. The project is intended to build on the experience from Disabled Refugees Welcome, and will work in an … Continue reading “Project Mutual Integration and the Right to Work granted funding”

Joint ILI and UNHCR initiative to empower refugees with disability in Sweden

      In October and November 2021 Independent Living Institute (ILI) will conduct a series of workshops that are supported by UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries. These workshops are to empower refugees with disability in their receiving country – Sweden. The topics to be touched upon are: Disabled Women – Proud … Continue reading “Joint ILI and UNHCR initiative to empower refugees with disability in Sweden”

The story of Muse

My name is Muse, I came to Sweden from Eritrea last year in September. When I was child I got polio which is affecting both my legs and my hands too. When I was a new asylum seeker I was searching how to get information about living in Sweden as a disabled migrant. Google brings … Continue reading “The story of Muse”