News about the project disabled refugees welcome

Newsletter # 2 2022 Disabled Refugees Welcome – Mutual Integration and the Right to Work

Summer is coming and we have a planned series of meetings and events – so get your calendar and book these dates in June. Without your support and your participation, we will not get anywhere. Get in touch with our field workers! The Mutual Integration and Right to Work (RTA) project has two field workers … Continue reading “Newsletter # 2 2022 Disabled Refugees Welcome – Mutual Integration and the Right to Work”

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!”

Report on five workshops carried out with support from the UNHCR

Thanks to support from the UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries to empower disabled refugees in Sweden the Independent Living Institute was able to carry out five workshops with the goal of strengthening disabled refugees in their integration process. The CRPD is one of the main tools for ILIs operation. Through the CRPD … Continue reading “Report on five workshops carried out with support from the UNHCR”

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”

Workshop for speakers of  arabic and dari with disabilities

      November 27-28, 2021  Independent Living Institute (ILI) will have a workshop for speakers of  arabic and dari with disabilities. These workshops are to empower refugees with disabilities in their host country – Sweden. The topics to be covered are: Self-determination and full participation of  refugees with disabilites according to the CRPD Swedish … Continue reading “Workshop for speakers of  arabic and dari with disabilities”

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”

(Svenska) DRW:s projektkonferens var en stor händelse!

(Svenska) Var en stor händelse! Malin Bernt – dagens moderator ledde oss genom dagen till vilken 126 personer hade anmält sig. Många fick förhinder i sista stund men vi var som mest 87 deltagare samtidigt och 56 personer som var kvar under hela dagen till slutet.

(Svenska) Remissyttrande över En långsiktigt hållbar migrationspolitik (SOU 2020:54) – Independent Living Institute

(Svenska) Independent Living Institute (ILI) lämnar remissyttrande över betänkandet En långsiktigt hållbar migrationspolitik (SOU 2020:54). ILI är en ideell tankesmedja och projektplattform inom medborgarrättsrörelsen Independent Living av personer med normbrytande funktionalitet