New Online Course: How to Engage Immigrants & Refugees in Participatory Budgeting
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We’re excited to announce a new online course to help you use participatory budgeting to engage immigrants and refugees.
There were 272 million international migrants in 2019, including nearly 80 million forcibly displaced people: refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people (IDPs). Conflict, natural disasters worsened by climate change, and economic need have driven increasing numbers of people to seek safety, human rights, and well-being in new countries.
It is vital to include immigrants, refugees, and IDPs in civic life and community decision-making to help them integrate into their host society. Participatory budgeting (PB) can be a highly effective and practical way to integrate these newcomers into your community.
In the next People Powered University online course, “How to Engage Immigrants & Refugees in Participatory Budgeting,” you will learn how to make PB and other participatory processes more inclusive, engaging, and empowering for immigrants, refugees, and IDPs. Leading advocates, organizers, and researchers from Ukraine, Colombia, Taiwan, Sweden, and the United States will share best practices, review lessons learned, and help you plan the next steps for taking action.
This course follows our course on how to engage disabled people in participatory budgeting. Both courses were identified as priorities by People Powered’s boards and member organizations and are made possible thanks to funding from the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.People Powered UniversityPeople Powered University
Who is leading the course?
Leonid Donos, Association for Communities Participatory Development (Ukraine)
Diana Dajer, University of Oxford (Colombia)
Malin Svanberg, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (Sweden)
Norma Hernandez, UIC Great Cities Institute (United States)
Yen-Ting Hsu, Taiwan Reach-Out Association for Democracy (Taiwan)
Shih-Zhe Lai, Ministry of Culture. Formerly at Taoyuan City Department of Labor (Taiwan)
Who is this course for?
Organizations that are supporting or advocating for government action on inclusive citizen participation and the rights of immigrants, refugees, and IDPs.
Government staff and officials responsible for managing citizen participation, and inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and IDPs.
International organizations and funders that want to better support or encourage efforts to include immigrants, refugees, and IDPs in community & civic life.
What will you get from this course?
After this webinar, you will be able to:
Recognize the diverse barriers that prevent or limit the participation of immigrants, refugees, and IDPs in PB and other participatory processes.
Identify and share key lessons and best practices for including immigrants, refugees, and IDPs in PB in diverse contexts.
Identify key decisions you need to make to include immigrants, refugees, and IDPs in PB in your city.
Identify key partners, actions, and tools to help you advocate for and implement more inclusive practices.
Develop plans and next steps for advocating for and implementing more inclusive practices.
Receive free mentorship from an immigrant inclusion expert.
When and where is this course?
April 15th, 9:00 - 10:30 am EST (New York time)
Via Zoom, in English. We will provide simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and other languages upon request. Please share your language needs when you register.
Submit your questions!
To ensure that the course meets your needs, we’re asking you to submit questions in advance. We’ll use this input to design the course. Please submit your questions when you register. We will address all questions received by March 22nd, so register now to make sure your questions are included.
