News about the project disabled refugees welcome

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”

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”

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