Creating a World Where Everyone Feels at Home
Who we are
Welcoming International is a coalition of initiatives advancing inclusion and belonging in localities worldwide.
What we do
Welcoming International supports and connects civil society and government institutions that are advancing inclusion at the local level, around the world. We support members with technical assistance, tools, and connections to a global network of practitioners.
Our founding members
Welcoming International’s Founding Members are those who have played an important role in the establishment and early development of the initiative.
Welcoming International’s Founding Members are those who have played an important role in the establishment and early development of the initiative.
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Germany
United Kingdom
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Germany
United Kingdom
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Get more information about our vision, approach, and our global reach.
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As a representative of government, learn how you can advance welcoming at the local or national level.
Get involved as an individual?
Discover how you can play a role in promoting community-level welcoming wherever you live.
Recent blog posts
Here are some highlights from the welcoming movement that will inspire and inform your own community’s welcoming movement.
Collaborating with Indigenous communities: Lessons from New Zealand
Photo from the 2022 Te Wiki o Maanaki Community Powhiri event held at Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. Credit: Mike Walen / KeyImagery Photography. Copyright: © Hamilton City Council.Communities in New Zealand offer a lesson in what it means to...
Welcoming Week Spotlights Global Movement for Belonging in Six Countries
Annual campaign showcases "Stories We Share" theme through more than 1,600 events Decatur, GA, USA – Communities across the globe are choosing connection over division through Welcoming Week (September 12-21, 2025), an annual campaign and celebration to showcase the...
La Welcoming Week Sbarca in Italia
Newsletter | DonateComunicato Stampa in Inglese | Press Release in English Decatur, GEORGIA – Welcoming America, organizzazione no-profit statunitense, è entusiasta di annunciare la prima edizione della Welcoming Week in Italia, in collaborazione con la Rete di...
