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.
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Recent blog posts
Here are some highlights from the welcoming movement that will inspire and inform your own community’s welcoming movement.
Inclusive emergency response: a case study from New Zealand
During the COVID-19 pandemic we are sharing the stories and experiences of communities in the Welcoming Network that are implementing inclusive emergency response and inclusive recovery strategies. Below is an interview with Stephanie Velvin, Welcoming Communities...
Our commitment to tackling racism and exclusion in communities worldwide
On May 29, Welcoming America released a statement on the recent events involving the killing of Black Americans and police brutality. As a program of Welcoming America leading a global coalition of welcoming and inclusive initiatives, Welcoming International shares...
Welcoming International: Our members’ COVID-19 response
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all participants in the global Welcoming movement are working to ensure not only that norms of inclusion don’t fall by the wayside, but that they are further affirmed in this time of extreme crisis.