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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Recent blog posts
Here are some highlights from the welcoming movement that will inspire and inform your own community’s welcoming movement.
“Part of our DNA:” Advancing inclusion in Gütersloh, Germany
An interview with Frank Mertens and Mayuri Schindler from Gütersloh, an industrial city in Western Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state, is one of 35 communities that participated in Weltoffene Kommune, a national initiative run by Bertelsmann Stiftung and PHINEO, partners in the Welcoming International Alliance.
Hybrid approaches for welcoming networks, other plans for the year ahead
By: Christina Pope As the new director of Welcoming International, Christina Pope shares in this blog takeaways from a recent gathering of the Welcoming International alliance. As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and...
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...
