Migrant Integration The Reception of Refugees in Leipzig November, 29 th 2017 Thomas Fabian, Deputy Mayor City of Leipzig, Department of Youth, Social Affairs, Health and Education
Leipzig 27 Years after the Peaceful Revolution Photo: LTM Punctum, Alexander Schmidt 2
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 9 800 10 430 11 928 13 171 16 405 17 863 18 208 17 974 20 681 22 097 23 546 25 527 26 725 25 403 26 426 26 883 27 650 28 177 26 968 24 881 26 672 Number of migrants 29 659 32 854 37 391 9 000 9 300 46 029 9 800 10 300 11 300 51 861 12 300 13 000 13 800 14 454 15 290 15 894 17 737 19 664 20 922 22 347 23 959 25 698 Migration and the City of Leipzig 80 000 70 000 60 000 50 000 40 000 30 000 20 000 10 000 0 Foreigners Germans with a migration background Germans with a migration background (estimate) 3
Geographic Distribution of Migrants in Leipzig Percentage of Population with migration background: < 5% 5-10% 10-15% 15-20% > 20% 4
Refugees 2015 and 2016 has been characterized by quickly accommodating a large number of asylum seekers Mural in Tarifa, Spain 5
Number of refugees Refugees received in Leipzig 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1243 658 86 41 66 50 190 261 285 402 4918 4230 2267 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1997 Asylum Seekers unaccompanied minors 6
Immediate Action 7
Political Leadership: Continuous and Transparent Communication Proactive communication against xenophobic attitudes Open discussions in many neighborhood meetings Overwhelming civil engagement 8
social welfare city planning real estate building regulation finance contract management Collaboration within and outside the Administration Refugees were a top priority of local administration for two years Weekly meetings of heads of departments with the mayor Unity in action: task force on refugee housing Accelerating decision making processes Task Force Refugees Intensive cooperation with regional and national organizations health affairs youth affairs staff management 9
Our Strategy for Integration 10
Political Guidelines and a Concept for Integration 11
Geographic Distribution of Refugee Homes 12
Social Work Support refugees in daily life Serve as contact persons for immediate neighbors Build networks into the wider community 13
Education: Start Early German language as a key factor for integration 14
Integration into Work Measures by Employment Agency and Job Center: Integration programmes with various focuses: 15
Culture 16
Sports & Leisure 17
Cooperate with all stakeholders and address all policies welfare agencies civil society national government private companies Local authority regional government housing culture security sports health education employment 18
Our Task: Helping Refugees to Settle In Refugees shall arrive well in our cities It is our duty to accompany them on their way into our urban societies Leipzig s mentoring program: Ankommen in Leipzig Photo: Eric Kemnitz This will be achieved in joint efforts of administration, politics and civil society 19
Thank you!
Department of Youth, Social Affairs, Health and Schools 04092 Leipzig Tel.: 0341 123-4300 Fax.: 0341 123-4305 www.leipzig.de