Integration Concept

Participation events „Gemeinsam. Verantwortung. Leben.“

In the future, the existing Dresden integration concept will consist of two parts. On the one hand, there is the "Analysis of the Municipal Spheres of Activity", which consideres the development of the past years, and on the other hand, there is the "Dresden Action Plan on Integration 2021-2026", which will contain future goals and measures of the integration work in Dresden.

Submission of a statement on the "Analysis of municipal fields of action"

If you are unable to attend one of the participation events for the preparation of the " Dresden Action Plan on Integration 2021-2026” or if you would like to add something to the events, it is possible to submit a statement.

Statements can be submitted in German or English, orally or in writing to the

Office of the Commissioner for Integration and Foreigners,
Neues Rathaus,
Dr.-Külz-Ring 19,
Floor/Room 2/094,
01067 Dresden

within opening hours

Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

or

by e-mail to ausländerbeauftragte@dresden.de
to be submitted by July 18 2021.

Review of the participation event

Despite sunny weekend weather, around 70 committed and interested people met on June 27 and July 3 for the participation events "Gemeinsam. Verantwortung. Leben.“ to update the (previous) Dresden Integration Concept. Among them were numerous people from Dresden - whether born here or immigrants - as well as various institutions and local political actors.

In the future, the new Dresden Integration Concept will consist of an "Analysis of Municipal Spheres of Activity" and the "Dresden Action Plan on Integration 2021 to 2026“. All committed people were welcomed by Ms. Winkler at the beginning and introduced to the topic. We were very pleased about the greetings of the board of the Dachverband Sächsischer migrantenorganisationen e. V. The Dachverband has actively participated in the update of the integration concept, through the creation of its own position paper. Finally, in the first part of the events, the Analysis was discussed in three different working groups, each with a speaker, and comments could be made.

During the lunch break, in addition to delicious soups from the catering company "Zafran", there were information displays and pin boards for all participants to contribute further ideas and comments. Afterwards, proposals for goals and measures of the new Action Plan were developed and discussed in the three working groups. After a short conclusion and outlook in the plenum, the participation events ended at 4 pm.

The event on the update of the (previous) Dresden Integration Concept was a complete success in terms of content. Proposals regarding the increase of diversity among the employees of the city administration, the stronger consideration of homeless EU citizens in the integration work and the improvement of parental work in daycare centers and schools for immigrant children and adolescents and their families, and other numerous ideas for the Analysis and the Action Plan could be formulated.

We would like to take this opportunity to once again thank everyone who was actively involved in the participation events, the speakers, helpers from Besht Yeshiva, "Zafran" Catering Dresden and the staff of the Office of the Commissioner for Integration and Foreigners.

We are also pleased if you would like to participate in the update in the form of a statement until July 18. Comments can be submitted to the office of the Commissioner for Integration and Foreigners or by mail at auslaenderbeauftragte@dresden.de.

To get an impression of the events, you can find some pictures as well as presentations of the participation events here.

Introductory presentation of participation events (*.pdf, 777 KB)

Final presentation of participation events (*.pdf, 744 KB)

**Opening of the participation event "Gemeinsam.Verantwortung.Leben."**

**Information displays for the participation event**

**Working Group 1: Work and Profession, Intercultural Opening of the City Administration, Participation**

**Working Group 3: Language, Housing, Early Childhood Education, School Education, Child and Youth Welfare**

A short outlook:

After the last of the three public participation events on July 18, the comments and suggestions on the "Analysis of the Municipal Spheres of Activity" will be incorporated into the draft. This modified draft will then be put on the path of an internal coordination with the offices of the city administration by mid-August. The Analysis will then be presented to the city council for information.

The proposals for goals and measures will find their place in the new "Dresden Action Plan on Integration 2021 to 2026" together with the proposals of the various offices, the internal working groups and the Dachverband Sächsischer Migrantenorganisationen. The first draft of this Action Plan will be prepared in September and October of this year. After renewed coordination with all offices and internal working groups of the city administration, the adoption of the action plan by the city council is planned for spring 2022.

Informations

Analysis of the Municipal Spheres of Activity in English (*.pdf, 3 MB)
Analysis of the Municipal Spheres of Activity in German (*.pdf, 2 MB)
Analysis of the Municipal Spheres of Activity in simple language (*.pdf, 641 KB)

The information in German can be found at: // Die Informationen in deutscher Sprache sind zu finden unter:

Integrationskonzept

Integration Concept 2015 - 2020 (expired)

Dresden was always city in which migration, meaning immigration and emigration, played an important role. The city can thank immigrants for many of its important developments.

One in twelve residents of Dresden is “a person with an immigration background.” These are people who have come to Germany from other countries, as well as their children and grandchildren. It is not important whether they had a German citizenship from the beginning, were naturalized, or still have a passport from another a country. People who have an immigrated parent and were born in Germany also have a “immigration background.” To simplify matters, the word “immigrant” will be used for all of the groups named above.

The integration concept, 2015 - 2020, is divided into multiple components. It describes the rules and goals of integration politics in Dresden. Then, it looks at the current situation in eleven areas and future tasks. The city administration, its offices, and the city council have to implement these measures in the next year.