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The initiative TOGETHER:AUSTRIA, together with integration ambassadors with a migration background, visits schools and clubs throughout Austria to talk to young people about the prerequisites for good coexistence and their opportunities and possibilities in Austria.
Our integration ambassadors share their journeys and encourage young people to take control of their lives through their personal stories. The TOGETHER:AUSTRIA initiative has reached over 100,000 students across Austria in the last fifteen years.
School attendance
During school visits, our integration ambassadors discuss the prerequisites for successful coexistence and the opportunities available to students in Austria. If needed, the focus can be placed on topics such as community life and interaction, career and educational opportunities, prejudice and discrimination, or equality and self-determination.
Company school visit
To support students in their career orientation and provide direct insight into the world of work, integration ambassadors and company representatives with a migration background speak about their personal career paths directly at the company. This allows young people to learn about potential career fields and industries firsthand.
Exhibition & Project Days
The exhibition introduces students to the history of migration in Austria, explores the reasons for migration, and discusses the factors contributing to successful coexistence. Provided teaching materials allow for further classroom exploration of these topics. The exhibition concludes with a visit from integration ambassadors.
"Team play without offside" workshop
In the "Teamwork Without Offside" workshop, students experience how teamwork functions through interactive games. Alongside the personal stories of the integration ambassadors, we work together with the young people to explore what is needed for successful coexistence and to break down prejudices. This motivates them to pursue their goals in sports and at school.
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Over the years, the workshops offered by Zusammen Österreich (Together Austria) have become an integral part of our school day, enriching our school culture. Our students see themselves represented by the integration ambassadors, as their stories reflect the diversity of our student body. This not only fosters identification but also motivates and inspires the young people to pursue their own dreams. The diverse life paths of the integration ambassadors demonstrate to the students that success is possible regardless of background or circumstances.
Educator at PTS Maiselgasse
I was born in another country myself and felt completely understood. I took away from this the importance of never giving up.
Student of the BHS for Social Pedagogy BISP Baden
I enjoyed hearing three such different life stories – it inspired me to be more open to different professions.
Student of the Johann Hoffmann Platz MS
Every school visit was a very enriching experience for all of us. The students see the integration ambassadors as motivating role models and learn about many different professions. This also gives them a positive sense of self-worth, because they experience that so much is possible with hard work and a good education, and they become aware of their own self-efficacy. The topic of diversity and this new, unfamiliar image of women in a democratic society are also very instructive. Everyone can achieve incredible things through their own actions.
Educator at MS Grundsteingasse
Through interaction with volunteer integration ambassadors, young people learn how diversity can enrich the classroom and our society. The integration ambassadors inspire, motivate, and empower young people with and without a migration background to pursue their own paths and seize opportunities in Austria. The focus is on the personal journeys, challenges, and lessons learned by the integration ambassadors, which they share with the young people in the classroom.
As part of the Cage League, Caritas, together with the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF), promotes cohesion among young people with and without a migration background through free football training and tournaments. In addition, TOGETHER:AUSTRIA brings integration ambassadors directly to the sports fields to hold workshops on education, social cohesion, and future prospects.
TOGETHER:AUSTRIA is an initiative of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) in which integration ambassadors with a migration background visit schools and clubs throughout Austria . They share their personal stories and talk to young people about good coexistence, education, careers, equality, and opportunities in Austria.
TOGETHER:AUSTRIA offers school visits, company school visits, exhibitions and project days, as well as "Teamplay without Offside" workshops . School visits can focus on topics such as living together and cooperation, career and educational opportunities, prejudice and discrimination, or equality and self-determination.
Integration ambassadors are people with a migration background who share their personal experiences and life stories in Austria with young people. They come from diverse professional and social backgrounds and volunteer for TOGETHER:AUSTRIA.
TOGETHER:AUSTRIA travels throughout Austria . School visits and other formats can be carried out in all federal states.
Schools and clubs can request a visit from ZUSAMMEN:ÖSTERREICH via the online booking system . The team will then coordinate the details regarding the date and desired format.