Cities that Care, Cities that SHAREThe SHARE Project
Co-financed by the European Commission
a european resettlement network for cities and regions
Co-financed by the European Commission
Lead SHARE city
SHARE PARTNERS…
European networks & institutionsPartner cities
Créteil München
International organisations
National networks
National NGOs
Co-financed by the European CommissionCo-financed by the European Commission
• Sheffield • Paris • Créteil• Bradford
• Aachen • Hull• Munich• Greater
Manchester
SHARE Partner Cities & Regions
• Bonn• Dusseldorf• Bzenec• Krefeld• Tampere• Oulu• Utrecht• Gavleborg• Sittard Geleen• Bollnäs• Nantes
• Faxe• Bavaria• Jyvaskyla• Ommen• Loures• Lyon• Grand Lyon• Lisbon• Rovaniemi• Carlow County• Faaborg-Midtfyn• Sandviken• Vasterbotten• Ovanåker
• Genoa• Rome• Vienna• The Hague• Alesund• Nuremburg• Ljusdal• Norsjo• Limburg• Groningen• Podebrady• Schleswig Holstein• …
Growing SHARE Network
THE SHARE NETWORK…
13 countries …
Co-financed by the European Commission
THE SHARE PROJECT…
- Network building- City Exchange Visit Programme- Housing- Humanitarian cities & welcoming communities- Local profile in the national & European contexts
Co-financed by the European Commission
DATE MEMBER STATE DELEGATION
11-12 October North Rhine-Westphalia region Aachen, Dusseldorf, ‘Save Me’
27-28 February Specialist Media Visit 12 delegates - NGO Press Officers & journalists (5 Member States & EU-level)
25-26 March Sweden Gävelborg, Västerbotten & Jämtland
11-12 April City of Munich Green Party, city refugee services, ‘Save Me’ & Diakonie
13-14 May Finland Tampere, Oulu & Finnish Red Cross
13-14 June Czech Republic Kutna Hora, Bzenec & Podebrady; Burma Centre Prague
4-5 July Austria & Poland Vienna, Steyr, Lublin, Austrian Red Cross & Caritas Poland
5-6 September Belgium & the Netherlands University Assistance Foundation, Dutch Refugee Council, Sittard Geleen, Caritas International (BE)…
2013 EXCHANGE VISIT PROGRAMME…Hosted by the city of Sheffield:
Co-financed by the European Commission
CITY EXCHANGE VISIT PROGRAMME…
Co-financed by the European Commission
WHAT WE KNOW…
- European cities face common challenges
- Housing is often the most concrete expression of a city's commitment to protection
- Locally specific 'selling' of resettlement and effective integration
- Cities as advocates
- Importance of coordination & civil society partnerships at local and regional levels
- Peer exchange builds capacity