Inclusion is Fusion!

We discovered a great example of "INFUSION" in Cairo: In late March,   a newly-established initiative called  Startups without Borders  gathered  around 200 women refugees at the American University of Cairo. The participating female entrepreneurs could  listen to each other’s stories and how each one of them was able to leave an impact in the societies she was moving to.  The goal was to support the matching of refugee and migrant entrepreneurs with available opportunities in order to help them launch and develop their startups. According to the  United Nations , Syrian refugees alone have contributed nearly $800 million to the country’s economy since the start of the Syrian crisis. Find out more in the article published by Wamda .

Here is a constellation of methods we implemented in a workshop with youth on "Sustainability": INTRODUCING SUSTAINABLE TOPICS The project group gets introduced to the different definitions and the meaning of sustainability. After a presentation about the definition of sustainability, the group will get to know challenges of sustainability and understand why it is so important to strive for sustainability. WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? Among many ways that sustainability has been defined, the simplest and most fundamental is: “the ability to sustain” or, in another way, “the capacity to endure.” [1] More than that, sustainability implies responsible and proactive decision-making and innovation that minimizes negative impact and maintains balance between ecological resilience, economic prosperity, political justice and cultural vibrancy to ensure a desirable planet for all species now and in the future. [2] It means, to be a sustainable has not just limited environm

Inclusive gardens and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) A German study shows that gardening can contribute immensely to the integration of newcomers. In her master thesis, Alice Wichtmann explains that intercultural gardens can take on a variety of social functions: They are meeting places, exchanges, recreation and civil society engagements. They enable the growth of social, cultural and ecological diversity in a unique way and thus also promote the integration of newcomers ( ANU , accessed March 2018). Just recently, BBC wrote an article about the "healing power" of gardening and how refugees can find a new fulfilment, role or purpose in their new home town. And we, the team of INFUSION know that gardening can be a great starting point of setting up an own business. For example, following the example of Tania Jacobs setting up her own seed bank in Cape Town or Dijana Fabjan selling her own grown vegetables to the neighborhood through our Croatian partner

Rodrigo, member of Inclusion is Fusion, is a pedagogue and freelancer in the field of theatre and has been active since 2014 at schools, kindergartens, colleges, theaters and many other institutions. He teaches drama and theater methods as well as interdisciplinary scenic working forms that promote communication and interaction in the cultural and social environment. For him, it is very important to connect his educational work always with sustainability and environmentally friendly approaches. In his work with refugees and others, he combines theatre with natural material and accessories. Together with young newcomers, he composed a performance in nature with bamboo sticks and natural ropes. It was part of the project "Viel,halt!" in August 2017 that was bringing together newcomers and youth with and without disability from the three countries point close to Strasbourg. Inclusion and green education can happen in so many different ways! It is about connecting