Inclusive Cities
Inclusive Cities currently supports 12 UK cities and their local partners to achieve a step-change in their approach towards integration of newcomers in the city.
The founder cities (2017-2019) were: Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Peterborough and London
Additional cities that joined phase two of the programme (2019-2023) are: Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Coventry, Newry, Mourne & Down, Newport and Sheffield.
Drawing on ideas and experience from within Europe and innovative approaches from cities in the United States, it aims to support development of an approach which is:
- strategic across the city administration
- consistently uses positive messaging to develop an inclusive narrative for the city which informs and drives practice
- local authority led, working in close partnership with business, public and voluntary sector organisations – including those not usually involved in integration – to achieve shared goals
- identifies a number of priority areas which lead to practical initiatives which broaden opportunities for inclusion of all residents across the economic, social and civic life of the city, and
- recognises in particular the needs of children and young people
The project is a knowledge exchange initiative which allows the cities to reflect upon and develop their thinking in a number of ways:
- peer learning and support between the participating cities
- dedicated support from a project manager at the Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity who will inform the projects with specialist input – data, evidence, and examples of worldwide good practice and provide ongoing support to each of the cities
- international learning through founder membership of Welcoming International, which supports and connects institutions that are advancing inclusion around the world.
