USING COOPERATION FORUMS IN DEVELOPING A CULTURE AND GENDER SENSITIVE INTEGRATION PATH : a Product Thesis in Collaboration with Qutomo Projecy
Kinnunen, Liisa (2014)
Kinnunen, Liisa
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112416499
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112416499
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Kinnunen, Liisa. Using Cooperation Forums in Developing a Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path: A Product Thesis in Collaboration with Qutomo Project. 44 p., 3 appendices. Language: English. Helsinki, Autumn 2014. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Degree Programme in Social Services, Bachelor in Social Services.
This thesis describes the process of doing a product thesis in collaboration with Qutomo project of Nicehearts of Vantaa ry. Through the process of facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue between different sectors of the society in a total of eight cooperation forums, Qutomo project has created a model for a Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path that recognizes the value of cultural diversity, gender and age.
The cooperation forum is an innovative dialogue platform where the different sectors of the society (government officials, NGO’s, service users, educational institutions and third country nationals) come together to discuss issues concerning the integration of immigrants. Special emphasis is given to listening to the voices of third country nationals. Through analysing the data collected in the cooperation forums, the Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path Model was conceptualized.
The model is embodied in a guidebook targeted at integration service providers. The guidebook provides them with tools and ideas on how to foster dialogue in their work and develop their services to be more culture and gender sensitive, thus more effective. On October 29th 2014 the guidebook was published in the premises of Women’s Resource Centre Pihlaja of Nicehearts of Vantaa, Tikkurila. The guidebook has already received positive attention in the field of integration. For instance, On October 31st 2014 The Centre of Expertise in Integration, under The Ministry of Employment and the Economy, featured Qutomo’s model on their online service kotouttaminen.fi. As the guidebook gets wider publicity, the model can be distributed and utilized in communities across Finland, even internationally.
The role of the thesis writer in the project began as an intern in autumn 2013 and continued with writing the chapter “Qutomo Cooperation Forum” in the guidebook as a product thesis. This thesis describes the process of organizing the cooperation forums, conceptualizing the model and writing a guidebook on it in collaboration with the Qutomo team. Also, the impact and relevance of the model and guidebook in the current context is motivated.
This thesis describes the process of doing a product thesis in collaboration with Qutomo project of Nicehearts of Vantaa ry. Through the process of facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue between different sectors of the society in a total of eight cooperation forums, Qutomo project has created a model for a Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path that recognizes the value of cultural diversity, gender and age.
The cooperation forum is an innovative dialogue platform where the different sectors of the society (government officials, NGO’s, service users, educational institutions and third country nationals) come together to discuss issues concerning the integration of immigrants. Special emphasis is given to listening to the voices of third country nationals. Through analysing the data collected in the cooperation forums, the Culture and Gender Sensitive Integration Path Model was conceptualized.
The model is embodied in a guidebook targeted at integration service providers. The guidebook provides them with tools and ideas on how to foster dialogue in their work and develop their services to be more culture and gender sensitive, thus more effective. On October 29th 2014 the guidebook was published in the premises of Women’s Resource Centre Pihlaja of Nicehearts of Vantaa, Tikkurila. The guidebook has already received positive attention in the field of integration. For instance, On October 31st 2014 The Centre of Expertise in Integration, under The Ministry of Employment and the Economy, featured Qutomo’s model on their online service kotouttaminen.fi. As the guidebook gets wider publicity, the model can be distributed and utilized in communities across Finland, even internationally.
The role of the thesis writer in the project began as an intern in autumn 2013 and continued with writing the chapter “Qutomo Cooperation Forum” in the guidebook as a product thesis. This thesis describes the process of organizing the cooperation forums, conceptualizing the model and writing a guidebook on it in collaboration with the Qutomo team. Also, the impact and relevance of the model and guidebook in the current context is motivated.