Needs described by the representatives of immigrant associations in the Helsinki-region
Jabbi, Alhagie MS; Assyne, Mavis (2009)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2009
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The topic of this Bachelor’s Thesis was needs described by representatives of immigrant associations in the Helsinki region. This Thesis was commissioned by multicultural
Finland, a consultation group working on multiculturalism in Finland. This research was commissioned as a result of cooperation between them and Laurea University of Applied
Sciences. The purpose of this research was to find out what a society like multicultural Finland could concentrate on in order to meet the practical needs of the immigrant associations.
The data of this qualitative research was gathered by using semi-structured interviews.
The informants were representatives of four (4) immigrant associations within Helsinki region, namely Finnish-Gambian Association, Finnish-Cambodian Friendship Association,
Ghana Union and the Finnish-French Societies. Two people were interviewed from each association, and the total numbers of people interviewed were eight. The interviews were
audio taped and later transcribed. We used content analysis to analyse the findings. The findings were categorised into sub and main categories. From these categorises came the conclusion into the needs of representatives of immigrant associations in Helsinki region.
The findings of this Thesis, the informants identified three (3) areas as the needs of the
associations they represent. These needs were Finance, information and recruiting
members. The most emphasized need was finance, as seven (7) out of the eight respondents spoke about money or funds as a big challenge facing their associations. All
the six (6) out of eight (8) representatives made references to the other two (2) associations.
Finland, a consultation group working on multiculturalism in Finland. This research was commissioned as a result of cooperation between them and Laurea University of Applied
Sciences. The purpose of this research was to find out what a society like multicultural Finland could concentrate on in order to meet the practical needs of the immigrant associations.
The data of this qualitative research was gathered by using semi-structured interviews.
The informants were representatives of four (4) immigrant associations within Helsinki region, namely Finnish-Gambian Association, Finnish-Cambodian Friendship Association,
Ghana Union and the Finnish-French Societies. Two people were interviewed from each association, and the total numbers of people interviewed were eight. The interviews were
audio taped and later transcribed. We used content analysis to analyse the findings. The findings were categorised into sub and main categories. From these categorises came the conclusion into the needs of representatives of immigrant associations in Helsinki region.
The findings of this Thesis, the informants identified three (3) areas as the needs of the
associations they represent. These needs were Finance, information and recruiting
members. The most emphasized need was finance, as seven (7) out of the eight respondents spoke about money or funds as a big challenge facing their associations. All
the six (6) out of eight (8) representatives made references to the other two (2) associations.