1. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 1 XpandiaVision, Sweden Iwona Preis Iwona.preis@xpandiavision.se Mobile phone +46 70 756 66 44

2. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 2 Co-operative Established 2001 by citizens in northwest Stockholm, Järvafältet Immigrant intensive area Deeply rooted locally Works for integration, employment and democratic participation

3. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 3 Stockholm 18 Municipalities Population 750 000 Järvafältet Kista Spånga-Tensta Rinkeby Population 62 000

4. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 4 (from Stockholm town webbpages) RinkebyTensta/ HjulstaHusbyAkallaStockholm Population 200415 61317 13011 5328 157765 044 Foreign background 200465%61%59%46%21% Employment 20/64 200246%51%56%67%75% Women40%47%52%65%74% Men51%54%60%69%75% Average income 2002149 000158 600177 000210 300265 900 Women132 500144 000154 900190 600226 700 Men163 700172 300196 000228 800305 400 Number of workplaces 200416417513418433 206

5. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 5 Problems in the area High immigrant unemployment Young people not attending school High rate of (young) immigrants on social security Lack of networks in the society and on the labour market Results: social outsiders.

6. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 6 Statistics spring 1999 RinkebyStockholm Students Boys70,2%88,8% Girls69,5%90,3% Total69,8%89,3% Students qualified to seek to high school program

7. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 7 Swedish model To take care of all citizens A welfare state XpandiaVision New kind of population groups and problems Help to self help; close to social environment; give time Own methodology; promote own initiatives; create networks; career step

8. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 8 Initiatives and projects Information campaigns about society adjusted to cultural conditions ESF projects for young unemployed Municipality projects for young outsiders ESF projects for unemployed all ages Cooperation with association “Build your future” within Outstanding/ Foyer

9. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 9 Society information campaigns Järva and South of Stockholm EU relay, EMU voting, EU questions On a public mission Target group mapping through immigrant & other associations Municipal information translated to main immigrant languages Meetings at associations Local radio & tv channels

10. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 10 ESF projects Xpan- young 2003/2005 Ages 18-25 on social security Labor-market project 169 participants, high and low motivated Broad mobilization to catch a sole individual Group activities and individual follow up 33% further to studies, 25% to work, 25% quit

11. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 11 ESF projects ST- Young 2006-2007 Continuation of Xpan-Young Goal: to build up a co-operative organisation together with municipalities and associations and create a model for work with unemployed young people : local municipality, state work agency, XpandiaVision

12. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 12 ST Young 4 week-introduction Further to internships at companies Maximum 6 months coaching, individual talks All young on welfare automatically into the program Everybody cooperates within local board:police, healthcare, high schools, assoc., politicians, industry

13. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 13 Municipality financed projects Young outsiders in Spånga-Tensta Ages 16-24, cooperation with local municipality, and local high schools Goal- to stay at school or to work, fewer quit Way up Rinkeby Guidance of young people ages 15-18 at risk to get outside of society. Together with Rinkeby Municipality, Somalian and Turkish Ass. Goal- motivation to join activities in local area

14. Iwona Preis, XpandiaVision, Dublin 23 june 2006 14 FUTURE for XpandiaVision Can show results Has a strong local network Can work on regional level, i.e. To create a regional plan for women’s entrepreneurship and to help small co- operatives seek EU projects together