HEKS/EPER is making a difference in the «Social inclusion» in the region of Basel (both sides)
The programmes offered by the HEKS/EPER Basel Regional Office make a vital contribution to social cohesion and the inclusion of disadvantaged people in society. Through its advocacy work it promotes equal opportunity for all, irrespective of culture, religion, status and gender. Another important cause is the promotion of harmonious coexistence between migrants and locals. The Regional Office works closely with cantonal churches, regional and cantonal authorities as well as with private institutions.
Contact us:
HEKS/EPER Regional Office Basel (both sides)
Pfeffingerstrasse 41
P.O. Box
4002 Basel
Tel.:+41 61 367 94 00
Fax: +41 61 367 94 05
E-mail: basel@heks.ch
Head of the Regional Office:
Christine Giustizieri
Ever more people are being excluded because of their social background, ethnicity, age, gender or religion. Integrating people with a migration background can be compounded, for example, by the lack of the requisite language proficiency, ignorance of Switzerland's cultural specificities or by disadvantages on the job market. HEKS/EPER works actively to ensure that the affected people have access to education, work, government programmes and services. But integration is incumbent on society as a whole, which calls for openness as well as regulatory structures that ensure the right of social participation for all. This implies that everyone has the same rights and opportunities and that features such as gender, age, social background, nationality or religion do not give rise to discrimination.
Project Basel-Stadt and Baselland
HEKS-Wohnen for both Cantons of Basel
HEKS-Wohnen for both Cantons of Basel advocates for people that are unable to cope with their lives in general.
Project Basel-Stadt and Baselland
New gardens in both Basels
HEKS/EPER leases allotment gardens at various locations in the Cantons of Basel-Stadt and Baselland and cultivates them together with refugee families.
Project Basel-Stadt and Baselland
Vitalina provides important health information to foreign language speakers who are parents of pre-school children in the Basel region.
Project in Baselland und Basel-Stadt
HEKS AltuM – Age and Migration in Basel (both sides)
The HEKS/EPER «AltuM» Project assists older migrants 55 years and over. Through preventive action, it prepares them for potential health problems and difficulties in old age.
Project Basel-Stadt and Baselland
Linguadukt - HEKS Interpreter Service in Basel (both sides)
Linguadukt serves as a language bridge between people speaking a foreign language and qualified staff from the health, social and education sectors. Linguadukt means to help persons concerned to overcome the language and culture barriers.
Project Basel-Stadt and Baselland
MEL – Parent Work and Adult Education with Migrants
MEL offers an acknowledged training course for intercultural interpreters and training courses in cross-cultural mediation.
Brückenbauerinnen Gundeli
As a pilot project for outreach work with parents, «Brückenbauerinnen Gundeli» supports and accompanies migrants with pre-school and school-age children in their role as fathers and mothers.
