The Hoffnungsträger Foundation has built three Hoffnungshäuser in Öhringen with a total of 19 residential units. This is an integrated housing concept in which migrants and locals live together. The community plays a central role here, and the first apartments are being occupied now.
The first apartments of the Öhringer Hoffnungshäuser have been occupied. Eleven of the 19 apartments are already occupied, and the future occupants of the remaining apartments have already been decided. As the concept provides, about half of the apartments will be occupied by locals, and the other half will be provided for refugees. The current residents from Afghanistan, Syria, Algeria, and Ukraine are currently getting to know each other and growing together with volunteers from Germany, Uganda, Nigeria, and Paraguay.
The cohabitation is already characterized by shared games and baking activities, cozy get-togethers, and casual get-togethers. And as site manager Rainer Dorsch emphasizes, the village sees itself as an extended family, which is particularly important for the refugees, as many of them had to leave parts of their family behind.
The concept of the Hoffnungshäuser thrives on the commitment of the volunteers and on support through donations. The Friedrich Kriwan Foundation also supports the integration project in Öhringen, thus enabling on-site support through social work.
