European Youth Award 2017: Integreat
Integreat is a multilingual, platform-independent mobile app and website offering essential information for starting life in a new place, whether as expat or refugee.With 5000 downloads, the database is a free one-stop guide for using public transport, choosing a mobile network operator, registering with a doctor or learning a local language. The solution is easily scalable across countries, content can be filled in by volunteers from cities offering a culture of welcome to new inhabitants. Integreat is the solution to pressing integration challenges, providing easy-to-use infrastructure for municipalities to feature local information in multiple languages on smartphones. While content and structure are determined by municipalities, technical implementation and support is provided by Integreat. The multilingual app offers an offline mode, as a data flat rate is uncommon among new arrivals. Keeping pace with social developments; the latest extension has a plug-in for employer associations offering internships and jobs.
