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PREI (Project
for Integration)
Background:
PREI was started thirteen years ago
by six women who received unfair treatment. Four of these women
were abused and harassed by their men/boy-friends. The women
wanted a place to socialize and talk about their troubles. The
goal was not to create PREI center as it is today. These six
women could not afford to rent premises so they had to borrow
it from different organizations and churches to arrange meetings
and sewing clothes.
The women started to name their meetings
and activities. They thought it was crucial to perceive knowledge
about the society. It was important to know about their rights
to defend themselves from violence and oppression. All this
was in actual “Integration” and thus the organization got the
name “PREI – Project for integration”.
Since then wonders have happened and
PREI grew each week and became important. To date the project
has reached thousands of people. Nowadays PREI also works on
a national and an international level. The six women who started
PREI never thought about the present-day PREI, since beginning,
their goal was always to solve their problems and to be able
to raise their children. It was truly a miracle that happened
with PREI in-that the project came this far!
PREI is religiously and politically neutral, but
does work with all interested people striving for the same goal.
Objectives:
- Helping each-other with their personal
integration in society
- Breaking dormant isolation among
immigrants. The purpose is to help lonely people who isolate
themselves and risk ending in psychiatric care
- Taking care of children and youth
who are exposed to cultural differences, helping and supporting
children and youth dealing with “freedom” like here in "Sweden"
helping them to avoid crime
- Helping each-other to preserve
cultural identity and avoid unnecessary complexities by
“being themselves”
- Working against alcoholism and
drugs. Alcohol and drugs are always prohibited in PREI’s
premises
- Making everyone feel at home
- Helping people in need abroad by
co-operating with help-organizations
Target Groups:
- Women, we think are double handicapped
partly as immigrants and partly as women who risk isolation
- Children and youth who end-up in
cultural conflicts
- Isolated immigrants
- Elderly immigrants who feel “kept-out”
- People who feel bad
- Newly arrived immigrants not
knowing Swedish language and culture
- International students and
employees from other countries who live alone
- All Swedes and immigrants who want
to get to know new people and experience other cultures
- All people who believe in love
and in helping one-another
PREI offers various courses and
activities as follows:
- Language courses: Swedish, Spanish,
English, etc
- Computer courses
- Help with homework, eg: Mathematics,
Social Sciences, etc
- Sewing
- Music, eg: Piano courses, Guitar
courses, etc
- Theatre
- Table-tennis
- Cooking courses from various countries
- Photography
- Folk dances like Salsa, Tango,
Indian dance, etc
- Painting
- Domestic languages like Persian,
Swahili, Dari, Amharic, etc
- Health-care
- Car maintenance
- Barbering course
- “Be yourself”, to build one’s confidence
Activities:
- Cultural meetings and theme days
- Study trips outside town
- House call
- Helping women in need
- Child and Youth activities
- Helping people in need (during
sickness, grief, etc)
- Organizing camps for children,
youth and adults
- Sports for all
- Writing Workshop
- Food presentation/Catering
ATTENTION! PREI organizes additional
courses and activities on request.
Uniqueness of the organization:
- PREI is an Immigration-project that
has succeeded in getting most isolated women out in social
life. The projects most important work is led by several
women. Women are actually the core of PREI
- PREI has started a secret “women's
home” to help them stay away from domestic abuse
- PREI has a “door-to-door method”
to reach people needing assistance
- PREI works as a rehabilitation
center
- PREI has managed to start the “Be-yourself
group”. It is a group consisting of Swedes and Immigrants
working with integration against assimilation by co-operating
with many other organizations/associations in Stockholm
PREI welcomes people from all nationalities,
genders and ages.
The organization is open to the public
weekdays between 09.00-18.00 and holidays between 12.00-17.00.
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