I joined the event as a representative of Moniheli and one of the alumni, graduating from the Master’s program in Contemporary Societies. I was honored to be a speaker and share my job-seeking experience.
The event was organized in March 2024 to seek potential collaborations between international students from the Faculty of Social Sciences, organizations, and alumni.
I was honored to participate as one of the keynote speakers on the topic of "Dialogue on Digital Inclusion" together with a Service Designer from an IT consulting company. My focus was bringing perspectives from multicultural NGOs and people with immigrant backgrounds regarding how they are digitally excluded, especially when it comes to access to digital services in Finland due to various barriers.
The biggest national event for actors working on immigrant and refugee integration, organized every 2 years.
The Neighbourhood Mothers project was established based on volunteer activities where women with immigrant backgrounds support each other and share their experiences and expertise.
I started to get involved in the project as an intern in 2019, where I organized events and information sessions together with my supervisor and other volunteers. I was also involved in a working group to produce the project magazine, where we showcased the association’s workshops and events. For the magazine, I interviewed Neighbourhood Mothers in Finnish and English.
I continued being part of the community after completing the series of training to become one of the Neighbourhood Mothers, and I participate in ongoing activities when possible. For example, I helped the City of Helsinki's participatory budget (OmaStadi) campaign by spreading the information about it to my network, translating some of the materials into Japanese, and organizing info sessions.