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  • Swedish town to Integrate Refugees by Housing Them With Pensioners

    12/15/2019 7:23:22 AM PST · by riri · 87 replies
    dw.com ^ | 12/14/19 | Unknown
    The first residents have moved into a new housing scheme that mixes seniors, young people and foreigners who came to Sweden as unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. They are required to socialize with each other. Kristin Ohman, 74, in the communal dining room at SällBo The first time the young immigrant men met their future Swedish neighbors, it was Kristin Ohman (photo above) who made contact. "They were standing alone so I came over to meet them and I gave them some flowers," the 74-year-old smiles, as she remembers the gathering of the 70 people hand-picked to live in her new...