Migrationlab Foundation Information

Migrationlab co-creates opportunities together with and for refugees, migrants and locals to meet, interact and collaborate in cities across Europe with the aim to reimagine the way we communicate with and relate to each other in public space and at work. We transform urban spaces into temporary public living rooms with the direct participation of migrants, refugees and locals to facilitate the encounter and exchange between these communities and help them collaborate to find solutions to local problems they face. We also work in close collaboration with international companies and institutions: using Migrationlab's methodology we facilitate a participatory process for employees and stakeholders to be able to work on complex topics, such as diversity, inclusion, social cohesion, migration, culture, social entrepreneurship. We are a non-profit organization based in The Hague, Netherlands and Vienna, Austria and active in Europe and beyond. Migrationlab debuted as a blog in September 2014, featuring its founder Laura M. Pana's own journey and experiences as a Romanian migrant woman in Europe with the aim to generate wider conversations and explore migration topics such mobility, home, identity, multilingualism and gender equality together with migrants, refugees and locals all over the world. Following very good feedbacks, three months later the blog migrated to a project and ultimately to a non-profit organisation. Since then, we developed projects in 6 European cities and 4 countries. In 2016, Migrationlab was awarded a R&D Grant by European Cultural Foundation and our work was mentioned in major media across Europe and USA. Let's collaborate!