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The ‘Houses of Hope’ co-living project deliberately brings refugees and Germans together under one roof to foster integration in everyday life and prevent social isolation. But how does it work?

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00:00Finding a home in Germany as a refugee can look like this.
00:04Migrants tend to live in low-rent accommodation away from Germans, but not here.
00:12Houses of Hope is a co-living project that brings refugees and German people together to live side by side.
00:19The organization behind it is Christian, but people of all religions and ethnicities are welcome.
00:25The idea is simple, prevent segregation and strengthen integration through everyday encounters.
00:30Habiba Ali from Syria has lived in Germany since 2015.
00:34Before it was hard.
00:37I felt alone.
00:42I had a small family, but when I moved here, I integrated myself more.
00:53And then I also have more contact.
00:57And for me, this is also a home.
01:03This is the feeling.
01:05But diversity is under attack, with populist beliefs gaining traction.
01:09The far-right AFD is leading national opinion polls.
01:13Here at Houses of Hope residents believe integration doesn't come easy, but can be achieved.
01:18Integration is work.
01:21And so an integrative Wohnkonzept, like we live here, that is work.
01:26Man has to always go together.
01:28But it's worth it.
01:29And we have had.
01:29Together out in the city, now here is something that we share.
01:29up LN war,
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