Intercultural Libaries of Switzerland
Languages
German, French, Italian
Our society has become increasingly multi-lingual and multicultural through the immigration of the last decades. In many places, the focus is therefore on the question of dealing with diversity. Interbiblio and its member libraries believe that linguistic and cultural diversity is a valuable resource for society. Intercultural libraries are places where diversity is lived and shared.
Self-determined decisions about one's own body and family planning are often influenced by laws and prevailing norms that act like barriers. Sometimes these barriers are so subtle and elusive that people lack the words to describe them. As a result, they m…
The short film "Equity in healthcare: moving from the desirable to the necessary" produced by albinfo.ch was presented in public for the first time on the occasion of the Health Equity Forum 2022. It illustrates that we should reflect on the quality of our…
The hospital dictionary of the Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen is a tool designed to facilitate communication with patients speaking a foreign language and to enable effective communication between patients and hospital staff.
Approximately 150,000 people live in Switzerland without a valid residence permit. Most "Sans-Papiers" or "illegal immigrants" are workers without regular residence status, mainly working as cleaners, in private households, on construction sites, in restau…
The Swiss Red Cross was commissioned by the Federal Office for Public Health (FOPH) to develop and coordinate migesplus.ch.
