{"id":8720,"date":"2026-07-17T11:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.migrant.at\/?p=8720"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:17:47","slug":"empowering-afghan-women-in-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migrant.at\/en\/empowering-afghan-women-in-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryam Singh on the Vienna Integration Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj8gve8v-48fba9a6424f9722362e92e51e19ab77\">\n@keyframes av_boxShadowEffect_av-mj8gve8v-48fba9a6424f9722362e92e51e19ab77-column {\n0%   { box-shadow:  0 0 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); opacity: 1; }\n100% { box-shadow:  0 0 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); opacity: 1; }\n}\n.flex_column.av-mj8gve8v-48fba9a6424f9722362e92e51e19ab77{\nbox-shadow: 0 0 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\nborder-radius:8px 8px 8px 8px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#24b28f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mj8gve8v-48fba9a6424f9722362e92e51e19ab77 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div shadow-not-animated  '     ><p><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mj8ge1q3-1ea9791c2052e4714d6668c1715496dc av-special-heading-h1 blockquote elegant-quote elegant-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_codeblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-icon'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class='heading-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue844' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class=\"heading-wrap\">New Members Appointed to the Vienna Integration Council<\/span><\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>The City of Vienna has reorganized the Vienna Integration Council.<br \/>Maryam Singh brings her expertise in counseling, labor market integration, and civic participation to the council.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-column-wrapper-individual av-mobile-columns-flex av-columns-individual'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7pt96s-f5d7df99a1b2e13cb21a1e4132acdd53\">\n.flex_column.av-7pt96s-f5d7df99a1b2e13cb21a1e4132acdd53{\norder:1;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7pt96s-f5d7df99a1b2e13cb21a1e4132acdd53 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mowy4mwt-5c87fca8c9b50454943064fe1a2719b5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mowy4mwt-5c87fca8c9b50454943064fe1a2719b5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mowy4mwt-5c87fca8c9b50454943064fe1a2719b5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mowy4mwt-5c87fca8c9b50454943064fe1a2719b5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mowy4mwt-5c87fca8c9b50454943064fe1a2719b5 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Maryam Singh Appointed to the Vienna Integration Council<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5sqjl0-fb5a22ba4c30860d094e19f2aa77a5e1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-5sqjl0-fb5a22ba4c30860d094e19f2aa77a5e1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5sqjl0-fb5a22ba4c30860d094e19f2aa77a5e1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The City of Vienna has reorganized the<strong> Vienna Integration Council<\/strong>. Going forward, this <strong>advisory body<\/strong> is intended to <strong>integrate<\/strong> <strong>academic perspectives<\/strong> <strong>even more closely with practical experience<\/strong>. In addition to experts from the fields of research, education, labor market integration, and extremism prevention, <strong>Maryam Singh<\/strong>, project manager and expert at the Counseling Center for Migrants, is also <strong>part of the newly appointed Integration Council<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>The Vienna Integration Council is tasked with <strong>advising<\/strong> the <strong>city on integration policy issues<\/strong> and providing input for the Vienna Integration Code and the Vienna Integration Mission Statement. The goal is to identify challenges in living together more precisely and to address them in a practical manner. <\/p>\n<p>Maryam Singh brings many years of experience in labor market integration as well as in providing advice on immigration and residency law. Her work focuses on social and professional participation, particularly on empowering women and ensuring equal access to education, employment, and legal advice. <\/p>\n<p><strong>We are pleased to receive this recognition of our professional work<\/strong> and that perspectives drawn from our counseling practice are being incorporated into the further development of Vienna\u2019s integration policy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2433\">\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7l021w-c56f2b368fa9e01b53d558668b2123d3\">\n.flex_column.av-7l021w-c56f2b368fa9e01b53d558668b2123d3{\norder:0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7l021w-c56f2b368fa9e01b53d558668b2123d3 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-5obx50-01a2984791620ca08d9ad287fccac99a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"tldr-box\">\n<h3>Briefly summarized<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tldr-point\">Maryam Singh was appointed to the newly formed <strong>Vienna Integration Council<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-point\">The <strong>committee advises<\/strong> the City of Vienna on <strong>integration policy issues<\/strong> and <strong>combines academic perspectives with practical experience<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Links &#038; advice<\/h4>\n<div><strong data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2300\">Counseling center<\/strong> &#8211; Migrant migrant.at homepage<\/div>\n<h5>Sources<\/h5>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wien.orf.at\/stories\/3361184\/\n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wien.orf.at<\/a><\/strong> New Members Appointed to the Vienna Integration Council<\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ots.at\/presseaussendung\/OTS_20260703_OTS0063\/startschuss-des-neuen-wiener-integrationsrates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OTS Press Release<\/a><\/strong> Launch of the New Vienna Integration Council<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mj8glg64-9d3e5a7bf260e5b8012a22140b57253b av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_codeblock  av-small-hide av-mini-hide av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-before-meta\">ver\u00f6ffentlicht am<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >17. 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