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Event tip: Welcome to our world

An evening by, with and for the UMF ski project

by PowderGuide 10/03/2017
Film tip for the people of Innsbruck: On Saturday, October 7, the premiere of the film "Wilkommen in unserer Welt" will take place at the Leokino. The organizers Astrid, Linda and Mel will present impressions from the past winter with their 15 ski students from the home for unaccompanied minor refugees (umF) in Scharnitz. There will also be a photo exhibition on the project. The film will be followed by an oriental buffet.

The umF ski project is a social integration project that was launched in winter 16/17 and familiarizes unaccompanied underage refugees with Tyrolean culture by teaching them to ski and sharing experiences with their peers.

At weekly meetings, the first step was to work out together what was needed for skiing. Ski clothing was collected from the Innsbruck scene (many people are happy to give away ski jackets, but it's more difficult with ski underwear) and a sponsor was found for the actual ski equipment. After the first attempts in the Kinderland, the leap to the big lifts was quickly made and cornering and braking are already working quite well. However, the most fun, much to the chagrin of the ski instructors, is going as fast as possible.

After the umF students had already spent a few days skiing, the group met up with a school class from Innsbruck on two afternoons. The umF students first took part in a sports lesson with the class, followed by a return visit to the refugee home in Scharnitz so that the young people could get to know each other's environment. Afterwards, everyone spent a weekend together at Haus Gufl on the Glungezer, with lots of different games and activities. The crowning glory of the season was a day of skiing together in Küthai and a pasta party in spring.

For ski instructors Astrid, Linda and Mel, personal contact with people who have come to us during the much-discussed "refugee crisis" is very important. They think that the images in the media create an artificial distance. The reality of the new arrivals' lives is not reflected. With the project, they also want to give others the opportunity to overcome this distance and offer a platform to make social contacts. As they put it: "We want to DO something, not just stare at the TV and watch the events."

The best thing for them was watching the young people from the home in Scharntitz and the Innsbruck school class get to know each other, and the positive dynamic that developed during the days. While fooling around during the community weekend at the Glungenzer, the umF boys spontaneously started dancing and the girls from the school class added to this in their own way.

The team around the umF ski talents would love to continue the project and expand it regionally. To this end, they are looking for material and, above all, financial support. The donations collected at the film screening are a first step in this direction. Admission and the buffet are on a first come, first served basis. Admission is from 19:15. Admission is on a voluntary donation basis, with all proceeds going to the project.

More information about the project can be found on Facebook and Instagram.

Contribution from Tirol TV about the project.

This article has been automatically translated by DeepL with subsequent editing. If you notice any spelling or grammatical errors or if the translation has lost its meaning, please write an e-mail to the editors.

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