Project "How does Germany work?"

Interesting facts about Beckum

Where does the name Beckum come from? How does the town council work? What contact points are there? Participants in the "How does Germany work?" project learnt about these and other questions.

5 December 2023 by Sandra Berges
Group in the Ständesaal

Council and administration
Olaf Schulte, Head of the Youth and Social Affairs Department, welcomed the group to the Ständesaal and gave them all kinds of interesting facts about Beckum and the federal system as part of the democracy module. He discussed the topics of local elections and council work as well as the tasks of the city administration. He focussed on the tasks of his department with the three specialist services of social services, child and youth welfare and child, youth and family support. The informative presentation was translated into Farsi, Ukrainian and Arabic.

Group picture in front

How does Germany work?
With this programme in cooperation with the Beckum-Wadersloh adult education centre, Innosozial aims to make it easier for refugees to arrive in Germany, promote their integration and increase their participation. Using various modules, the programme aims to teach new immigrants how living together in Germany is organised and what rights and obligations people have here. In addition to theory, the programme also regularly involves direct encounters and concrete tips, such as the current visit to Beckum city council.