Religion and Migration in Geneva Form

Contact information (confidential)

Name & surname*

Surname Name

Email*

Phone number*

* indicates required fields

SECTION 1. General information about your community

1. What is the official name of your religious / spiritual community ?*

2. What is the religious and spiritual tradition of your community?*

Please select the religious or spiritual tradition of your community (in some cases, you will need to specify which denomination and/or subcategory your community belongs to)

if other, please specify:

Spiritual/Religious Current

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Christian Catholicism
Other

Other

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Kimbanguism
Tocoista Church
Other

Other

Subcategory

Quakers
Christian Science
Other

Other

Spiritual/Religious Current

Other

Subcategory

Chabad
Other

Other

Spiritual/Religious Current

Other

Subcategory

Ismaelism
Twelver Shi’ism
Other

Other

Subcategory

Muridism
Tariqa Alâwiyya
Other

Autre

Spiritual/Religious Current

Mahāyāna Buddhism
Theravāda Buddhism
Vajrayāna Buddhism (Tibetan)
Other Buddhist Currents (eg Soka Gakkai)

Please specify :

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Other

Subcategory

Other

Spiritual/Religious Current

Traditional Hinduism
Other

Other

Spiritual/Religious Current

Kardecist spiritism
Umbanda
Candomblé
Other

Other

Spiritual/Religious Current

Other

Spiritual/Religious Current

Please specify:

3. Which year was your community founded ?*

4. Is your community primarily made up of:*

people from the same country, culture, or diaspora (other than Switzerland)?
people from multiple countries, cultures, or diasporas (other than Switzerland)?
neither of the above

5. What are the main national, cultural, or diaspora backgrounds represented among the community?*

6. What are the main national, cultural, or diaspora backgrounds represented among your religious or community leaders?*

7. How many people usually attend your regular activities ?*

8. What languages are primarily used in your community’s activities? (List up to three languages)*

9. What is the average age of the people attending ?*

10. What is your main area of activity ?*

If other, please specify:

Section 2 : Place of worship

11. What is the address of your place of worship?*

12. Type of place of worship*

If other, please specify :

13. What is the status of your place of worship?*

If other, please specify :

14. Did you encounter any problem finding your place of worship?*

Yes
No

If yes, please specify :

15. Is this place suitable for your needs (in terms of size, accessibility, soundproofing, cleanliness, facilities, rent, neighbors, neighborhood, etc.)?*

Yes
No

If not, please explain why so :

Section 3 : Activities

16. In addition to religious activities, what other activities do you offer?

If other, please specify:

17. Who are the primary target audiences for these activities?

18. According to you, does your community contribute to :

promote the integration of its members in Switzerland?*

scale 1 (not at all) -> 5 (a lot)

preserve cultural traditions?*

scale 1 (not at all) -> 5 (a lot)

promote intercultural dialogue?*

scale 1 (not at all) -> 5 (a lot)

encourage participation in local civic life?*

scale 1 (not at all) -> 5 (a lot)

SECTION 4 : Challenges and acknowledgement

19. Does your community face challenges in the following domains?

access to a place of worship*

None
Minor
Moderate
Significant

Funding*

None
Minor
Moderate
Significant

Administration*

None
Minor
Moderate
Significant

Public image*

None
Minor
Moderate
Significant

Neighborhood relations*

None
Minor
Moderate
Significant

Recruiting volunteers*

None
Minor
Moderate
Significant

Do you want to specify?

20. Have you ever felt that your community was the target of :*

21. In your opinion, which factors have the greatest influence on the recognition of your community’s role in Geneva? (up to 3 answers)*

if other, please specify:

SECTION 5 : Recommendations

22. In your opinion, what kind of support would be the most helpful for your community ?*

if other, please specify:

23. What measures could strengthen the contribution of religious communities with a migrant background to social cohesion in Geneva?*

24. Would you like to add a comment ?

25. If you haven’t already, would you be willing to be included on our map showing all the religious communities in Geneva?

Yes
No

Website

Social medias

Sorry, it seems that your community doesn't fit the research criteria. Thank you for your participation and we look forward to exchange soon !

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