Table 1
Overview over focus group participants.
| NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Anne | Woman in her sixties, retired, professional experience from refugee services and reception centre for asylum seekers |
| Azmia | Woman in her thirties, came to Norway from Syria three years before the focus group took place, trained teacher, now working with elderly and children, became involved at the community centre soon after her arrival first as a participant and later as a volunteer |
| Bjørn Arne | Man, middle aged, has been involved in the community centre as a staff member but also as a volunteer and a participant |
| Jan Olav | Man, middle aged, has been contributing to and working at the community centre for several years after not being able to continue in his profession |
| Malin | Woman in her thirties, an artist working at the community centre |
| Mette | Woman in her sixties, (retired?) teacher, has been involved in the community centre particularly in one voluntary organization but also other voluntary activities |
| Rune | Man, middle aged, head of the community centre, professional experiences from refugee services and child-care services |
| Wenche | Woman in her sixties, retired teacher, has been involved in the community centre for over a decade but has also been doing other volunteer work among others with immigrant women |