With an influx of refugees to Germany, integration is an ongoing challenge. While a number of approaches are being trialled, cooking is a successful way to foster cultural exchange, enabling locals and refugees to share their own traditions, while forging meaningful relationships.

Global co-working space provider WeWork is hiring, mentoring, and training 1,500 refugees. Rather than set itself up to be the centre of a political debate and risk polarising people's opinions, the company is tapping into the wealth of benefits hiring a diverse workforce presents.

Food can serve as an introduction to a whole culture. French catering service ‘Les Cuistots Migrateurs’ is hoping the food made by its refugee and immigrant cooks will do just that, and encourage French people to seek to better understand the cultures of refugees.

From donating money at the click of a button to buying into a brand because it supports a shared personal cause, the way people interact with charities is changing. What societal shifts are driving this? And what do companies and charities need to do to stay connected and current?