Due to the current situation our services may be limited. You can find more information under opening hours in the contact box.

Advisory services in Afghanistan

Need advice and assistance after returning to Afghanistan? The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) offer information and assistance in the following areas:

Support with seeking employment
Information relating to professional training events
Financial assistance with education and accommodation
Referral to psychologists and doctors who can support you with emotional issues (e.g. sleep problems or anxieties)

This advice is free. It is available to both men and women.

You can contact our advisors by Skype, phone or e-mail and use these channels to make a personal appointment.

GIZ including the program “Sustainable economic development and employment promotion in Afghanistan” (SEDEP) and IOM work closely among others with the following organisations:

International Psychosocial Organisation (IPSO)
Better Makers Social Organisation (BMSO)
Deutscher Volkshochschulverband e.V. (DVV)-Institute for International Cooperation (DVV International)/ Afghan National Association for Adult Education (ANAFAE)

Contact

Telephone advisory service hours:

Monday till Thursday, 09:00 – 16:00 (AFT)

Please note that due to COVID-19 there may be restrictions in the services offered.
Please inform yourself by telephone / by email whether services will be offered as usual or whether there will be restrictions

reintegration-afghanistan@giz.de

‎+93 72 801 0615

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Telephone advisory service hours:

Monday till Thursday, 09:00 – 16:00 (AFT)

reintegration-afghanistan@giz.de

‎+93 72 801 0615

Further opportunities

Help for returnees with families.
You'd like to return to Afghanistan? You need financial support to do this?
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Psychosocial support for returnees
You have suffered a lot and are seeking psychosocial support? The “International Psychosocial Organisation” (IPSO) can assist you.
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Career training for returnees
You would like to regain a foothold in Afghanistan? You want to develop both personally and professionally?
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Basic course in baking
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Basic course in irrigation technology
Here you learn the basics of irrigation technology. Professionals give you valuable tips. You learn how to use water economically in gardening and agriculture.
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Courses for women: poultry farming
Want to keep poultry? This programme teaches you how to keep and sell poultry. You can also receive support for getting started: material and birds.
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English as a second and foreign language
Here you can improve your English. This opens up new prospects for you. Good English is especially important in tourism and gastronomy.
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Basic course in plumbing, heating and air conditioning
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Literacy for girls and young women
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Basic course in tourism
Here you learn the basics of tourism. Professionals give you valuable tips for successful travel programmes. The courses are taught in north and east Hesse.
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Start-ups for women
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Start-up training for young people
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German World Hunger Aid Programme (WHH)
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Find advice in your area
Are you thinking about returning to your home country? Here you can look for a counselling centre to advise you on returning home.
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Basic course in construction technology
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Sales training
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Application training for new opportunities
Here you learn how to write a CV correctly. This increases your chances of finding a suitable job.
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Basic course in hairdressing and cosmetics
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Vocational training
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Basic course in job hunting
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Basic course in photovoltaic systems
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Basic course in the building trade
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Basic course in working with wood
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Here you can attend a course if you would like to work in gastronomy, in a hotel or in tourism.
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Cooking with solar energy
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Financial help to return home
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Basic course in hairdressing
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Finding work with a job qualification
Information for qualified specialists who would like to work in Germany. Your qualification will have to be recognised and you may have to take further training.
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Help for women in need
Are you seeking help because you feel threatened? Are you experiencing violence or being exploited?
Women in need are helped at SOLWODI. The advice is free of charge and individual.

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Basic course in painting and varnishing
Here you can learn the basics of painting and varnishing. Professionals show you how to paint or wallpaper walls. The course is taught in Osnabrück (Lower Saxony).
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Advice on career opportunities
Thinking of returning to your homeland? We can advise you. You will receive information on career opportunities and suitable training courses.
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Basic course in electrical installation
Here you learn the basics of installing electrical systems in buildings and apartments. The course is taught in Bad Hersfeld (north Hesse).
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Improving your career prospects
This course helps you prepare for the job market. You can extend your career knowledge and improve your personal abilities.
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Welding: course with certificate
Here you learn how to work with metal. At the end of the course in Bad Hersfeld (north-east Hesse) you can sit a test and be awarded a certificate.
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Tourism
Here you gain a basic knowledge of tourism. This allows you to prepare for working in this sector.
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Basic course in business start-ups
Got a business concept? Like to become self-employed? Like to work in accounting? This will give you the basic knowledge you need!
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Finding work if you have a university degree
Information for graduates on job opportunities in Germany.
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Basic course in vehicle technology
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Computer course
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Basic course in drinking water filters
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Basic course in gastronomy
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Bicycle mechanics
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University studies
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Basic course in working with metal
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On the path to being self-employed
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Information telephone
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Courses in textiles, crafts, maths
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Various practical trainingcourses
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You learn the basics of coating. The course includes colour theory, decoration and coating techniques. The course is taught in Duisburg (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Online course in computer science
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Plumbing, heating and air conditioning
This is where you can learn about plumbing, heating and air conditioning. Installing or maintaining systems, for example. The course is held in Duisburg (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Introduction to electrical engineering
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Start-up opportunities
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Introduction to metal construction
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Advisory services in Afghanistan

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Further opportunities

Help for returnees with families.

Psychosocial support for returnees

Career training for returnees

Build your own solar cooker

Basic course in baking

Basic course in irrigation technology

Courses for women: poultry farming

English as a second and foreign language

Basic course in plumbing, heating and air conditioning

Literacy for girls and young women

Basic course in tourism

Start-ups for women

Start-up training for young people

German World Hunger Aid Programme (WHH)

Find advice in your area

Basic course in construction technology

Sales training

Application training for new opportunities

Basic course in hairdressing and cosmetics

Vocational training

For women: growing mushrooms at home

Basic course in job hunting

Basic course in photovoltaic systems

Finding work without a job qualification

Basic course in service provision

Basic course in the building trade

Basic course in working with wood

Basics for hotel, gastronomy and tourism

Cooking with solar energy

Financial help to return home

Basic course in hairdressing

Finding work with a job qualification

Help for women in need

Basic course in painting and varnishing

Advice on career opportunities

Basic course in electrical installation

Improving your career prospects

Welding: course with certificate

Tourism

Basic course in business start-ups

Finding work if you have a university degree

Basic course in vehicle technology

Computer course

Basic course in drinking water filters

Basic course in gastronomy

Bicycle mechanics

University studies

Basic course in working with metal

Setting up a business

On the path to being self-employed

Information telephone

Caritas and ANAFAE programme

Variouscareer-relatedcourses

Courses in textiles, crafts, maths

Various practical trainingcourses

Introduction to painting and varnishing

Online course in computer science

Plumbing, heating and air conditioning

Introduction to electrical engineering

Start-up opportunities

Online course in social work

Online course in business and economics

Introduction to metal construction