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“Trust is our most important currency”

What is the main focus of your conversations with returnees? Markus Fiebiger from Zentrale Rückkehrberatung Südbayern (ZRB – Central Return Counselling for Southern Bavaria) in Mühldorf talks about his team’s work.

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Iraq Advice and Support

“We offer the opportunity for a new beginning”

Selar is an advisor at the GMAC in Erbil. Here she talks about the daily routine her work provides.

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Nigeria Psychosocial health and emergency support

Responsible advice given as equals

The Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (NGC) advises people who are seeking new opportunities. This sometimes involves them having to confront their own experiences from the past – and here too the NGC team provides counselling.

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Kosovo Psychosocial health and emergency support

“Our objective is to find a solution for everyone”

DIMAK advisor Nexhmedin Basha can provide psychosocial support if mental stress makes it difficult to earn a living or find a job in Kosovo.

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Tunisia Advice and Support

Seeing the whole person

Many people make their way to Europe from the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax in the hope of a better life. Advisor Oussema Ben Younes from the German-Tunisian Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (CTA) reveals some alternatives to migration.

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Gambia Employment and Setting up a business

A message from Sare Hamadi

Mohammed S. came back to Gambia from Germany in August 2020. Here he reports on the first few months after his arrival.

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Nigeria Vocational training and further education

Starting over as a baker

Three participants of an apprenticeship in bakery and confectionery talk about their experiences.

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Pakistan Offers for women and girls

Supporting women to make a new start

Nighat Aziz is an advisor at the PGFRC and the central contact person for women and persons in need. Together with the centre's partner organisations, she addresses their specific requirements.

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Germany Offers for women and girls

Independent action

Helping women in difficult situations and empowering them: that’s the goal of human rights organisation Solwodi (Solidarity with Women in Distress). Solwodi is partnered with GIZ to assist women in Germany who are thinking of returning to their home country.

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Ghana Employment and Setting up a business

The material from which new beginnings are fashioned

Samuel left Ghana in search of a better life in Europe. He has now returned to Ghana after a difficult last few years, and wants to establish a new livelihood in his home country. He began to carefully plan the operation of his own weaving mill even while he was still in Germany.

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Germany Before returning

Knowledge gained

Anyone wanting to run a successful business requires commercial know-how. A course run by the Sparkassenstiftung shows how this knowledge can be gained in a playful manner.

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Tunisia Vocational training and further education

Taking the fast track towards working in tourism

Two state-run vocational colleges in Tunisia are teaching young women and men how to start their careers in catering and the hotel industry.

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Egypt Advice and Support

"Many people return to their home countries when there is a crisis"

Sahar Aly heads the new Egyptian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (EGC), which opened in Cairo at the beginning of November. During a conversation she talks about what the centre does – and why she has high hopes for it.

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Germany Before returning

New start with a transportable skill

Those who can demonstrate practical training in Germany have a much better chance of finding a job in their home country. That's why those interested in returning are for instance practising with scissors, hairdryers and dyes in Dinslaken.

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Albania Vocational training and further education

Breaking into the job market

A training program run by GIZ in Albania prepares young men and women for employment in the hotel industry, and successfully increases their chances of finding a job.

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Germany Before returning

Coming back home with a suitcase full of plans

Mohammed S. never lost sight of his goal. Now the Gambian has been able to return to his home country. After intensive preparations – even during the corona pandemic – he can now look forward to his new start with confidence.

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Ghana Advice and Support

“I’ve come back home to help”

David Yaw-Mensah Tette is the director of the Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (MIAC) in Accra. In a short interview he speaks about the work done by the centre and about what motivates him personally.

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Serbia Advice and Support

"These people's problems are also my problems"

A family that returned from Germany is looking for a school for their children. Women and men from a village in the south of Serbia want to know how to find a job. Tamara Vučenović assists them and others. An insight into the everyday work of an advisor at the German Information Centre on Migration, Training and Employment (DIMAK) in Serbia.

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Germany Before returning

Building bridges to enable people to return

Stefan Grünbaum is one of around 20 GIZ reintegration scouts spread across almost every state in Germany. They act as an interface between return counsellors in Germany and those working in the countries of origin.

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Germany Before returning

Plans for going back during the corona pandemic – questions and answers

Returning to your home country involves many questions even under normal circumstances. The corona pandemic adds completely new uncertainties. Here you can learn the most important facts about the situation at present. Eight questions and answers.

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Germany Before returning

I work every day on the plan for my new business

Mohammed S. has a clear view of his goal: he wants to return to his family in Gambia. This is why he is receiving support with preparing for his business start-up, even during the corona pandemic.

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Albania Advice and Support

"DIMAK is now a well-known brand"

Openness and credibility have resulted in many people placing their trust in DIMAK over recent years. That's paying off now. Advisors Halisa Duka and Dorisa Lala talk about their work during the corona crisis.

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Nigeria Employment and Setting up a business

Making masks to earn a living – and to contain the pandemic

Cynthia was planning to open her own fashion store in Nigeria – then along came the COVID-19 pandemic. Now Cynthia is sewing face coverings, but this public order gives her some financial security even during the crisis.

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Germany Before returning

Integration into work is continuing, just differently

Training courses can't be held, departure is impossible – and labour markets in the countries of origin are facing pressure: the Newplacement International project has reinvented itself in the corona crisis. Four questions and answers.

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Ghana Advice and Support

Trust can also be established online

Ernestina Adu from the Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) talks about her work during the corona pandemic.

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Germany Before returning

I needed people to help me get back on my feet

Mohammed S. is determined to return to Gambia. The support he is receiving bolsters him despite the standstill caused by the corona pandemic.

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Germany Before returning

We are creating an even stronger network of people

How StartHope@Home's business start-up advice is functioning during the corona pandemic.

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Germany Before returning