Internationales Bildungs- und Begegnungswerk in Dortmund
On the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, Wednesday 24 August 2022, the two-day online conference “Six month after – the Ukraine war and the situation of refugees in Europe” ended with an urgent appeal: “The commitment cannot only come “from below and grassroots “, but it urgently needs structural support and professionalisation.” The participants noted that […]
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From the 18th to the 21st of March 2019, Dortmund is the location of the fifth learning activity in the erasmus+ project Europe4refugees – follow the routes. The International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) is hosting the current European project for professionals in social work for the first time. IBB e.V. in Dortmund […]
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Where does pleasure end and addiction begin? Employees of drug advisory centres probably will answer this question differently than a refugee from Afghanistan would. „In our prevention work with migrants and refugees we can not presume our level of knowledge, but have to develop culturally sensitive services“, summarises Hildegard Azimi-Boedecker, Department Manager for Job International […]
Read More„Refugees are not numbers, they are persons: They are faces, names, and stories – and they have to be treated as such“. Pope Francis, Lesvos/Greece 2016 It is slowly getting dark on Aristotle square in Thessaloniki, a corner is smelling of urine, and the cellphone stores on the square are packed with young people wanting […]
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How does integration of refugees work in Greece? Where do refugees wanting to travel to Hungary and being rejected at the border stay? These and many further questions are explored in two excursions for professionals as part of the erasmus+ project „Europe4refugees“, which the International Association for Education and Exchange in Dortmund (IBB e.V.) is […]
Read MoreThere is still demand. Even though refugee numbers are going down, support is still needed. From the 29th of January onwards, the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) in Dortmund once again offers the further education series DoKuMente to volunteers in refugee support work. Participation in the six seminar session is free […]
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This year alone, more than 100 000 refugees have been received in Italy. Yet, the south of Italy itself does not live in clover. Unemployment is considerably higher than in the richer north. Many young Italians leave the region, and look for career opportunities elsewhere. At the same time, and in this complicated situation, refugees […]
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On Sunday, 22nd of October 2017, the project “Europe4Refugees – follow the routes” commenced in the Southern Italian town of Cosenza: As part of a strategic partnership, seven partner organisations in the field of adult education from five countries will closely collaborate until November 2019 in order to reach one goal: A practically-oriented country comparison […]
Read More“Green light” for a new European long-term project: In September 2017, the International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB e.V.) in Dortmund can start their work on the project “Europe4Refugees – follow the routes”, as part of a strategic partnership. Seven partner organisations in the field of adult education from five countries will closely collaborate […]
Read MoreThe International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany (IJAB) published a new brochure. The title: “Refugees welcome – also in international youth work”. It presents concepts and successful examples from practice, on how young refugees can be integrated into formats of international youth work. ewoca³ project manager Katharina Teiting reports in her contribution […]
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