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Webinar
04 December 2020

Psychosocial wellbeing of returnees: introducing new tools for reintegration counselling

This webinar organized by the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub discussed the importance of returnees’ psychosocial wellbeing during the reintegration process. In this frame, the online event introduced practical tools to adopt a psychosocial perspective to reintegration counselling and to ensure mental health and social wellbeing through remote working...
Publication

IOM Publishes Report on Reintegration Outcomes

The study, conducted in collaboration with the Samuel Hall think tank and the University of Sussex, analyses the outcomes of reintegration in three fieldwork countries - Guinea, Morocco, and Senegal - combined with data analyses from 14 additional countries.
Guideline
23 November 2020

Internal Guidelines for Remote MHPSS Working Modalities

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the psychological and social wellbeing of individuals, which has been further exacerbated by movement limitations and physical distancing. These changes have caused a shift in the previously used Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) service delivery modalities, to reflect safety measures such as...
Report
20 November 2020

Developing lifeworld oriented perspectives for return migration: needs, vulnerabilities and support of refugees in Germany

The research report presents the results of the “Project Migrants Interested in Returning” (PRIM), which was carried out at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in 2019 on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The study...
Webinar
18 November 2020

Virtual Return and Reintegration Counselling: an online tool supporting informed decisions

The webinar, organized by the EU-IOM Knowledge Management, introduced the innovative practice of Virtual Counselling, a project implemented by IOM and funded by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, allowing migrants living in Germany to contact IOM staff via social media and online messaging services in 16 countries of origin and receive...
Guideline
04 November 2020

A Psychosocial Approach to Reintegration Counselling Adapted for the East and the Horn of Africa Region | January 2020

The present guide is intended to provide key information on the importance of post-arrival counselling, the basic counselling and communication skills, and how to conduct a reintegration counselling interview. At the same time, it offers some tips to understand the emotional complexity and the psychosocial challenges that returnees might experience upon...
Event

Virtual Return and Reintegration Counselling. A webinar organized by the KMH

The webinar introduced the innovative practice of Virtual Counselling, a project implemented by IOM and funded by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, allowing migrants living in Germany to contact IOM staff via social media and online messaging services in 16 countries of origin and receive Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR)...
Initiatives
October 08, 2020

Understanding migratory routes and combating human trafficking in Mauritania

This project, in its fifth and last phase, had three overarching aims. It aimed to support the Mauritanian government to reform the law on trafficking in persons in Mauritania, conduct DTM surveys on the issues of trafficking and smuggling, and assist victims of trafficking, including with urgent shelter, food, and medical needs as well as voluntary return...
Initiatives
October 08, 2020

European Return and Reintegration Network (ERRIN)

Operational in 34 countries around the world to the date, ERRIN seeks to strengthen cooperation between migration authorities, with the aim of: enabling and improving return and reintegration through joint contracting of service partners; serving as an ‘innovation hub’ for members to improve practices, share learning and pilot new approaches to return and...
Webinar
18 September 2020

Preparing the reintegration process prior to return: the FORAS project experience in Morocco

The webinar discussion, conducted in French and organized by the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), provided an overview of how pre-departure assistance in Morocco delivered in the framework of the FORAS project contributes to the sustainable reintegration of returnees in their countries of origin. FORAS, meaning “opportunities” in Arabic, is a project...
Webinar
18 September 2020

Presenting the IOM Reintegration Handbook

This webinar session, organized by the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub, aims at giving an overview of the newly published IOM Reintegration Handbook. The Handbook provides practical guidance on the design, implementation and monitoring of reintegration assistance for returnees. It has been developed in the context of the ORION Project, funded by the UK...
Initiatives
July 24, 2020

IPSO Afghanistan

IPSO - International Psychosocial Organization is a humanitarian non-profit organization which specializes in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) and in sociocultural dialogue to promote peace and social cohesion. Returnees to Afghanistan, who have problems to reconnect to family and community, will find support at the Psychosocial and...
Initiatives
June 19, 2020

MAGNET II project. Joint approach in the field of job placement for Iraqi returnees

Built upon the success of the MAGNET pilot phase (January 2012 - June 2013), MAGNET II aimed at strengthening the link between local authorities, private sector representatives and returnees to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to contribute to their reintegration by facilitating information and access to existing job opportunities. More than 2,800 Iraqi...
Initiatives
June 15, 2020

Programm Perspektive Heimat (Returning to New Opportunities)

BMZ’s ‘Returning to New Opportunities’ programme creates prospects – for returnees, internally displaced people and the local population. In the partner countries, the programme offers a wide variety of individual support services. Advice Centres for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration and approximately 25 projects realize the programme in 13 partner countries...
Initiatives
June 04, 2020

FORAS - Reinforcement of Reintegration opportunities

FORAS, meaning “opportunities” in Arabic, is a project that aims at strengthening the sustainable reintegration of migrants returning from Morocco to eight target countries of origin (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Togo) through enhanced pre-departure support in the framework of IOM’s Assisted...
Initiatives
June 04, 2020

Caritas Serbia - Integration of Returnees into the Serbian Society

Established in 1995 Caritas Serbia is bringing help to those most in need through programmes such as humanitarian aid and relief, home care for the sick and elderly, advocating for rights of people in area of mental care, youth drug prevention, peacebuilding programmes and disaster risk reduction. Within the project “Integration of Returnees into the Serbian...
Initiatives
June 04, 2020

Joint Complementary Mechanism for a Sustainable Reintegration in Brazil (SURE)

This project aims to contribute to a more informed and sustainable reintegration process in Brazil, through a complementary joint reintegration model. This mechanism reinforces the support provided by existing Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programs implemented in Portugal, Belgium and Ireland. Strengthening the connection between pre-departure...