Reintegration Assistance from Switzerland: Ideas for Business Projects

Within the framework of Swiss return assistance programme, some asylum seekers opting for return to their country of origin may benefit from inkind reintegration assistance. Many of them choose to use the assistance granted by the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) to start a business project. Project preparation already begins in Switzerland; return counsellors discuss various business options with returning migrants and support them in developing appropriate business plans. In order to support returning migrants and return counsellors in the preparation of business plans, this brochure presents information which has been collected from a wide range of business projects implemented by returning migrants, in several different countries. The object of this document is to generate ideas which may be translated into concrete business activities upon return.