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Al Muntada supports migrants of Arab descent living in Berlin. Many of them come from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The counselling is aimed at people of all ages and takes place in Neukölln.

At Al Muntada Plus, a lawyer offers legal advice. He provides support and information on asylum procedures and questions about migration law.

Al Nadi (Arabic for "the club") has existed since 1979 and is a central contact and advice centre for Arab women from all over Berlin.

Advice and assistance with

• family, social and immigration law issues,
• domestic violence, marriage, separation and divorce...
• personal problems
• parenting problems and questions about daycare and school
• problems with authorities, job centre etc.

In cases of domestic violence, we have lawyers come to the shelters, etc.

In addition, Al Nadi:

• Language courses for women and children
• Literacy courses for women
• Sports and health courses
• Nutritional courses for women of all nationalities

Together under one roof" is aimed at people who live in shared accommodation and want to take the step into their own apartment. The goal of the project is to accompany the transition into their own apartment, from the search for housing to settling into the new living environment.

If interested and needed, we also offer assistance to new immigrants who have problems finding their way around the Berlin housing market. Tenants who have questions about their tenancy agreement, tenancy law and utility bills can also find support from us.

Offer:

Advice on questions about finding a flat, applying for a flat, costs of the flat or the tenancy agreement.

Languages: German and English (with translation into other languages if required)

hours:

Counselling and support for people in Berlin who experience racist and related discrimination (People of Color, Muslims, Romnja*, Sintezza*, Jews, people with migration history and/or others...) through:

• Information and counselling interview
• Legal counselling
• contacting the accused (e.g. letter of complaint)
• Accompaniment to talks
• Assistance in the sense of § 23 AGG (General Equal Treatment Act)
• Referral to lawyers, psychologists, doctors and other specialised counselling centres.
• If necessary, involvement of the media and politics

The office is supported by the Senate Department for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination through funds from the State Office for Equal Treatment against Discrimination (LADS).

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

The ARRIVO BERLIN training coaching of the Berlin Chamber of Skilled Crafts advises and supports companies and accompanies their trainees with a refugee background during the training period, in particular through the following offers:

• Individual and goal-oriented counselling of companies and their
  
  and their trainees with a refugee background on promotion and
  
  support offers during vocational training
• Searching for, arranging and organizing language courses and
  
  tailor-made support measures (e.g. specialist instruction in
  
  electrical engineering or tutoring in mathematics)
• Mediation in or organisation of courses to prepare for examinations
• Provision of learning materials and reference books
• and much more.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

Since April 2016, the Berufsförderungswerk der Fachgemeinschaft Bau Berlin und Brandenburg gGmbH has been offering vocational preparation measures in the main construction trade for refugees at the Lehrbauhof in Marienfelde. This introduces refugees to the German labour market and prepares them for training in professions in the construction industry. Accompanying German and mathematics lessons in preparation for the subsequent vocational school lessons play a special role here. If successfully completed, the participants are placed in an apprenticeship at the end of the project.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

Wille gGmbH mediates between companies and job-seeking refugees in the health sector.

The model project provides the following services for refugees:

• Information on professions and training in the healthcare sector.
• Personal support, advice and guidance on the way to training.
  
  training
• Vocational testing through internships
• Job-related language support and job application training
• Placement in school-based or dual training programs

Participation in the project is free of charge.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

ARRIVO BERLIN Hospitality promotes the training and employment of refugees in Berlin's hospitality industry.

The offer is as follows:

• Counselling in all questions of career orientation.
• German courses (also online)
• Internships and work shadowing in hotels and restaurants
• Support in the preparation of application documents and in dealing with the authorities
• Support in the placement process until the conclusion of a training and employment contract

Kiezküchen GmbH supports young refugees in gaining a foothold in the German job market: Placement in apprenticeships and jobs in Berlin hotels and restaurants. Before that, German courses and internships are offered

All offers are free of charge.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

The ARRIVO BERLIN RingPraktikum of TeachCom Edutainment gGmbH brings refugees from non-safe countries of origin into training and work. Refugees with work permits are quickly brought into contact with Berlin companies through internships and are given a professional perspective in Germany. In return, the participating companies are given the opportunity to fill positions with motivated employees. Both interns and companies receive intensive support in order to facilitate integration into everyday working life. The participants learn the necessary technical language through language courses. Curriculum vitae coaching and skills assessment prepare the participants specifically for the respective occupational fields.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

Since June 2017, the Berlin SHK guild has been offering the following support to interested parties who are seeking to train as a SHK plant mechanic or have already begun doing so and have a refugee background:

Phase 1:

• Competence assessment
• Placement in an internship
• job application training
• remedial teaching in specialist theory and German for the job.

Phase 2:

• Social-pedagogical support during the training.
• Support courses in specialist theory and German for the job
• Comprehensive counselling of participants and training companies
• Upon request: assumption of moderation in the event of irritations and crises.

ARRIVO Soziales offers counselling for young refugees who are looking for an apprenticeship. It is possible to join us at any time and participation is free of charge.

We support

• in the search for the right profession for you
• with the recognition of school-leaving qualifications acquired abroad
  
  *with questions about the start of training and financing possibilities

We also offer

• targeted application training and useful application tips
  
  *training preparation
  
  *preparation for the German B2 exam, every Wednesday from 14:30 via video conference

and place you in training, qualification or directly in work.

Currently we can only offer our group appointments digitally.

With the ARRIVO BERLIN training initiative, the Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs supports model projects for the labour market integration of refugees. The aim of the projects is to familiarize refugees with the skills required for the respective occupational area, to further qualify them, to prepare them for training and to continue to support them during their training.

In the ARRIVO BERLIN training workshops of the S27, refugees are prepared for vocational training in the skilled trades. A course lasts an average of 16 weeks and comprises three modules:

• a language course that teaches vocational vocabulary and career information.
• a workshop course to provide orientation in the various skilled crafts occupational fields
• specialist courses in Berlin craft guilds, where insights into specific professions can be gained

This is followed by a placement in a craft enterprise. Participation is free of charge and possible at any time. The number of places is limited.

Advice on:

• Asylum and residence law
• Family reunification and asylum seeker benefits law

[DeepL:] The advice is aimed at all refugees who are in the asylum process. We support you in legal issues that arise from the submission of the asylum application to the legally binding conclusion of the asylum procedure.

What we offer:

• Information on the asylum procedure
• Identification and support for special protection needs
• Preparation for the interview
• Explanation of decisions and official letters from the BAMF (Federal Office for Migration and Refugees)
• Advice on possible legal steps
• Support in the search for lawyers

The advice is free, independent and confidential.