A large room with five tables. There is a paper on each table which indicates which language is spoken re: Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Syrian, Dari and Chechen. Refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria and Chechnya meet in Brandenburg Forest to discuss ir needs. The only words that fall at each table are "Germany" and "Forst".
Invited to this unusual conference has project of Welcome to integration and refugee Network forest. The aim is for refugees to talk to each or and to become clear from se conversations what y currently need most. The refugee network Forst wishes that fugitives mselves be active. "We want to know what interests you," says Laura Piotrowski, a project management staff. The integration commissions of District spree-Neisse, Annett Noack, also participate in conference as a guest. "I find it important that we do not talk about people, but with m," she says.
At each table re is an interpreter who is responsible for conveying results of discussions to organizers of meeting in German. First of all, however, refugees can discuss ir needs in ir native language.
Learn GermanBut German language is most important topic at all tables: There are not enough language courses.
That's how Mohammad tells it. He has been living in forestry since 2014 with his family and comes from Iran. Only once had he been fortunate enough to attend a German course for six months. "Language is important for integration," he says. "When refugees quickly learn German, y can integrate." Mohammad is 36 years old and trained electrician. He was given a training in Germany and wanted to find a job as quickly as possible. But before that he must learn German better. As a recognised refugee, he has a right to do so, but what if no course is offered?
Sometimes it is not done with a normal language course. 365 immigrants can be found in small town of Brandenburg, and some of m cannot read or write in ir native language. They're illiterate. You need special German courses or first a literacy course. But re is no such thing in forestry.
Noack, integration Commissioner, sees that lack of German and literacy courses is a problem, but says she is not responsible for it. There are sometimes German courses for refugees at People's College. "But se courses are not free for refugees. You have to pay a part yourself. " This, in turn, only comes into question for refugees who already have a job. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has to wait for social benefits to be organised.
Date Of Update: 31 October 2017, 12:03
