Coun­sel­ing for com­pa­tri­ots from Africa

We are “Soma­lis­ch­er Kul­tur-und Inte­gra­tionsvere­in e.V.” and “Gam­bian­is­che-Deutsche Gesellschaft Vere­in e.V.” in Karlsruhe.

Not only for refugees, but also for the com­pa­tri­ots from Soma­lia and oth­er African coun­tries who have been liv­ing here for a long time.

We are here to help you with the fol­low­ing top­ics, among others:

• Res­i­dence: Ques­tions about res­i­dence in Germany.
• Fam­i­ly: Ques­tions about fam­i­ly reunification
• Lan­guage: Place­ment in inte­gra­tion cours­es and oth­er Ger­man courses.
• Work: job appli­ca­tions and the search for intern­ships and jobs and medi­ate you in ques­tions about the recog­ni­tion of pro­fes­sion­al qualifications.
• Health: For health-relat­ed ques­tions (e.g. doc­tor, health insurance).
• Chil­dren and fam­i­ly: ques­tions about kinder­garten, school and voca­tion­al training
• Finan­cial mat­ters: ques­tions about child ben­e­fit, hous­ing allowance, pay­ments from the job cen­ter and oth­er benefits
• Mobil­i­ty: dri­ving license, bus, train or street­car — we show you how to get around
• Leisure: ques­tions about leisure activ­i­ties and leisure facil­i­ties in your area

Our coun­sel­ing is free of charge. We also pro­vide advice in English.

We also have lan­guage medi­a­tors, espe­cial­ly Soma­li, Gam­bian and Eritrean.

We are also hap­py to deal with wom­en’s issues, fam­i­ly con­flicts and par­ent­ing problems.