Book reading with Women in Exile On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), the project Network of Refugee Girls and Young Women together with Women in Exile invites you to a book reading in Berlin. Activists from Women in Exile will read from the book “Breaking Borders to Build Bridges: 20 Years of Women in Exile.” The book, written collectively by Women in Exile, is a collection of texts about flight, survival, the situation in refugee camps, and 20 years of advocacy as a group of refugee women for the abolition of camps and for freedom of movement. When: November 21, 2023, 6.30 – 8.30 p.m. Where: Aquarium (Südblock) Admiralstr. 1-2, 10999 Berlin More information here. In-depth seminar “Gender-specific persecution of girls and young women” In Germany, gender-specific persecution is legally recognized as a reason for flight. Persons affected by gender-specific persecution are to be regarded as particularly vulnerable persons within the meaning of the Reception Directive and as such have special procedural guarantees. In practice, however, there is a large discrepancy between the number of affected persons observed by specialist advice centers and the very low number of actual recognitions in the asylum procedure. In addition, there is a widespread lack of early systematic identification of those affected and girls* and young women* have hardly any access to information about their own rights. In addition to extensive theoretical input with concrete case studies, there will also be room for questions, exchange and discussion. Speaker: Claire Deery, lawyer More information and registration here. * This text has been automatically translated

Data Collection on Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Germany – KOK Report 2022 KOK e.V. has published its fourth data report on human trafficking and exploitation in Germany. This will address the situation in 2022. The data collection of specialized counseling centers for trafficked persons provides important insights into counseling practice in Germany. * This text has been automatically translated

On September 27, BumF is hosting a digital network meeting from 10 am to 12.30 pm. The first part of the event will focus on current developments concerning the network. There will also be a networking space. The second part will focus on the situation of girls and women from Afghanistan, with a talk by Dr. Alema Alema, Afghanistan consultant at Pro Asyl.To register for the event, please email us with ‘Netzwerktreffen’ in the subject line, by September 20 on [email protected].

Les jeunes réfugié·e·s LGBTIQ* dans le travail social Am 26. September 2023, 14.00 bis 15.30 Uhr: Flüchtlingsunterkünfte sind für junge lesbische, schwule, bisexuelle, trans*, intergeschlechtliche und queere (LSBTIQ*) Geflüchtete häufig Angsträume. Es gibt kaum Unterstützungsangebote. Schutzkonzepte, die auch minderjährige LSBTIQ*-Geflüchtete mit einbeziehen, selten. Wie können Fachkräfte in Unterkünften, und vor allem in der Kinder- und Jugendarbeit, junge LSBTIQ*- Geflüchtete stärken? Was sind ihre spezifischen Herausforderungen in den Bereichen Gesundheit, Unterbringung oder in der Selbstbildung/Identitätsbildung?

German asylum policy continues to focus on deterence. As a result, daily life for refugees in Germany is defined by mass shelters, work bans, deportations, racist police violence and social exclusion. Jugendliche Ohne Grenzen (Youth Without Borders) and an alliance of civil society organizations are calling for a real change of course. Join the demonstration as German interior ministers meet in Berlin. For more information and/or to put your signature our demands:

A new working aid from the Paritätischer Gesamtverband offers recommendations for language mediators helping refugees to access sexual and reproductive health care. It also serves as a set of guidelines for advice/counseling centers and other relevant spaces employing language interpreters.