Integration for Everyone

Zak Reimer

Integration isn't just for refugees, it's for everyone. In this podcast, you'll find discussions about innovative integration programs and the role that Germany plays in helping refugees create a new life. You will hear interviews with Germans, newcomers and long-time citizens alike, who have been working to help refugees in their country since 2015.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Integration for Everyone episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Integration for Everyone for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Integration for Everyone episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

#01 - Willkommen in Falkensee, Open to Everyone

Integration for Everyone

07/08/20 • 27 min

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#08 - Jobs 4 Refugees - Connecting People to a New Labor Market

Integration for Everyone

11/23/20 • 24 min

Finding a job is hard even if you speak the language, know how to write the perfect cover letter, craft just the right CV, and give all the right answers in an interview. Imagine having to learn to do all of that in a completely new country. Where do you even start?
Jobs 4 Refugees, helps newcomers with that start. In Germany, those who are seeking safety and stability often look for a job as a means to gain experience in their new home and provide security for themselves and their families.
Listen to today's episode to hear Julia, a client of Jobs 4 Refugees, share her experience working with the organization, and attending its workshops. Then Friederike Löwe, Integration Coordinator, tells us about Jobs 4 Refugees' history and how they have addressed the unique challenges of helping newcomers find a job in a new home.
We also address how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected refugees' ability to work and find work.
Thank you, Friederike and Julia, for coming on the podcast and sharing your experiences.
Thanks again to Friederike for interpreting my conversation with Julia.
This podcast is made possible by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Social Science Works.
Please visit the Jobs 4 Refugees webpage to learn more (English version): https://www.jobs4refugees.org/?lang=en

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#00 - Introducing Integration for Everyone

Integration for Everyone

07/08/20 • 5 min

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#07 - Mosaique: What Refugee Integration Can Tell Us About Building a Better Society

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10/14/20 • 27 min

This week's guest is Dr. Corinna Krume of Mosaique, a cultural center in Lüneberg that creates space for refugees and locals to meet, interact, and create cultural events. The organization hosts yoga, German practice, meet-ups over coffee, and much more.
In this episode, you'll hear about what Mosaique does and why it serves as an important model for our society as a whole.
We also address the important topic of burnout for volunteers and how to keep up motivation over a long term commitment to helping newcomers adjust.
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#06 - Begegnungscafe Babelsberg w/ Volunteer Katharina - A Place to Meet and Time to Talk

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09/21/20 • 44 min

This week you'll hear from Katharina, a volunteer with the Begegnungscafe Babelsberg.
We discuss what it's like to be a volunteer in Geramny and Katharina draws on her experience of helping at refugee integration organizations in several German Bundesländer (States of Germany).
We hear about the struggles of community integration, some of the successful approaches, and why this organization has been successful in bringing together around 100 locals and refugees each week.
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Companion page: https://www.integrationforeveryone.com/cafe

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#02 - Brandenburg has Space, Jo and Potsdam Konvoi

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08/06/20 • 21 min

In this episode, I talk with Jo of the organization Potsdam Konvoi about their campaign to bring 2000 people living in refugee camps in Greece to the German Federal State of Brandenburg.
Kurzgesagt YouTube video on the European "refugee crisis" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnT-iF0CAZk
Potsdam Konvoi Website - https://www.potsdam-konvoi.de/
Brandenburg hat Platz Campaign site (click here to see their poster) - https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/brandenburg-hat-platz-landesaufnahmeprogramm-fuer-gefluechtete-jetzt
Asylum statistics for Germany - https://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/germany/statistics

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#09 - Minor Advising Migrants and Refugees on Social Media

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01/19/21 • 33 min

Minor is an organization that offers research, consultancy, and pilot-testing services in Germany. Though their work covers a variety of issues in civil society, they boast an impressive number of projects related to migration. Their website lists 15 current projects and another 20 projects concluded in the last eight years related to migration topics from voting to science to religion.

The project we're discussing in today's episode is Fem.OS. With a focus on female migrants, their team of counselors engages on social media platforms in 10 languages (Arabic, English, French, Pashto, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish) to share reliable and quality information on a variety of topics.

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#05 - It's All About Communication - Willkommen in Dallgow ft. Elisabeth Fleisch

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09/02/20 • 24 min

Welcome to Dallgow, a small town on the outskirts of Berlin of about 10,000 people. Here you can find the welcome initiative Willkommen in Dallgow which formed to create a welcome community for refugees when they arrived in Germany and found themselves temporarily placed in refugee accommodations. This week's episode highlights the importance of those first days, weeks, and months for organizing community members for a welcome initiative. This week's guest, Elisabeth, discusses what it takes to ready a community for this kind of commitment. She shares her experience as a communication volunteer organizing volunteers and sharing information with the residents of Dallgow. She also discusses things that are important for enhancing integration in Germany such as cultural events and maintaining strong lines of communication between refugees and the community.
Visit Willkommen in Dallgow at their website and Facebook page:
Willkommen in Dallgow Website
Willkommen in Dallgow Facebook

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#04 - Amal, Berlin! Continued, a conversation with Arabic Reporter Asmaa

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08/24/20 • 31 min

This episode is a follow-up from last week's conversation with Julia from Amal, Berlin!. Amal is a news organization that publishes news stories in German, Farsi/Dari, and Arabic. After speaking with co-founder and reporter Julia, she recommended here colleague, a reporter writing in Arabic, Asmaa for another conversation. Getting another perspective from Amal was incredibly valuable as Asmaa was able to draw on her experience writing for an Arabic speaking expatriate community and her own experience of moving to Germany as a refugee and going through the process of settling in.
In this conversation, you will hear:
- Reporting during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
- What "integration" means and why it may be time to think beyond integration.
- Next steps for involving refugees in society in a meaningful way.
- Two-way integration.
- Asmaa's own experience moving to Germany.
There are a lot of ways to connect with Amal, Berlin! and Amal, Hamburg! You can find those below:
Amal, Berlin! Website

Amal, Berlin! Facebook

Amal, Berlin! Youtube Arabic

Amal Berlin! Youtube Farsi/Dari

Amal, Hamburg! Website

Amal, Hamburg! Facebook Arabic

Amal, Hamburg! Facebook Farsi/Dari
Amal, Berlin! Instagram
Send your feedback on what you thought about this week's episode or suggestions for integration organizations in Germany that I should interview to: [email protected]
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#03 - How Refugees in Germany Get the News While Learning German - Julia Gerlach & Amal, Berlin!

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08/17/20 • 28 min

In this week's podcast episode I speak with Julia Gerlach, co-founder and journalist for Amal, Berlin! a news website that reports in German, Farsi/Dari, and Arabic. Their reporting helps refugees who are still learning German learn about current events in Berlin, Hamburg, and Germany. Amal, helps refugees be part of the society by staying informed and taking part in civic discussions even before they are fluent in German.
Connect with Amal, Berlin! and share their publications using the links below.
Amal, Berlin! Website

Amal, Berlin! Facebook

Amal, Berlin! Youtube Arabic

Amal Berlin! Youtube Farsi/Dari

Amal, Hamburg! Website

Amal, Hamburg! Facebook Arabic

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