Return and Reintegration Counselling

The primary goal of the return project is the sustainable reintegration of returnees from Germany to Kosovo.

Diakonie Kosova (DiaKos) and the affiliated Diakonie Training Center (DTC) have been working in the field of reintegration of people returning from Germany to Kosovo since 2007. All returnees who come back from Germany are received and cared for.

 DiaKos also has:

– a vocational training center (DTC)
– a psychosocial center for trauma therapy with an affiliated doctor
– a kindergarten
– a youth center
– a farm that offers jobs for people with disabilities
– a boxing club and

Our services include:

● First contact at the airport.

● Compiling of assistance plan with the returnees.

● Psychosocial counselling, necessary treatment by our medical practice.

● School registration, school material.

● Training and further education for integration in the labor market.

● Help with self-employment (start-up).

As part of the return and reintegration counselling, so-called “starter packages” are offered, which consist of food, hygienic items and medicaments. In addition, support services for necessary assistance with regard to home appliances, (washing machine, refrigerator, electric stove), wood stoves for heating or cooking, fire wood, school material and clothing for children.

A wide variety of vocational training courses are offered at the DTC, for example cooks, hairdressers, tailors, heating installation, electricians, plumbers, painters and dry construction (KNAUF).

 The Diakonie supports the (subsequent) job trainings and provides the necessary tools for self-employment (start-up).

The reintegration of children and young people is supported in particular by the contact between the Diakonie and their school directors and teachers. Children who are not yet of school age can be cared for in the kindergarten of the Diakonie, while a youth center with a wide range of offers is available for young people.

Project duration:
Three years project started on 01.01.2025 and will end on 31.12.2027.

Project is Co-funded by the European Union and Bayerisches Landesamt für Asyl und Rückführungen (LfAR).