Fidvi, Pakistan
Eight years I have been in Germany, and three years in the accommodation here. Before that I was first in Eisenhüttenstadt and then for many years in another town in Teltow-Fläming. I wasRead More
Yaqout, Syria
I was born in Homs, Syria to a small family—it was only me and my two sisters. I completed all of my schooling there and I graduated from high school. At this point,Read More
Project “New ways for working with refugees in Teltow-Fläming” has start
Supported by the district administration of Teltow-Fläming (Brandenburg), we have started a year-long project aimed at strengthening the coordination and cooperation of stakeholders working on the integration of refugees. We already went throughRead More
SSW exchanged experiences and knowledge in the EU project “Building Inclusive Socie
Last week SSW visited Belgrade to exchange information, experiences and knowledge regarding the integration of refugees, psychological assistance to people in distress, and social and psychological research. The event was hosted by PsychosocialRead More
Giving a face to refugees: A story from Thessaloniki
According to European Commission statistics, more than two million people risked their lives since 2015 to reach Europe in search of safety from poverty and war. Most of the refugees came from differentRead More
Workshops with recently arrived refugees in Wünsdorf (Brandenburg) continued.
With the support of the Partnerschaft für Demokratie in Teltow-Fläming and the German Red Cross we will again implement a dozen workshops with recently arrived refugees in Wünsdorf (Brandenburg). As in previous years,Read More
Podcasts of Zak Reimer now fully accessible on our website
In the summer of 2020, our fellow Zak Reimer launched the podcast “Integration for everyone”. In these podcasts, also made possible by the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, he explores the host country’s roleRead More
Yamen Fouda, Andrew Sorota and Mine Gülnur Küçükyılmaz new fellows at Social Sci
We welcomed two new interesting fellows at Social Science Works. Mine Gülnur Küçükyılmaz completed a bachelor degree in biological studies and one in sociology at Middle East Technical University in Turkey. At theRead More
Series of insightful exchanges with refugees in Wünsdorf for now completed
As in 2019, we enjoyed a long series of deliberations with refugees in the refugee home in Wünsdorf. The project was supported by the German Red Cross and the federal program “Demokratie Leben!”Read More
Empowering refugee women through deliberation and theatre
In August 2020 Social Science Works has started a series of workshops by women for women in a Potsdam refugee accommodation. The innovative aspect of this workshop is the interweaving of deliberative discussionRead More