Centres for Migration and Development
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH operates so-called "Centers for Migration and Development" in various countries, which accompany returnees during their reintegration.
The centers advise and support you if you have returned from Germany, Europe or other countries to one of the following countries and need assistance with your local social and economic reintegration: Albania, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iraq, Kosovo, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Serbia and Tunisia.
Counselling is free, confidential and non-binding. The centres provide advice, for example, on how to find a job or start your own business after returning home. In addition to general counseling, the centers also refer returnees to further education, training, or offers of psychosocial support.
Information portal Startfinder
Information on all opportunities and services can be found on the website. Startfinder provides information on work, training and life in the cooperating countries, contacts to local counseling centers and more.
Startfinder is a service of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Direct links to the country pages on Startfinder:
Albania: German Information Centre on Migration, Vocational Training and Career (DIMAK)
Egypt: Egyptian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (EGC)
The Gambia: Gambian-German Advisory Centre for Jobs, Training and Reintegration (GGAC)
Ghana: Ghanaian-European Centre for Jobs, Migration and Development (GEC)
Iraq: German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GMAC) in Iraq
Jordan: German-Jordanian Centre for Labour Mobility (GJC)
Kosovo: German Information Centre for Migration, Vocational Training and Career (DIMAK)
Morocco: Moroccan-European Information Centre for the Promotion of Labour Mobility and Professional Integration (EIMEA)
Nigeria: Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (NGC)
Pakistan: Pakistani-German Facilitation and Reintegration Centre (PGFRC)
Senegal: Senegalese-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (CSAEM)
Serbia: German Information Centre on Migration, Training and Employment (DIMAK)
Tunesia: Tunisian-German Centre for Migration and Development (CMD)