The Finnish Refugee Council is a 50-year-old international refugee work specialist, whose main task is to support refugees and migrants towards a new beginning and to promote their fundamental rights.
training of poverty
They promote refugee's ability to find theirself living in protracted refugee situations, adult education target countries Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Myanmar.
In the middle of the crisis paenneilla is a great need for training. Many have had to leave school because of the war between the part and there is no poverty or long trips to school because it could never begin at all. The new refugee is usually not just a matter of a momentary situation, but it often lasts for years. Adult education we aim to increase refugees and returnees self-initiated. The aim is either directly or indirectly to the improvement of refugees and returnees livelihood and living conditions. Refugee Council organized poverty reduction aimed at commerce and entrepreneurship skills to improve the courses will be tailored to the refugees and their groups' needs.
Work to prevent conflict
They strengthen civil society in post-conflict countries and promote residents' comfort in diverse neighborhoods in Finland naapuruussovittelulla.
Although the war had officially ended, instability often continues for a long time. Refugee groups available basic information and skills is of considerable importance to the reconstruction. Of everyday learning skills such as bookkeeping or farming skills can have a big impact on the individual, family and Community well-being. Literacy Groups create a sense of togetherness and open new communication channels between people. Confidence tosiiin people is often broken during the war and the study group to promote the discovery of new confidence.
Underlying conflicts between the residents is often a different life situations and habits, as well as broken or hostile interaction. At worst, the little things escalate and lead to ongoing contacts and complaints real estate company. Long-term disputes undermine the climate of the entire neighborhood and a sense of security. Naapuruussovittelussa engage in open discussion among the educated to the dispute or the parties to the conflict mediators to help. The parties can express their own viewpoints and opinions and reach an agreement. Naapuruussovittelun aim is to improve safety and housing repair relations between the neighbors. They prevent the conflicts between asylum seekers in reception centers for residents and people already living in the area naapuruussovittelun method.
Peer support and organization of work
They organize study and peer groups and strengthen refugees and immigrants in their own organizations.
In the past, people moved to the country are the best experts to support the new arrivals. Refugee Council's peer groups provide guidance to the challenges of everyday life and social life, as well as opportunities to explore a variety of guided activities and services. The Finnish Refugee Council has organized a peer immigrants for more than ten years in Finland and abroad. Peer support in particular those immigrants whose language skills are weak, or whose integration has been left half-finished.
Organizations work is a good way to learn the rules of society, democratic decision-making and respect for gender equality. Järjestötyö provide meaningful and motivating to do and to open better opportunities for employment and advancement in life.
For young people facing life
They support young people to find their own resources and means to cope with challenging life situations.
Many young people have moved to Finland is in a situation where life should proceed quickly. However, the starting point, for example, with regard to training, are weaker than most of those born in Finland. lived for a few years in Finland a young often needs help to face the Finnish bureaucracy and the ubiquitous construction. Refugee Council supports have moved to the country of young adults to identify and mobilize their own resources as well as to find life meaningful direction. If necessary, they will support young people in everyday life coping - it'll help where help is needed.
In several post-war countries young people have almost half the population. After protracted wars to return to school does not necessarily no longer possible. After the war, the country is often a large number of uneducated and unemployed people. Refugee youth projects combining literacy, life skills and vocational training. This model has been found to produce good results.
the promotion of the rights of refugees
They participate in the public debate and influence policy-making.
Refugee Council provides information on the humanitarian migration, as well as raises and participate in the discussion of refugees and new life for refugees. Advocacy cornerstone is the extensive co-operation between NGOs and the authorities.
