REFUGIO Munich

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Rosenheimer Straße 38, headquarters of Refugio Munich

REFUGIO Munich is a counseling and treatment center for refugees and victims of torture . The sponsor is IfF-Refugio-München eV, the sponsoring association is the Förderverein Refugio München eV It looks after refugees primarily in Munich , but also in other Bavarian cities such as Augsburg , Landshut and Rosenheim . The main fields of activity are psychotherapy , social counseling , medical diagnostics and assessments . There is also support for migrants in the integration and training of professional helpers in the refugee sector.

The art workshop for underage refugees works artistically, educationally and art therapy in Munich asylum shelters and schools.

history

From 1990 employees of the Initiative for Refugees eV got involved in establishing a psychosocial center for refugees in Munich. After rejecting two applications, the Munich city council decided in 1993 to found a psychosocial center for refugees in Munich, and in the same year the social department commissioned the initiative for refugees with the establishment and sponsorship. In May 1994 the advice and treatment center opened in Rauchstrasse with six employees. In 1998 the sponsoring association changed its name to its current name. In 2001 the company moved to Mariahilfplatz in der Au , and in 2012 another to Rosenheimer Straße 38 ( Haidhausen ). Both moves were associated with an expansion of activities. The center employs 47 people (as of 2018).

activities

Clients are refugees who have been tortured, traumatized or are in a mental crisis. Fields of activity for adult refugees are

The center has a pool of interpreters who are specially trained to assist in counseling sessions and psychotherapy; they not only work as translators, but also bring their intercultural competence to bear . They are available for more than 30 languages.

There are other offers for refugee children:

The center supports more than 1,500 refugees from over 40 nations each year, including around 600 minors.

Art workshop

In several refugee shelters, but also in schools and in the EineWeltHaus , refugee children and young people, especially unaccompanied minor refugees , can do artistic work under the guidance of artists and art therapists: artistic design, dance, breakdancing, music, photography, theater and holiday projects. Several times a year the art workshop organizes exhibitions with works from the art and photography groups, as well as performances by music, dance and theater groups, e.g. B. at the Tollwood Festival . Well-known musicians, such as B. Wally Warning and Chuck Ragan performed with music groups from the art workshop. The aim of the art workshop is to encourage the children's imagination and creativity and thereby stabilize them psychologically. When painting pictures, they can share and process their traumatic experiences.

Other Projects

  • Native-speaking parent seminars : The center organizes native-speaking parent seminars in 26 languages. They are offered by pedagogically trained trainers for mothers and fathers with a migration background either individually or in groups, occasionally also on site in the families. The aim is to help parents raise their children in the difficult escape situation and in unfamiliar surroundings.
  • Welcome volunteer project : The center organizes volunteer support for refugees. Volunteers meet regularly with refugees or refugee families for six months in everyday situations, spend their free time together, support them in dealing with authorities, help the children with schoolwork or the like. The aim is to familiarize refugees with a culture that is foreign to them to lead them out of their isolation
  • Special offers for unaccompanied minor refugees (UMF) : In climbing courses you can (re) build trust in yourself and in others. Regular group meetings help them to find their way in the unfamiliar environment.
  • Advice for migrants on questions about integration, e.g. B. regarding employment, participation in language and integration courses and looking for accommodation.

Advanced training

Employees organize training courses for professional helpers in the refugee sector in the form of lectures and specialist conferences. Topics are: intercultural competence, traumatisation of refugees, psychotherapy of refugees, post-traumatic stress disorder, assessment of refugees in the asylum procedure.

Others

The center is a member of the nationwide working group of psychosocial centers for refugees and victims of torture . The center is a recognized provider of free youth welfare in accordance with Section 75 of the Child and Youth Welfare Act .

The Refugio Munich Report appears three times a year with reports and information on the association's work and other refugee issues.

financing

The center is financed primarily from public funds, above all by the city of Munich, which bore around 50% of the costs in 2017. But also charities , private foundations and donations from companies and private individuals contribute to the budget; some have organized themselves in a support association for REFUGIO Munich . The budget for 2017 was around 3.36 million euros.

Awards

The center has received numerous awards, such as B. 2013 the Prize of the Karl Kübel Foundation , 2013 (also 2011, 2009, 2003, 2001, 1999 and 1998) the Prize of the Dr. Viktor Freiherr von Fuchs Foundation , 2011 the Luise Kiesselbach Prize of the Paritätischen Wohlfahrtsverband Bayern , 2008 the Anita Augspurg Prize , 2004 the German Youth Welfare Prize . Anni Kammerlander, one of the founders and longstanding managing director of Refugio Munich, was awarded the Bavarian Constitutional Medal in 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b http://www.refugio-muenchen.de/ueber-uns/struktur-satzung/
  2. ↑ Landshut Network
  3. ↑ a b c Anniversary brochure for the 25th anniversary, 2014 ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  4. ↑ http://www.grenzenlos-frei.de/
  5. ↑ http://www.refugio-muenchen.de/geschichte/
  6. ↑ Bylaws of IfF-REFUGIO-Munich eV ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF document) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  7. ↑ Interview with interpreters ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  8. ↑ REFUGIO art workshop - exhibition and concert ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gasteig.de
  9. ↑ Art workshop for refugee children and young people
  10. ↑ Native-speaking parent seminars individually and in groups ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  11. ↑ The parent trainer ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Süddeutsche Zeitung July 30, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  12. ↑ "Welcome" Voluntary support for refugees at Refugio ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  13. ↑ Refugio Report April 2013 ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  14. ↑ Overcoming fear by climbing ( memento of the original dated May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) Magazin des Paritätischen, 3/2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.refugio-muenchen.de
  15. ↑ Refugio Munich Report
  16. ↑ Financing (PDF)
  17. ↑ Award for special commitment  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.paritaet-bayern.de  
  18. ↑ Prizes and awards for REFUGIO Munich

Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 45.5 "  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 33.3"  E