{"id":220,"date":"2023-03-16T08:57:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T08:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaidi.de\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2023-03-16T09:51:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T09:51:58","slug":"willkommen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaidi.de\/en\/willkommen\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd27995 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd27995\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e969f8d column-style-top column-top\" data-id=\"e969f8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a2a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49a2a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working for African migrants in Germany!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f45447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f45447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The German-African Initiative for Development and Integration gUG, which started work as a non-profit social organisation in January 2023, supports new comers, including refugees, asylum-seekers, students and others, from Africa as they settle down in Germany.<\/p><p>Our founder, Femi Awoniyi, a practising journalist, has been reporting on the issues of migration and flight as well as African community life in Germany and Europe for about 25 years.<\/p><p>Through his work as the publisher\/editor of The African Courier, Femi has become well acquainted with the common challenges faced by Africans in Germany in the process of settling down. Moreover, Femi regularly takes part in seminars, workshops and conferences on integration issues.<\/p><p>An active member of the African community, Femi is currently the President of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Germany e.V. and Vice-Chairman of the Central Council of the African Community in Germany e.V.<\/p><p>Femi leistet seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren ehrenamtlich Integrationshilfe durch seine Beteiligung an Projekten und Initiativen in Zusammenarbeit mit gemeinn\u00fctzigen Organisationen und Initiativen. Zuletzt war er Mitbegr\u00fcnder der Initiative &#8222;Hilfe f\u00fcr Afrikaner aus der Ukraine in Deutschland&#8220; (HAUG) zur Unterst\u00fctzung von Afrikanern, die vor dem Krieg in der Ukraine fliehen.<\/p><p>Femi established GAIDI to pool his experiences and knowledge for the development and implementation of integration support programmes to assist refugees, asylum-seekers, students and other new comers in the country.<\/p><p>Femi believes that successful integration is true empowerment as it enables migrants to develop themselves optimally and fulfil their dreams. They are therefore able to contribute to the development of the country.<\/p><p>Another focus of GAIDI is the promotion of a culture of volunteering in the African community in Germany, encouraging self-help of one helping the other.<\/p><p>GAIDI also promotes a greater engagement of the diaspora in the development of African countries and better German-African relations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f22230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f22230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support our Work!\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6c003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6c003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can support our work by making a donation to GAIDI gUG.<\/p><p>Donations will help us to sustain and develop the initiative!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352c57c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"352c57c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GAIDI gUG<\/strong><br \/>DE59 1005 0000 0190 9027 52<br \/>Berliner Sparkasse<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16070b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16070b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please include your official address in the reference if you want a donation receipt. As a non-profit organization, GAIDI gUG is entitled to issue donation receipts which can be claimed for tax purposes at the tax office. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Einsatz f\u00fcr afrikanische Migranten in Deutschland! Die Deutsch-Afrikanische Initiative f\u00fcr Entwicklung und Integration gUG, die im Januar 2023 ihre Arbeit als gemeinn\u00fctzige soziale Einrichtung aufgenommen hat, unterst\u00fctzt Neuank\u00f6mmlinge, darunter Fl\u00fcchtlinge, Asylbewerber, Studenten und andere, aus Afrika beim Einleben in Deutschland. 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