Overview
Giving Circles MENA, in collaboration with the StartHope@Home program by Social Impact (Germany), invites local nonprofit organizations and development practitioners engaged in migration and reintegration efforts to join an interactive online event exploring the challenges faced by Arab asylum seekers returning from Europe. This event creates a space for critical dialogue around gaps, innovations, and opportunities to strengthen returnee support systems. We believe your voice matters in shaping more inclusive and responsive reintegration pathways.
Event Description
Join us for a 90-minute online Giving Circle dedicated to exploring the realities of return and reintegration in Syria. Together, we will discuss the challenges returnees face, highlight local solutions for reintegration, and identify opportunities to create meaningful, lasting impact for both the returnee and the broader economy.
In this session, co-hosted with StartHope@Home—a program that coaches refugees and migrants to prepare business plans or find jobs upon return—we’ll take a closer look at the pathways for Syrian returnees.
What to Expect:
- A collaborative space to connect with other stakeholders and amplify local voices
- Build connections and identify opportunities for collaboration that lead to sustainable reintegration.
- Share knowledge and discover local actors, projects, and resources that can support returnees.
Learning Outcomes:
- Insights on realities of return and reintegration from local and international perspectives – socially, economically, legally and psychologically.
- Co-created locally centered solutions highlighting opportunities in jobs, business, and community development
Partner Organization
Start Hope@Home, a project by Social Impact, is a preparation for return and reintegration program, that supports refugees and migrants in developing career prospects in their home country. The program supports participants with individual coaching and socio-educational support to increase their chances of sustainable professional reintegration through business development or at job seeking.
Speakers
13th October, 2025 | 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Syria Time) | Online
Event Agenda
Welcome remarks:
Sami Shaheen, Co-Founder, Giving Circles MENA
Input:
Angela Ampuero Arriagada, Head of International Relations and Coach, Social Impact International
Break out rooms:
- Challenges in Reintegration
- Jobs & Business Development Opportunities
- Local actors and Collaboration
Immerse yourself as active participants in the issues that truly matter to you.
Expand your knowledge, network, and connections.
Please note that the event will be recorded using the cloud-based recording tool within the Zoom.us platform (using cloud servers based in the U.S.), to be published on the Giving Circles MENA website and social media channels for external communications purposes.
