Self-advocacy and self-help
Self-advocacy
Our "Empowerment Now" project supports initial approaches to self-advocacy among refugees with disabilities. The self-advocacy group "NOW! Nicht Ohne das Wir" (Not Without Us) was set up in 2020 as part of this project. The aim of this group is to improve the living situation of refugees with disabilities in Germany. To achieve this goal, members of the group – each experts in their own area – are raising awareness about the rights and needs of refugees with disabilities among political actors, professionals and the general public.
Self-help
We continue to receive numerous requests every single day from people from Ukraine who have disabilities and are looking for help. So that we can support as many of these people as possible, we provide a space for conversation and dialogue once a month for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities and their families.