Victims of human trafficking helping to create awareness about the dangers of irregular migration
Over the last 9 months, IRARA has been working in partnership with IOM Pakistan on the implementation of the project “Strengthening the Government of Pakistan’s Capacities for Countering Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM).” Aligned with national priorities, our goal is to support the government of Pakistan to deliver activities that prevent […]
Are you considering returning home?
IRARA helps people return and settle in their home countries, if you are considering moving back to your home country we can help. Watch this short video to find out how easy the process is.
IRARA partners with Frontex
IRARA partners with Frontex to provide reintegration assistance in Nigeria, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Vietnam. IRARA is delighted to be partnering with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, for the provision of reintegration assistance to returnees departing on a voluntary or non-voluntary basis form Member States and Schengen Associated Countries to their […]
Pakistan’s labour market – GIZ Pakistan and IRARA’s recent roundtable discussions
IRARA and GIZ Pakistan held productive discussions last week in Islamabad. These conversations were centred around the acceleration of Pakistan’s labour market through skilled human resources. IRARA can provide a training platform via the IRARA Livelihood Hub for returnees where we help them learn new skills or update existing skills. This upskilled workforce would then […]
Supporting the Implementation of Turkey’s National Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration System
IRARA was delighted to meet with the stakeholders of the ICMPD supported National Assisted Voluntary Return & Reintegration system (NAVRR); the Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in Islamabad last week. We held fruitful discussions about approaches to ensure […]
Reintegration project with Germany for voluntary returnees to Somalia and Somaliland
We are delighted to kick-off a project, financed by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), supporting voluntary returnees in their reintegration in Somalia and Somaliland. IRARA will be providing reintegration assistance for nationals of Somalia and Somaliland who wish to return home after having resided in Germany for at least three consecutive months. […]
Working to Improve Reintegration in the Gambia
Our Partnership’s Director, Yorck Wurms met with Director Alagie Jarju of the National Youth Council in The Gambia recently to discuss how we can work together to improve Reintegration in the region. The Gambian National Youth Council works towards sustainable national development and has a broad reach across all the 7 administrative regions with over […]
Building a better strategy for returns & reintegration
IRARA welcomed the announcement made by DG Home in December regarding the intention to publish a strategy for sustainably returning and reintegrating irregular migrants and we look forward to participating in the public consultation. Reintegration is a valuable tool that benefits not only returnees but also their wider communities and local economies. Using local service […]
Keeping You Safe During COVID-19
Knowing how important our services are to the people we serve we have strived to keep our operations running throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Global Operations Centre has remained fully operational and all our regional offices are now fully open and are adhering to the local protocols to keep employees and visitors safe. All our […]
IRARA Becomes a Registered NGO in Afghanistan
We are delighted that IRARA has recently been established as a Registered NGO in Afghanistan. This official acknowledgement by the Ministry of Economy is validation of the IRARA organisation in Afghanistan and an indication that we are a key enabler of one of their key strategies of ‘stimulating the economy’. Our newly opened dedicated office […]