Yekmal North Rhine-Westphalia
In North Rhine-Westphalia, the association Yekmal e.V. has been represented in Bielefeld, Essen and Herford since 2021. Coordinated by qualified management teams, all three locations are now needs-oriented contact points where people with a history of flight and immigration can find various advice, empowerment and support services. Further locations in NRW are being planned.
Needs and target groups
In the most populous federal state of NRW, where almost one in three people have a migration background, the need for multilingual contact points and meeting places for immigrants is particularly high. Thanks to its multilingual and diverse team structure, Yekmal e.V. in NRW reaches a large number of people who have immigrated to Germany with its culturally sensitive, target group-specific and resource-oriented work.
Programs and focus areas
Yekmal e.V. offers a wide range of counseling and educational opportunities at its three NRW locations. The main focus is on supporting families with a migration background and empowering them to participate on an equal footing. The services include:
- Low-threshold advice and support
- Empowerment and networking opportunities for families
- Bilingual parent-child groups
- Language, music and digital courses for adults and children
- Outpatient support for parenting
- Qualification of service instructors and multipliers
- Committee and network work
- Promotion of volunteer work
- Anti-discrimination work
- Cultural events and festivities
Team and facilities
The team at Yekmal e.V. NRW team consists of people with different professional expertise and qualifications, including social workers, educators, humanities graduates and career changers. The interaction of the constantly growing full-time core team with numerous freelancers and committed volunteers enables Yekmal e.V. to provide regular and needs-oriented services for families at all three locations.
Cooperation and networks
In NRW, too, Yekmal e.V.'s cooperation with the local administration, educational institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders is of the utmost importance in order to provide targeted, sustainable and professionally competent work. Participation in local and national expert committees, networking meetings and alliances as well as cooperative project collaboration are among the cornerstones of our work. We are in regular contact with other stakeholders in education and integration work in order to continuously develop our expertise. Yekmal e.V. NRW is a member of the Paritätischer Dachverband and the Bundeselternnetzwerk der Migrantenorganisationen für Bildung & Teilhabe (bbt).
Location and accessibility
All three NRW regional locations are centrally located and easily accessible via the public transport network. We have offices and inviting group rooms on site where we can implement our diverse program. We provide information about other offers in the city on our public relations channels.
