Non-Governmental Organization

Arche noVa is an aid organisation that sets up humanitarian aid projects (Syrien, Irak, Libanon, Ukraine), development cooperation projects (Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippinen, Uganda, Äthiopien, Somalia, Mali, Kenia) as well as development education in the form of school projects on topics such as ‘water’, ‘world trade and globalisation’, ‘(international) conflicts’ and ‘humanitarian aid’.

PRO ASYL was founded in 1986 with the aim of establishing an effective voice for the rights of refugees in Germany. We are a national association of people working for federal refugee councils, churches, trade unions, welfare and human rights organizations. PRO ASYL is a non-profit association and finances itself with membership-fees and donations.At present the support association has 12.000 members.

PRO ASYL

• promotes the rights of refugees,
• publishes leaflets and information sheets about causes for flight and integration of refugees in Germany,
• performs educational work by organizing events and symposia.,
• supports exemplary court cases and law suits in order to secure justice for refugees,
• promotes regional associations of refugee councils and collaborates with refugee initiatives,
• makes proposals for the annual Day of the Refugee.

One of PRO ASYL´s current emphases is the campaign "Hier geblieben – Recht auf Bleiberecht" (the right of asylum). It campaigns for more than 150.000 people who are living in Germany and who are apparently are often well-integrated in society, but are in fact merely "tolerated" and even after many years have to face the possibility of deportation. A broad basis of linked organizations supports PRO ASYL in demanding liberal asylum laws. Basic initiatives promote the campaign within the federal states and communities. PRO ASYL has created posters, flyers, and background brochures for this purpose. PRO ASYL keeps a critical eye on the refugee policy in Germany and Europe and consistently gets involved in current political debates.

This association represents the interests of binational families and partnerships throughout Germany. We support the social and legal equality of people regardless of their skin color or their cultural origin.

We work as a non-profit organization in more than 30 cities in and outside of Germany. Counseling women and men regarding all issues of binational marriages and relationships is one focus of our work. We use legal restrictions and the various forms of disadvantage and discrimination as an opportunity to inform the public and to provide a basis for dialogue between the organization and the federal government.

One of our most important tasks is to highlight the chances and possibilities that arise when people of different cultures live together. In doing so, we rely on the experience of our members and pass on this knowledge in the form of publications, events, and training courses. We want to contribute to a culture of acceptance with various projects on intercultural topics.

The association of binational families and partnerships is a member of the German nondenominational welfare association (DPWV), the German women's council (DF), and the European Conference of binational / bicultural Relationships (ECB). We are represented in the European Coordination for foreigners' right to family life (ECFRFL) and in the German national coalition for the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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