Hotel hope – Where refugees begin a new life | DW Documentary
An integration experiment, in the heart of Germany: Refugees move into a vacant hotel, where they receive targeted support. The aim is for them to find work or a training placement, ultimately fostering a successful integration.
An empty hotel in downtown Düsseldorf is ready for a new idea. Karin Jungjohann has one – and isn’t afraid to experiment.
“What do people need most, no matter where they come from? A sense of hope for the future,” said Karin Jungjohann, one of the founders of the Düsseldorf language school “Hispi”. For years, she had observed how refugees in accommodation centers struggle to progress in their lives. At the same time, she was being approached by restaurateurs in Düsseldorf looking for people to fill jobs in the catering industry. This gave rise to the idea for a project designed to rethink the accommodation, support and integration of refugees: the House of Friends.
A film crew follows the initiator of the integration experiment from the initial selection of participants, through to their successful integration into the labor market and society.
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