Building Resilience through Initiatives Defining Growth potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey (BRIDGES) Building Resilience through Initiatives Defining Growth potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey (BRIDGES) Die Türkei ist nach wie vor das Land, welches die größte Anzahl syrischer Flüchtlinge aufgenommen hat (ca. 3,6 Mio.). Das Danish Refugee Council (DRC) ist bereits seit 2013 in der Türkei in den am stärksten vom Flüchtlingsstrom betroffenen Provinzen aktiv. Das Programm BRIDGES (Building Resilience through Initiatives Defining Growth potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey) läuft bereits seit 2016. Mit der Unterstützung des BMZ kann das Programm in fünf Provinzen (Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Mersin und Kahramanmaras) über zwei Jahre deutlich ausgeweitet werden.BRIDGES ist ein integrierter Programmansatz, der auf die Förderung von sozialer und wirtschaftlicher Selbständigkeit der Individuen setzt, um nachhaltige Möglichkeiten für Flüchtlinge zu schaffen, ihren Lebensunterhalt ohne Abhängigkeit von staatlicher oder humanitärer Hilfe bestreiten zu können. Durch die Maßnahmen soll die Vermittelbarkeit in den regulären Arbeitsmarkt oder die Aufnahme einer selbstständigen Tätigkeit ermöglicht werden.Die Aktivitäten umfassen im wesentlichen rechtliche, wirtschaftliche und soziale Beratung, Kurzzeit-Kurse (Sprachen, Computerkenntnisse, Lebenslauferstellung etc.), Berufsbildung (technische und handwerkliche Ausbildungen in Form mittelfristiger Kurse mit Abschlusszertifikaten), Stellenvermittlung (Online-Plattform und lokale Jobmessen zur Vermittlung von Praktika), Gründerberatung, Workshops zu Selbständigkeit und die Unterstützung von Gründungsvorhaben im Rahmen von Business Incubators (Start-Up Förderprogramm) sowie Fördermaßnahmen durch Kontaktvermittlung zwischen Produzenten und Abnehmern. In the sixth year of the Syrian crisis, Turkey continues to be the country that has absorbed the largest number of Syrian refugees (about 2.85 million as well as approximately 250,000 non-Syrian refugees, less than 10% thereof live in camps). The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been active in Turkey since 2013 with over 600 employees based in the most affected provinces. The program BRIDGES (Building Resilience through Initiative Defining Growth Potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey) has been ongoing since Q2 / 2016. The support by KfW will lead to a significant expansion of the activities in five provinces (Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Mersin and Kahramanmaras) commencing in August 2017 over a period of two years. Some 1.1 million Syrian refugees reside in these five provinces.BRIDGES is an integrated program approach that aims to promote social and economic self-reliance of individuals in order to create sustainable opportunities for refugees to support their livelihood without dependence on state welfare or humanitarian aid. The activities consist mainly of legal, economic and social counseling, short-term courses (language program, computer skills, CV presentation, etc.), vocational training (technical and craft training as medium-term courses with official certificates when successfully accomplished), job placement (online platform and local job fairs for the placement in internships), start-up consultations, workshops regarding self-employment and support within the scope of Business Incubators (start-up program) as well as promotion measures by linking producers and potential customers. Förderung der beruflichen Bildung von Syrischen Flüchtlingen in der Türkei sowie Stärkung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Selbständigkeit von syrischen Flüchtlingen in der Türkei, In the sixth year of the Syrian crisis, Turkey continues to be the country that has absorbed the largest number of Syrian refugees (about 2.85 million as well as approximately 250,000 non-Syrian refugees, less than 10% thereof live in camps). The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been active in Turkey since 2013 with over 600 employees based in the most affected provinces. The program BRIDGES (Building Resilience through Initiative Defining Growth Potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey) has been ongoing since Q2 / 2016. The support by KfW will lead to a significant expansion of the activities in five provinces (Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Mersin and Kahramanmaras) commencing in August 2017 over a period of two years. Some 1.1 million Syrian refugees reside in these five provinces.BRIDGES is an integrated program approach that aims to promote social and economic self-reliance of individuals in order to create sustainable opportunities for refugees to support their livelihood without dependence on state welfare or humanitarian aid. The activities consist mainly of legal, economic and social counseling, short-term courses (language program, computer skills, CV presentation, etc.), vocational training (technical and craft training as medium-term courses with official certificates when successfully accomplished), job placement (online platform and local job fairs for the placement in internships), start-up consultations, workshops regarding self-employment and support within the scope of Business Incubators (start-up program) as well as promotion measures by linking producers and potential customers.