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) Der Projektträger Danish Refugee Council (DRC) ist bereits seit 2013 in der Türkei in den am stärksten vom Flüchtlingszustrom betroffenen Provinzen aktiv. Die SI-Maßnahme BRIDGES (Building Resilience through Initiatives Defining Growth potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey) läuft seit 2016. Mit der Unterstützung durch das BMZ konnte das Projekt 2017-2019 in fünf Provinzen (Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, Mersin und Kahramanmaras) deutlich ausgeweitet werden. BRIDGES ist ein integrierter Projektansatz, der auf die Förderung von sozialer und wirtschaftlicher Selbständigkeit der Individuen setzt, um nachhaltige Möglichkeiten für Flüchtlinge zu schaffen, ihren Lebensunterhalt ohne Abhängigkeit von staatlichen oder humanitären Hilfen bestreiten zu können. Durch die angebotenen Trainings- und Berufsbildungsmaßnahmen soll die Vermittel-barkeit in den regulären Arbeitsmarkt oder durch Finanzierung der Anfangsausstattung (Producti-ve Asset Support) die Aufnahme einer selbstständigen Tätigkeit (vor allem auch in häuslicher Umgebung) ermöglicht werden (Home Based Businesses). Die Aktivitäten umfassen im Wesentlichen rechtliche, wirtschaftliche und soziale Beratung, Kurzzeit-Kurse (Sprachen, IT- und Computerkenntnisse, Lebenslauferstellung etc.), Berufsbildung (technische und handwerkliche Ausbildungen in Form mittelfristiger Kurse mit Abschlusszertifika-ten), Stellenvermittlung (u.a. lokale Jobmessen, Vermittlung von Praktika), Gründerberatung, Workshops zu Selbständigkeit und die Unterstützung von Gründungsvorhaben im Rahmen von Business Incubators (Home Based Businesses + Start-Up Förderprogramm), Fördermaßnahmen durch Kontaktvermittlung zwischen Produzenten und Abnehmern sowie Cash-for-Work Maßnahmen und Zuschüsse zu Lohnkosten und Sozialversicherungsbeiträgen bei der Einstellung von Projektteilnehmern. The project executing agency Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been working in Turkey since 2013 in provinces most affected by the influx of Syrian refugees. The project BRIDGES (Building Resilience through Initiatives Defining Growth potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey) started in 2017. With the support of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project has been upscaled significantly between 2017-2021. In the third phase, another project extension is planned until July 2023. The project sites cover the provinces of Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, and Kahramanmaras.BRIDGES is an integrated project approach that focuses on promoting social and economic self-reliance among individuals in order to create sustainable income opportunities for Syrian refugees and the vulnerable Turkish population, reducing their dependence on governmental or humanitarian assistance in the longer term. Through a variety of training and vocational education activities offered by DRC, beneficiaries shall be placed into the regular labor market or be empowered to take up some form of self-employment.The activities mainly include legal, economic and social counseling, short-term courses (Turkish language classes, IT and computer skills, CV writing, etc.), vocational trainings (certified technical and handicraft trainings in the form of medium-term courses), job placement support (via local job fairs, internships), start-up counseling, workshops on self-employment and support for start-up projects in the framework of business incubators (home-based businesses + start-up support program), as well as networking support by establishing contacts between producers and buyers. Stärkung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Selbständigkeit von syrischen Flüchtlingen in der Türkei durch individuelle Beratungsmaßnahmen und berufliche Bildungsmaßnahmen mit dem Ziel der Aufnahme/Vermittlung von Beschäftigung, The project executing agency Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been working in Turkey since 2013 in provinces most affected by the influx of Syrian refugees. The project BRIDGES (Building Resilience through Initiatives Defining Growth potential of Economic Solutions for Syrians in Turkey) started in 2017. With the support of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project has been upscaled significantly between 2017-2021. In the third phase, another project extension is planned until July 2023. The project sites cover the provinces of Hatay, Kilis, Sanliurfa, and Kahramanmaras.BRIDGES is an integrated project approach that focuses on promoting social and economic self-reliance among individuals in order to create sustainable income opportunities for Syrian refugees and the vulnerable Turkish population, reducing their dependence on governmental or humanitarian assistance in the longer term. Through a variety of training and vocational education activities offered by DRC, beneficiaries shall be placed into the regular labor market or be empowered to take up some form of self-employment.The activities mainly include legal, economic and social counseling, short-term courses (Turkish language classes, IT and computer skills, CV writing, etc.), vocational trainings (certified technical and handicraft trainings in the form of medium-term courses), job placement support (via local job fairs, internships), start-up counseling, workshops on self-employment and support for start-up projects in the framework of business incubators (home-based businesses + start-up support program), as well as networking support by establishing contacts between producers and buyers.