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IOM Azerbaijan provided monetary and in-kind reintegration assistance to 397 returnees during the first half of 2021
Baku - IOM Azerbaijan is continuing its efforts in providing reintegration assistance to returnees – citizens of Azerbaijan who voluntarily returned from abroad under the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) projects. Such assistance is intended to ensure the sustainability of returns, i.e. to help individuals who return voluntarily to their countries of origin in firmly re-establishing themselves as part of the home society. IOM Azerbaijan has been implementing reintegration assistance activities for the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Finland, Turkey, and Latvia.
In the first half of 2021, under the AVRR projects, 397 returnees received reintegration assistance while extensive reintegration counseling sessions were conducted by IOM Azerbaijan staff for 207 returnees.
Out of those 397 beneficiaries, IOM Azerbaijan provided monetary aid to 192 persons, and 205 persons received in-kind assistance, which ranged from assistance with temporary housing (34 persons), startup of small business (51 persons), purchasing of home appliances and furniture items (113 persons), to covering health-related and educational needs (6 persons and 1 person respectively).
The main focus of reintegration assistance provided by IOM Azerbaijan is on the establishment of income-generating activities such as small-farming (sheep, cattle breeding), businesses in the service sector (taxi), trade, and small-scale production that will sustainably benefit the returnees and their families and will therefore support their reintegration into the Azerbaijani society.
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