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AWO in the Wesel district: shock for refugees and employees!
The AWO in the Wesel district will stop offering refugee services at the end of the year, which has a major impact on the region.
AWO in the Wesel district: shock for refugees and employees!
The Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) in the Wesel district is facing a threatening upheaval: at the end of the year, all services for refugees will be discontinued. This comes from a recent report by radiokw.de out. The decision not only had an emotional impact on the approximately 23 affected employees, who wrote a moving letter, but was also seen as a bitter blow for the entire region.
In recent years, AWO employees have developed into crisis managers, translators and educators for many thousands of refugees. Especially in the current, difficult times, the question arises as to who will close the gap that has arisen in the future. The following important offers have to give way:
- Flüchtlingsberatungsstellen in Moers, Wesel, Kamp-Lintfort und Xanten
- Psychosoziales Zentrum für Geflüchtete
- Migrationsberatungsstellen in Dinslaken und Moers
- Integrationsagenturen in Kamp-Lintfort und Moers
- Antidiskriminierungsservicestelle
- Projekt „Refugees into work“
- Quartiersprojekt in der Kamp-Lintforter Altsiedlung
- 50-köpfiger Sprachmittler-Pool, der in ca. 30 Sprachen unterstützt
A long tradition in the social sector
The AWO looks back on more than 100 years of history, which began with the aim of protecting and empowering the weaker people in society. awo-100-histories.de describes the founding of the AWO by Marie Juchacz in 1919 and explains how the association is one of the oldest charitable organizations in Germany. This legacy sets a high standard of social responsibility and solidarity.
In the Wesel district, the AWO can also look back on 50 years of migration work this year. The decision to stop offering assistance is seen as a sharp departure from the AWO's mission statements and is causing increasing criticism of the state's inadequate financial resources. The current political climate has further exacerbated the situation.
Financial challenges
Parallel to the developments in the Wesel district, there is also news from the AWO in Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL). Loud wdr.de Over 4,000 employees were able to breathe a sigh of relief after the insolvency proceedings were ended. Creditors agreed to an insolvency plan in which they had to forego a double-digit million sum. Nevertheless, more than 100 jobs were lost because AWO OWL had to withdraw from several offers.
The chairman of the board, Thomas Euler, emphasizes that the AWO needs further action in view of the deteriorating financial and organizational situation. While most facilities such as daycare centers and retirement homes will be retained, the question remains as to how the AWO will respond to its social obligations in the future.
It is clear: the challenges are great, and the closure of the Wesel district's offerings is just one example of the current situation of the AWO, which has to deal with financial bottlenecks and an uncertain future in many regions of Germany.