The project pursued two interconnected objectives. The first was to strengthen intercultural communication skills and practices within our community, enabling adult learners with migrant backgrounds to engage more effectively with the social and institutional environment around them. The second was to reinforce gender equality initiatives and empowerment practices, especially for women facing economic dependency and limited participation in community life. Both objectives were grounded in the li
FEM – Forum des Empowerments und Teilhabe für Migranten e. V. is a Potsdam-based non-profit organisation working with African migrants living in Germany. Our daily work focuses on supporting migrants in their integration journey, providing mediation and counselling for families, and promoting empowerment initiatives for women within our community. Our internal needs assessments consistently identified two structural challenges affecting the people we serve: many of our participants struggle with