Advice and consultation network kitab (VAJA e.V.) ,

The consultation and advice network kitab is operated by the VAJA e.V. Since 1992, the Verein zur Förderung akzeptierender Jugendarbeit e.V. (association to strengthen accepting youth work) has developed into the largest organisation for streetwork and outreach work in Bremen. Through an accepting and real-world oriented approach, VAJA e.V. reaches young people from different environments, scenes and cliques. In addition to seven teams in this field of work, counselling centres complement the services offered by VAJA e.V.

Services

The services offered by the advice and consultation network include counselling for relatives and those directly affected in dealing with religious extremist movements, as well as counselling for experts, institutions and people operating in the social sphere.
kitab is aimed at parents and relatives of adolescents and young adults who turn to religiously extreme movements, as well as at those affected themselves. The advice follows a systemic approach, is confidential, anonymous and long-term. The advice and consultation network kitab is also a point of contact for educational professionals and institutions on questions of how to deal with the facets of religiously based extremism among young people.

Target groups

Parents, relatives, directly affected persons, professionals and institutions

Languages

The consultation can be offered in German, English, Turkish or Arabic.

Networking

The prevention of ideologies of inequality is a task for society as a whole, which must be tackled by an active civil society at local level. The advice and consultation network kitab is therefore engaged in networking social space players in order to develop a (nationwide) network structure for the various challenges of religiously based extremism. At the national level, kitab is part of the nationwide network in order to actively shape developments in this area in the sense of accepting youth work Local measures:

Telephone counselling; personal advice and support; organisation of specialist events; training and further training of specialists; specialist counselling on child protection

Address

Project provider: VAJA e.V.
Hinter der Mauer 9
28195 Bremen, Bremen

Contact

mobile: Ahmed Al-Rashed: 0177 / 69 12 905 or Mehlike Dannemann: 0157 / 38 16 52 02
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