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Invitation to the discussion about business possibilities for foreigners in Latvia

If you are 15 – 29 years old foreigner,If you have started to think about your own business,You have ideas, but you don`t know where to start - We invite you to the event - on Friday, the 11th of October, in the society “Shelter “Safe House”” (Lāčplēša street 75 -1B, Riga) at 4PM, there will be a di...

The Information Centre for Newcomers welcomes foreigners to use the free services available to them

“Migration matters, including receiving and extension of residence permits, employment and business opportunities in Latvia, health care, education and family reunification matters are the most popular topics of consultations among the foreigners, who contact our specialists for consultations,” Gunt...

Two groups of persons under international protection complete the training course of Latvian

Society “Shelter “Safe House”” informs that training groups 8 and 9 complete the training course of Latvian in September. In both groups persons under international protection from Nigeria (9), Azerbaijan (5), Ukraine (6), Cuba (2), Russia (2), Mongolia (2), Syria (1) and Moldova (1) learned Latvian...

The project “Integration ABC - 3” starts to get the immigrants to know Latvia`s culture and Latvians

In order to promote the inclusion of persons, who are third-country nationals and who are legally residents in Latvia (immigrants) in Latvian society, from August this year until 31st December 2020, the society “Cooperation Platform”, in cooperation with the organisation “Shelter “Safe House”, is im...

Invitation to the meeting of the Intersectoral Dialogue Platform on 29 August

In order to plan further work of the Intersectoral Dialogue Platform, a monthly meeting will take place on 29 August at 15.00 in the premises of the Information Centre for Newcomers (Lāčplēša Street 75 - 1B). The Head of the Platform Sigita Zankovska-Odina (Sigita Zankovska Odiņa) informs, that it i...

The Second Survey Report About Support Measures Provided to Persons Under International Protection Made

SIA (limited liability company) “Weitner” has performed satisfaction survey of the participants of training courses for persons under international protection to provide feedback on Latvian language courses and the integration training course about Latvia implemented under the project “Support Activ...

Information Centre For Newcomers Has Provided Over 600 Free Consultations to Foreigners During the Half-Year

The one-stop agency – Information Centre for Newcomers (ICN) – has provided information and support to 402 foreign citizens*, who arrived from 41 country outside the European Union, including 67 persons under international protection – 41 asylum seeker, 12 persons with the status of a fugitive and 1...

Teacher of the Latvian language: diligence of persons under international protection to learn the Latvian gives inspiration to teach

The course of Latvian language learning taking place within the framework of the project “Support Actions for Persons under International Protection II” in July is continued by the seventh group in which since May 23 are studying persons under international protection from seven countries. Project m...

142 Persons Under International Protection Has Participated in the Integration Training Course Under the Project, But 92 Persons Under International Protection Have Learned Latvian

Since 2 January 2018 society “Shelter “Safe House”” is implementing the project “Support Activities for Persons Under International Protection II” aimed at inclusion of persons under international protection into society by providing training courses and tailored information on their rights and resp...

The Information Centre for Newcomers invites you to celebrate the Summer Solstice together!

To acquaint the foreigners residing in Latvia with the culture of our country and Latvian traditions, the Information Centre for Newcomers organises celebration of the Summer Solstice on 20 June of this year, starting from 18:30 – 21:00, at Lāčplēša Street 75 – 1B, in Riga. During the event, we wil...

Participants of the Project Familiarise Themselves With Business Opportunities For Immigrants During a Visit to Latvia

A study visit of the “Migrant Talent Garden” project took place in Riga from 30 to 31 May 2019. The aim of the visit was to learn about business environment in Latvia and social entrepreneurship. Participants of the project from six countries - Greece, Bulgaria, Norway, Island, Croatia and Lithuania...

A project to support immigrant business has been launched

Society "Shelter "Safe House"" in cooperation with partners from six countries - Croatia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Greece, Norway and Iceland - has started implementing the project "Migrant Talent Garden". It’s aim is to involve migrants aged 15 to 29 in creating business, including to provide support ...

In May persons under international protection from seven countries mastered the integration training course

The Society “Shelter “Safe House”” informs that in May the integration training course was started and completed by the ninth training group, which included 14 persons under international protection from Cuba, Turkey, China, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia. The integration training ...

Information Centre for Newcomers organises the Open Door Days in all regions of Latvia

In order to acquaint wider public with the operation and services provided by the Information Centre for Newcomers (ICN), as well as promote the integration resources available for the foreigners ICN together with the cooperation partners – various state, municipal institutions and non-governmental ...

A test version of the mobile application about life in Latvia is available in Russian

In order to foster the availability of information about life in Latvia to persons under international protection, last year the Society “Shelter “Safe House”” developed a mobile application “First steps in Latvia” within the scope of the project. Until now it has been available in Latvian, English,...

You are welcome to apply for a seminar on marriages and their link to migration

In order to exchange experience with institutions and organisations working in the area of integration, as well as to ensure effective cooperation between institutions, on April 24 the Information Centre for Newcomers organises a seminar “Marriages of convenience as a form of human trafficking in th...

The Information Centre for Newcomers has held the cultural evening of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

On March 26, the Information Centre for Newcomers (ICN) invited interested persons to the cultural evening of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where guests from Latvia, Russia, Syria worked together, jointly learning the dialect, cultural traditions and also myths about the country, which we ideali...

In March, the 8th training group completed the integration training course, the 6th group completes the course of Latvian

The Society “Shelter “Safe House”” informs that on March 20 the integration training course was started and on March 29 was completed by the eighth group, which included 18 persons under international protection from eight countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Russia, Iraq, Lebanon, Sri-Lanka,...

Apply for the European Union-funded training on entrepreneurship and project management!

The “Training material and programme for social and business entrepreneurial competence development by virtual learning methods for multinational and multicultural groups, and recognition and validation of the acquired competence” project is an Erasmus + programme funded by the European Union. The p...

The Virtual Exhibition "Stairs Up" - 12 reflections and fates of humans who have met human trafficking

12 pictures, 12 reflections and fates of humans who have met human trafficking.. The exhibition “Stairs Up” allows us to get to know 12 moments of reality, impulses that are still smoldering and even burning in the memories of the people involved. Human trafficking leaves everlasting marks in the ...

To Hear Each Other

The International Mother Language Day is observed worldwide on 21 February. For that reason in the evening of 20 February people of seven nationalities gathered to celebrate this day informally at the Information Centre for Newcomers (ICN) on Lacplesa Street 75 – 1B. They discovered that all of them...

Persons under international protection are invited to apply for integration courses and courses of Latvian

In order to foster the inclusion of persons under international protection (refugees, asylum seekers and persons under subsidiary protection) into the Latvian society, the Society “Shelter “Safe House”” organises special training courses with adapted information for persons, who have recently come a...

A satisfaction evaluation of the support measures provided to persons under international protection has been carried out

Since 2 January 2018 the Society “Shelter “Safe House”” has been implementing the project “Support Activities for Persons Under International Protection”, the purpose of which is to promote the inclusion of persons under international protection in the society by providing training courses and adapt...

An Open Doors Day on the Subject of Employment and Entrepreneurship Will Take Place at the Information Centre for Newcomers in Riga

The Information Centre for Newcomers (ICN) organises an Open Doors Day in Riga on 30 January of this year to inform entrepreneurs about employment of foreigners and to provide information to foreign citizens about employment opportunities and opportunities of starting-up a business in Latvia. Employ...

The fifth training group has completed the course of Latvian

The Society “Shelter “Safe House”” informs that on December 11 the training course of Latvian has completed for the fifth group, where persons under international protection were learning. Visiting classes three days a week, the group was intensively learning basic knowledge for the use of Latvian l...

Volunteers from the Information Centre for Newcomers have worked almost thousand hours

Over eleven months of 2018, volunteers of the Information Centre for Newcomers (ICI) have devoted 888 hours to their volunteer work. Among all the volunteer job hours, almost 347 have been worked by foreigners. Since the beginning of the year, foreigners from 15 various countries, both from and outs...

The sixth training group completed the integration training course in November

The project manager Zanda Rudene informs that on November 11 participants of the training group were provided with the possibility to participate in activities of the Day of Lāčplēsis. They visited the National History Museum of Latvia, where the persons under international protection got new insigh...

This year the Information Centre for Newcomers provided assistance to more than 700 third country nationals

By this October the one-stop-agency Information Centre for Newcomers (ICN) operating all over Latvia, has provided information and support to 701 foreign nationals* from 49 countries outside the European Union. Support was also provided to 33 specialists from different areas, who are working with th...

Pakistanis and Indians Attracted to Liepaja by Access to Education and the Quality of Life

Author: Liba Meller (Liepaja correspondent of Latvijas radio 4) Full text of the interview and a link to the source (in russian)<< Interview LR4 (in russian)<< at 7.36 – 12.05 minute Information Centre for Newcomers operates in Liepaja for two and a half years. TOP 5 countries, nation...

Persons from 17 countries have participated in support measures within nine months

The Society “Shelter “Safe House”” informs that from 2 January to 28 September activities were implemented within the scope of the project “Support Activities for Persons Under International Protection II” for the purposes of promoting the inclusion of persons under international protection in the L...

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