”Reintegration Map" - “Who can help me and how?”
”Reintegration Map" - “Who can help me and how?”
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👥 Group: individual or in pairs
⏰ Activity duration: 60 - 75 minutes | home work
🎯 Activity objectives
Identifying and activating personal support networks → Develop the ability to recognize people in one's own life who can contribute to the process of reintegration and entrepreneurial initiation.
Knowledge of local institutions relevant to entrepreneurship and support → Participants learn where to find concrete support for planning, training, microfinance, and counseling.
Practicing systemic thinking and organizing action steps → The map encourages logical and realistic planning: "Who do I contact first? Where do I go? What do I ask for?"
Increasing autonomy and personal responsibility → Participants become aware that they have resources around them and can activate the right support.
Developing a proactive attitude and confidence in one's own economic future → By mapping out possible support, the feeling of isolation disappears; a concrete picture of the possible path emerges.
🧠 Skills developed | Competencies developed
Understanding access to financial information and services | “Understands where to find information and help with financial matters.” → Identifying useful local institutions and organizations for training, credit, and counseling.
Using appropriate support for financial decision-making | “Knows how and when to seek financial advice and guidance.” → Exercising discernment in choosing those from whom they can receive support.
Increased confidence in managing financial situations | “Demonstrates self-confidence in dealing with financial matters.” → Clarifying the support network reduces anxiety about money and starting a business.
Ability to plan actions realistically and in stages | “Plans ahead for financial goals or tasks.” → Establishing steps in a logical order: what to do first, with whom, where to go.
Building supportive relationships → Ability to ask for help clearly and effectively.
Identifying resources in the environment → Valuing social capital (human networks, communities, institutions).
Making personal decisions in real contexts → Choosing the most relevant and reliable sources of support.
Resilience and adaptability → Understanding that reintegration is not a solitary process, but a collaborative one.
🔄 Steps in carrying out this activity
Think about it: What do I need to start something new at home? Have I ever been helped by someone when I was in a difficult situation? Today, each of you will build your own map with people and places that can help you when you return to your country.
The map has three areas: Who can help me? (people you know, relatives, former colleagues); Where can I find support? (NGOs, institutions, programs); What can I use in the community? (markets, locations, religious groups). Here are some simple examples adapted to each of you.
3. On your own map, write down/draw names, locations, and possible contacts—people, institutions, places—that you already know or can look for when you return home. Think about it: "Who has supported me in the past?" "Who could I contact?"
4. Once you have completed the map, look at it and reflect on "Who do I already have here?" Then, include the reintegration map directly in your personal Canvas Business Plan, completed in the previous exercise.
💬 Questions for personal reflection
What did I discover about myself through this map?
What are the things about myself that I didn't know, that I can use?
How do I feel now that I have a picture of the support available to me?
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