160,000 people in Germany have opened their doors to refugees from Ukraine via the Accommodation Ukraine network. The willingness to help is still great – and before winter there is a need for action.
Since the Russian attack on Ukraine, around 160,000 people in Germany have offered places to sleep for war refugees via the Accommodation Ukraine network.
The network announced on Thursday in Berlin that around 49,000 places had actually been arranged. In a survey of 3,251 participants, the Dezim Institute determined that 80 percent of those who had taken in people from Ukraine would do so again. According to the survey, however, frustration is often caused by bureaucratic hurdles.
Accommodation Ukraine is a platform where people who want to take in refugees can register. The initiative works with the Federal Ministry of the Interior to mediate. The willingness to help continues to be great, praised project manager Georgia Homann. “But at the same time we see an urgent need for action before winter.” Since many heating systems are broken in the war zone, politicians are expecting new refugee movements. Many state accommodations in Germany are already full.
Hosts want help
“Instead of imposing a freeze on admissions, it is now important to support those who are willing to open their doors again to people in need,” said Homann. Many potential hosts wanted help with administrative matters.
Further results of the survey: 63 percent of those who are being accommodated are women, often with higher income and space in the apartment. The detainees are also mostly women and children. 82 percent of those placing them say they have had a positive experience. Most refugees participate in common household activities, including housework. 65 percent of hosts state that they eat together with those accommodated. Less than half of the house guests participate in financial expenses.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior sees the initiative as a model. “Private accommodation is a successful part of crisis management and can continue to be so in the future,” said State Secretary Markus Richter. Recently, several federal states had reported difficulties in accommodating refugees and asylum seekers. By the end of August, almost 985,000 people had entered the central register of foreigners who had entered Germany because of the war in Ukraine.
Source: Stern
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