Fostering young asylum seekers

Описание: The Kochs are one of the foster families hosting unaccompanied underage asylum seekers in Switzerland. Many of the 5,000 young people have to stay in special asylum shelters. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

In Aargau, 30 of 240 children and adolescents are staying with a Swiss family. The Koch family in Dietwil took on an underage Afghani nine months ago. The young asylum seeker had fled his home country without his family and didn’t speak a word of German when he arrived in Switzerland. Today he attends the normal state school, but still needs private teaching from his foster parents.

The Kochs have four children of their own. The young Afghani has quickly become part of the family. He calls his foster mother “mum” and spends a lot of time with his foster brothers. His goal is to become fully integrated in Swiss society and to find an apprenticeship in the skilled trade sector. The family also gets extra support from a social worker with bureaucracy and communicating with the authorities.
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