Aybaniz Garadzhaeva in Magdeburg © privat
Aybaniz Garadzhaeva speaks fluent Russian and Ukrainian, and with her two degrees in education, she is highly sought after in the German education system. The Ukrainian woman wants to build a future for her family in Saxony-Anhalt. She sees good opportunities in Magdeburg to make it her new home. And she has regained her courage, is feeling confident, and is looking ahead. “I’d also like to stay here and establish myself professionally,” says Aybaniz, looking forward to her first class in Germany.
The teacher and social educator from Kharkiv never expected that she would have to leave her homeland and start her life anew in another country. The young mother loves her profession and working with students in her homeland, Ukraine. With the outbreak of war, her entire life changed. For a long time, the ambitious woman tried to keep classes going at her school to maintain a sense of normalcy there. But then it became impossible. When the school windows shattered right before her eyes from an explosion, she, too, had no strength left. Together with her children, she embarked on a traumatic, 30-hour journey to Germany. Via Berlin, the frightened family first arrives in Hanover, then returns to Berlin, and finally ends up in Saxony-Anhalt.
In Magdeburg, Aybaniz Garadzhaeva contacts the state initiative “Fachkraft im Fokus” through a referral and meets our regional advisor at the WelcomeCenter, Nataliya Detka. The detailed and deeply emotional conversation between the two women in their native language gives Aybaniz a sense of security. She quickly gains confidence in our empathetic and knowledgeable regional advisor. Nataliya Detka explains the order of priority for the steps that need to be taken next and immediately contacts the State Education Authority. In no time at all, all the necessary documents are compiled together and sent to the authority. Now Aybaniz Garadzhaeva can hardly wait for their response and her professional fresh start in Saxony-Anhalt.
www.welcomecenter-sachsen-anhalt.de
The WelcomeCenter Saxony-Anhalt is a service offered by the state initiative “Fachkraft im Fokus,” through which the state aims to make it easier for prospective residents and their families to settle into their old homeland or new home, as well as to support companies wishing to employ skilled workers from abroad with their professional and social integration.
We’re just a phone call away.
Nataliya Detka, Regional Advisor, WelcomeCenter (Magdeburg)
detka(at)fachkraft-im-fokus(dot)de | +49 172 8790610
