Ceno, a volunteer agency in Cologne, Germany, has been running a project "Godparents for young refugees" to connect local retirees with young asylum seekers. The one-on-one mentorship involves meeting each week for two to three year1
Pianoterra helps mostly immigrant women through projects for mothers and their children in Naples and the Italian capital. Many are Nigerian women living in extreme poverty in the Castel Volturno district.
In 2016 the UN refugee agency began developing a new framework for responding to large movements of refugees. The Global Compact on Refugees will be delivered to the UN general assembly later this year.
Refugee law clinics across Germany offer legal advice for refugees. This is a free service and most of the volunteers are university law students who have specialized in asylum law.
As part of a reception program in Italy, four African refugees are interning as gardeners at one of the largest palaces erected in Europe during the 18th century.