“After I returned, I had my house equipped with electricity. The reintegration assistance was very well spent. I wonder how I managed without electricity for so long.”

“With the reintegration assistance, I renovated my house. It was really necessary because it was no longer liveable. Now I am very happy; a good home is the start of a healthy life.”

“Those who cannot register are not citizens, they have no rights. That is still how things are for us in Novi Sad. No education for the children, no support in finding a job or a home. It is very difficult.” 

“My time in Belgium fundamentally changed me. Boys who grow up in Albania learn to act macho. If they don’t, they are easily beaten up. In Belgium, I learnt that it doesn't have to be that way. There, I experienced what personal freedom is.”

“We used the reintegration assistance to buy dairy cattle. But who could have imagined that the price of hay would rise so much and that the animals would ultimately produce so little milk? Entrepreneurship is much more difficult than it seems.”

“I have worked in agriculture my entire life. I now hope to make new investments in our livestock. But I also need to take care of the farm, which we have been forced to neglect for years.”