Policy for the Integration of New Foreign Arrivals
David Coste, Director of Integration and Nationality Access within the Directorate General for Foreigners in France (DGEF) at the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories, visiting the Puy-de-Dôme department.
On March 5, 2024, surrounded by numerous institutional, economic, and community actors from the Puy-de-Dôme department, Joël Mathurin, Prefect of Puy-de-Dôme, and David Coste, Director of Integration and Nationality Access (DIAN), inaugurated the new premises of the CeCler association, responsible for deploying the AGIR program in the department.
The AGIR program (Accompagnement Global et Individualisé des Réfugiés) is a support program offered to beneficiaries of international protection. This support lasts for a maximum of 24 months. It aims to help beneficiaries access their rights (social and family benefits, parenting support, help opening a bank account, exchanging a driver’s license, etc.) and to find housing, a job or training.
The OFII, which is responsible for guiding beneficiaries of international protection toward this program during the signing of the Republican Integration Contract (CIR), was represented by Hervé Maspimby, the territorial director of OFII in Clermont-Ferrand, accompanied by his deputy, Valérie Betemps.
The goal of this program is to help refugees integrate into society by making it easier for them to find jobs and housing.
Since AGIR was deployed in Puy-de-Dôme, it has referred 409 people and provided support to 321 people.
