Life of Young Syrians Post-Conflict
TYPICAL STATEMENTS FROM GERMANY
H13. What would you like your life to look like in 10 years?
To have a stable job/ that my partner/my kids/my husband find employment
(51%)
The desired job position and economic stability / professional and financial stability
and to resume my education.
Married/ have a partner (30%)
To be married and have kids and to be content / I hope I would be married by then
and have kids and that I would be settled financially and professionally.
To have my family beside me (30%)
To be reunited with my family and have a stable job.
Stable life / personal stability (25%)
More stability and start a family / to have a stable life and a steady income and that
everything would be good.
Better future/ better life (22%)
Better life, development and to be surrounded by loved ones.
Resume my education (20%)
To finish my studies, to have work, a home, a wife, kids and to provide for my
mother.
To have financial stability (13%)
Financial and professional stability / to be financially independent and start a
family.
Happy (10%)
"To be happy no matter where I am, and to have everything secured in my life"
To have kids (9%)
"To have five children and a big family"
Good financial status/good financial situation (6%)
"Good income and to be able to practice my hobbies with someone I love / good
finances, stability and to see my kids grow up"
That Syria returns to its old beautiful self (6%)
"That Syria would return to its previous state / Syria would be fine again"
The German citizenship/ to have another nationality in addition to my original
one (5%)
"I want to live in Germany forever and go visit Syria if the opportunity presented
itself" / "stability in work, life and obtain the German citizenship"
A good social life (5%)
"To enjoy social, familial and professional stability, to start my own family and have a
private business"
Live in safety / security (4%)
"Security, safety, tranquility and calm"
To have a home (4%)
"To own a house in Germany, a decent and respectable job, and to be able to visit
Syria❞
Everything needed will be available (4%)
"To have a good job and have everything secured in my life"View entire presentation