Individual support

GAMS offers a reception, orientation (medical-psychosocial and legal) and psycho-social support service if necessary according to the situation, needs and requests of the people. GAMS receives persons concerned by FGM, forced marriages and other types of gender violence, in asylum procedure, outside asylum procedure (illegal residence), recognised refugees, regularised refugees, who have come to Belgium through family reunification or other means.

Individual support

The first individual welcome and orientation appointments are held at the head office in Brussels and in the branches between 9 am and 5 pm. Each person is interviewed individually in order to compile a file, register (if they wish), identify their needs and requests, the type of support and the setting up of an accompaniment if necessary.  The difficulties encountered in accompanying people are mainly due to their condition as undocumented migrants and consequently without income, loss or lack of autonomy, without a fixed abode and without the right to social assistance, increasing their vulnerability and risk of physical, psychological, sexual and economic violence such as rape, prostitution, sexual harassment, economic and domestic exploitation, violence between partners, among others.

Make an appointment with the social services

Depending on where you live:

Psychological support

Since 2009, it is also possible to benefit from psychological and art-therapeutic support with Annalisa D’Aguanno, within the association. The themes worked on concerning excision (recurring images depicting excision, phobia of the sexual sphere, avoidance of emotional and sexual relationships, questions about uncircumcised women, …) but not only. The concerns brought to the interview are very topical and also concern difficulties in the daily life of a reception centre, for example, loss of social bearings, sleep disorders, a feeling of insecurity, low self-esteem, relational difficulties, etc.

After the first interview during which the request is evaluated, the psychologist and the person making the request decide on the frequency of their appointment. Usually, it will be a 1-hour appointment every two weeks. In the case of a particularly complex situation or a person in a precarious situation, appointments are made every week.

Consult a psychologist