A. Overall Context:
Since the earliest mes, humanity has been on the move. Some people move in search of work or economic opportuni es, to join family, or to study. Others move to escape con ict, persecu on, terrorism, or human rights viola ons. S ll others move in response to the adverse e ects of climate change, natural disasters, or other environmental factors. Today, more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. According to the IOM World Migra on Report 2020, the number of interna onal migrants was es mated to be almost 272 million globally. The United States has more immigrants than any other country in the world. Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accoun ng for about one- h of the world’s migrants. The popula on of immigrants is also very diverse, with just about every country in the world represented among U.S. immigrants. Immigrant integra on is the process of economic mobility and social inclusion for newcomers and their children. As such, integra on touches upon the ins tu ons and mechanisms that promote development and growth within society, including early childhood care; elementary, postsecondary, and adult educa on systems; workforce development; health care; provision of government services to communi es with linguis c diversity; and more. Successful integra on builds communi es that are stronger economically and more inclusive socially and culturally. The drama c a ermath of the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan a er 20 years of war and the rapid rise of the Taliban prompted a chao c evacua on of Afghan allies and others to the United States and other countries. The U.S. government expects at least 80,000 Afghans to be brought to the United States.

A er September 15. In 2021, Afghans were housed at U.S. and NATO bases in the Middle East and Europe; evacuees were at eight military facili es in the United States. While the United States Government has commi ed itself to accep ng large numbers of Afghan refugees, there is an urgent need for a large-scale informa on program to accelerate their successful social and economic integra on into the United States.

B. Main Challenges:
In this context, there are di erent orders of challenges to overcome. First, from an authority point of view, there might be limited capacity to cope with this peak demand, not allowing to follow and support each individual’s integra on as it normally would happen. Second, from the Afghans immigrant popula on point of view, there are very signi cant hurdles to consider, mainly linked to cultural/ linguis c aspects, but also related to the reasons for the migra on ( eeing from life- threatening situa on), which means, very stressful, unplanned and rapid migra on. A successful integra on program will need to consider these aspects that characterize the Afghans immigrant popula on. It will need to empathize with the anxie es of this migra on, consider the tradi onal and religious percep ons and take into account the absence of a law-abiding society in Afghanistan and the generaly low educa on level of those citzens.

C. The Proposed Solution:
Basedonin-persondirectimmigra on experience from Afghanistan, we aim to build a simple immigra on- support applica on “Be-Integrated” which will o er an easy-to-follow path for Afghans to navigate through their immigra on and integra on journey in the US. This applica on, organized around 10 key areas, will o er a visual, easy to understand layer of informa on in di erent Afghan languages to facilitate access to various o cial administra ve and cultural resources and speed up the integra on process of Afghan immigrants, based on their specific needs and family situaton.