Below you will find a short list of organizations and contact points which we found useful while doing our research. In case you know of a link, address or organization we should add to the list, please
let us know!
General Information
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Netzwerkflüchtlinge: "Berlin hilft!"
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Platform, which coordinates voluntary work with the aim to 'inform, connect and help'. You can also find overviews of different kinds (Address lists, legal information etc.)
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General / Refugees / Locals / Project Initiators
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Berlin
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Flüchtlingsrat
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The Flüchtlingsrat (refugee council) advocates for better life conditions of refugees, the protection of human rights and the right of asylum, strenghtening anti-racist work as well as less governmental discrimination.
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General / Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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SEKIS (Self-Help Contact and Information Place)
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This website contains information on initiatives and projects launched by citizens and a well-structured link list.
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General / Locals
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Germany (focussed on Berlin)
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Social Center 4 All
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Political news blog with recent information about squattings, O-Platz, LaGeSo etc.
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General / Locals
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Berlin
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For Locals
Websites listed here target locals
exclusively or at least primarily.
Links for refugees as well as locals can be found in the category
For Refugees.
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Gute Tat
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The foundation 'Gute Tat' offers an easy-to-use search mask, with which you can find projects with and for refugees in Berlin and its surroundings.
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Locals
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Berlin
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Berlin.de
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Also the official website of Berlin lists projects supporting refugees. They also offer a map with projects they know of, which can be find here.
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General / Locals
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Berlin
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YouVo.org
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Platform, which connects general social projects (not only for refugees) with volunteer students and has been developed as final-year project at the UdK.
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Locals
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Germany
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For Refugees
Specify your search:
For Refugees:
General
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Social Collective
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The Social Collective is a networking database, which connects locals, refugees and project initiators and is extremely easy and fast to use. The website is still under construction.
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Refugees / Locals / Project Initiators
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Berlin
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(weitere geplant)
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Netzwerkflüchtlinge: "Berlin hilft!"
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Platform, which coordinates voluntary work with the aim to 'inform, connect and help'. You can also find overviews of different kinds (Address lists, legal information etc.)
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General / Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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HelpTo
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HelpTo connects 'refugees, dedicated volunteers, initiatives, organizations, companies and communes'.
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Refugees / Locals / Project Initiators
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Berlin / Brandenburg (want to expand soon)
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For Refugees:
Labour/Education
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Workeer
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Workeer is the first German job and education exchange exclusively for refugees. Its been founded as a final-year project in communication design at the HTW Berlin and is meant to exist beyond that.
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Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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Bridge (Network for Right of Residence Berlin)
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Advocates for a faster integration of refugees in the labour's market. Close to economic purposes, offer legal advice.
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Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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Hochschulforum Digitalisierung
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Linklist by the 'Forum of Universities Digitalization' listing guides how to prepare for college, online courses, opportunities to learn and teach German, translators, dictionaries, news, etc.
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Refugees / Locals
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Germany
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For Refugees:
Advice
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Wefugee
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Wefugee - community without borders is a Q & A community and a meeting point for refugees, volunteers and organizations. The topics are versatile: legal advice, cultural differences, sports and many more.
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Refugees / Locals
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Germany
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KuB (Place for Contact and Advice)
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The KuB is a voluntary association which generally supports refugees of any kind in various needs.
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Refugees
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Berlin
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For Refugees:
Medicine
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Medibüro
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Since 1996. Offers medical help for people without the right of residence or ensurances immediately, anonymously and for free.
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Refugees
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Berlin
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For Refugees:
Housing
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Flüchtlinge Willkommen
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Flüchtlinge Willkommen (Refugees Welcome) has been founded in November 2014 and offers privately owned housing space to refugees.
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Refugees / Locals
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Germany (& Austria, Spain, Poland)
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Ev. Jugend- & Fürsorgewerk
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The Evangelische Jugend- und Fürsorgewerk (Evangelical Associaction for Youth and Welfare) offers housing space for refugees in the name of LaGeSo. If you own such space, you can add it to the list.
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Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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LAGeSo Berlin
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The LaGeSo informs owners of private housing spaces about the legal requirements.
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Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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Pro Asyl
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The human rights organization Pro Asyl informs in the linked PDF about private housing of refugees. The general website can be found under proasyl.de.
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Refugees / Locals
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Berlin
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