Diverse commitment for more togetherness and diversity in Dresden
Start with a Friend e.V.
- Migrants & Refugees
- Democracy & Human Rights
- Education & Language Support
- Equal Opportunities
- Mentoring, Sponsoring & Career Coaching
- Organisation & Administration
- PR & Communication
- Sports & Leisure Activities
About the volunteering opportunity
About SwaF
Start with a Friend e.V. (SwaF) is a nonprofit organization with over 26 locations nationwide. More than 450 volunteers work together to promote unity, acceptance, and inclusion. Our vision is a society that embraces its diversity. To achieve this, we facilitate personal encounters between people from different backgrounds and with different life experiences, both with and without a history of immigration.
Volunteering
SwaF exists thanks to its large network of volunteers. Volunteering at SwaF means meeting new people, fostering shared encounters and participation, and cultivating personal growth, responsibility, reliability, and a sense of teamwork. Volunteers can get involved in the matching and event teams. One role does not exclude the other. Through the collaboration of the teams, we are able to match tandems and organize tandem events and various activities within the tandem
community. At SwaF, anyone 18 years of age or older can volunteer.
Start with a Friend e.V. (SwaF) is a nonprofit organization with over 26 locations nationwide. More than 450 volunteers work together to promote unity, acceptance, and inclusion. Our vision is a society that embraces its diversity. To achieve this, we facilitate personal encounters between people from different backgrounds and with different life experiences, both with and without a history of immigration.
Volunteering
SwaF exists thanks to its large network of volunteers. Volunteering at SwaF means meeting new people, fostering shared encounters and participation, and cultivating personal growth, responsibility, reliability, and a sense of teamwork. Volunteers can get involved in the matching and event teams. One role does not exclude the other. Through the collaboration of the teams, we are able to match tandems and organize tandem events and various activities within the tandem
community. At SwaF, anyone 18 years of age or older can volunteer.
Your Tasks
The Recruitment Team
- Organizes the information session to recruit new locals for Tandem
- Conducts intake interviews with interested individuals who would like to start a tandem
- Works together to determine who would be a good match for a Tandem (matching)
- Is available to answer questions for new tandems for 6 months (support)
The Event Team
- Planning and organizing Tandem community events and regular get-togethers
- Supporting the matching team: being familiar with the Tandem program and being able to present it to new interested participants at the event
- Raising awareness of SwaF at the location (networking)
- Ensures visibility at events where the SwaF team is represented
The SwaF team is here to guide you and is always there to support you!
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, intermediate German skills are required.
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
Important notice
For more information: https://www.start-with-a-friend.de/ehrenamt/
Location
Start with a Friend e.V.
Start with a Friend pairs immigrants and locals into tandems based on their interests and needs. Ideally, this leads to a friendship; in any case, it creates a social network that makes it easier for immigrants to get started in Germany. Start with a Friend supports and advises the pairs after they’ve been matched and organizes events to help the pairs connect with one another. It’s also important to us to create structures that allow people with busy professional and family lives to get involved. The schedule is therefore flexible, and training opportunities are available but optional. So far, Start with a Friend is active in 26 cities across Germany.