Diverse commitment for more togetherness and diversity in Essen
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
Start with a Friend e.V. (SwaF) is a non-profit organization with over 20 project locations nationwide. Our vision is a society that embraces its diversity. To achieve this, we create personal encounters between people with and without a migration background. Through exchange and joint commitment, we strengthen people, social cohesion and democracy.
The volunteer teams at the locations arrange tandems, plan community events and raise awareness of SwaF at the location. Above all, it is about open cooperation, fun and friendship. The team in Essen is looking forward to meeting people who want to bring people together and get to know new people.
Your Tasks
The tasks are very diverse. It’s important to us that everyone can do what they enjoy. The areas of responsibility include, for example:
- Planning and organizing community events
- Matching and supporting language tandems
- Marketing and PR tasks to raise awareness of SwaF in Essen.
- Becoming part of a tandem.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, basic German skills are required.
Motivation and an interest in other people.
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
Important notice
Through your commitment, you strengthen community, inclusion, and social cohesion.
At the same time, you gain enriching experiences and build valuable connections.
At the same time, you gain enriching experiences and build valuable connections.
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.