Support people with language barriers in everyday situations
vostel.de
- Disabled People
- Families
- Homeless People
- Kids & Teenagers
- LGBTQI*
- Migrants & Refugees
- Seniors
- Women
- 5 Minute Volunteering
- Democracy & Human Rights
- Education & Language Support
- Equal Opportunities
About the volunteering opportunity
What is this commitment about?
People with language barriers, such as internationals, refugees or older people, often encounter difficulties in everyday life, for example at vending machines, with announcements or when reading signs. Even brief assistance, such as explaining information or pointing people in the right direction, can be helpful at such times and at the same time ensure pleasant encounters that break down barriers.
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People with language barriers, such as internationals, refugees or older people, often encounter difficulties in everyday life, for example at vending machines, with announcements or when reading signs. Even brief assistance, such as explaining information or pointing people in the right direction, can be helpful at such times and at the same time ensure pleasant encounters that break down barriers.
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What are 5-minute engagements?
With our 5-minute commitments, we want to inspire you to easily integrate commitment into your everyday life. They are independent of charitable organizations and allow you to make an individual commitment to people and nature in your neighbourhood.
Your Tasks
Spontaneously offer your support if you notice that someone is having difficulties, for example understanding an announcement, deciphering a notice or operating a machine. Even a brief hint, a simple explanation or a friendly smile can make all the difference.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
Openness, patience and friendliness. It is helpful to convey information as simply and clearly as possible or, if necessary, with gestures.
Time required
Once
Important notice
Always ask respectfully if your help is wanted, and accept it if it is refused
Location
This project is location independent.
vostel.de
We are a social enterprise from Berlin with a big dream: We want a world in which everyone contributes to a better and more sustainable future according to their possibilities and regardless of time budget, language or previous knowledge. For this purpose, we gather on vostel.de numerous engagement offers from non-profit organizations that are looking for volunteers. By doing this, we show concrete possibilities for action in order to become socially active and would like to motivate above all the younger generations to get involved for a better world.