3 months of volunteering with refugees - getting in touch with people and bringing life to the accommodation
Lighthouse Welcome Center
Schwanthalerhöhe, 80339 München, Bayern
No German skills required
Project-based
Direct contact
- Families
- Migrants & Refugees
- Democracy & Human Rights
- Education & Language Support
- Equal Opportunities
- Mentoring, Sponsoring & Career Coaching
- Sports & Leisure Activities
About the volunteering opportunity
Would you like to give people confidence?
Then become a volunteer in the Lighthouse Welcome Center® team!
Then become a volunteer in the Lighthouse Welcome Center® team!
The Lighthouse Welcome Center® is a meeting place for volunteers and refugees. The Lighthouse Welcome Center® takes place in a room in a refugee shelter at Heimeranplatz. People who have only recently arrived in Munich live there. Most of them therefore need help finding their way around the city, learning German or someone with whom they can spend a pleasant afternoon playing games, for example.
You are not alone, you always open the room with at least one other person.
You are not alone, you always open the room with at least one other person.
A volunteer coordinator instructs you, supervises and accompanies you. And you receive free training.
Your Tasks
- You welcome people warmly and listen to them attentively - like a good neighbor.
- You help them find their way around, e.g. on public transport or when looking for clubs.
- You can offer whatever you like or you can decide together what you want to do: play cards, learn German or just talk.
What do you gain?
- You are never alone: There are always at least two of you working as volunteers.
- Intercultural exchange: You get to know people from different cultures and can share your experiences.
- Practical integration: You help the residents to clarify questions about everyday life, customs and authorities.
- Flexibility: You decide when and how you get involved. Usually once a week for 2 hours.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity you don't need any German skills.
Openness and curiosity to get to know people!
Time required
Project-based
On weekdays, during the day, at night
We are active from December to April!
You can sign up for flexible shifts.
For now, the shifts are Mondays from 4 to 6 pm and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm. The shifts can be extended, write to me if you are interested but the dates don't fit, we can find a solution.
You can sign up for flexible shifts.
For now, the shifts are Mondays from 4 to 6 pm and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm. The shifts can be extended, write to me if you are interested but the dates don't fit, we can find a solution.
Important notice
We require an extended certificate of good conduct (we will help you with the application) and a proof of protection against measles or year of birth before 1971
Location
Lighthouse Welcome Center
The Lighthouse Welcome Center is a cooperation project between Diakonie München und Oberbayern and Lichterkette e.V.. It is a mobile service for refugees. The Lighthouse goes to shelters that have a need. It stays there for several months. Volunteers come to the Lighthouse, open it up and listen to the refugees. They talk, play games together and, depending on their needs, learn German, play sports, explore the neighborhood or do other things. The aim of this project is to provide refugees with needs-based support and enable them to interact with volunteers on an equal footing. The Lighthouse Welcome Center brings a piece of welcome culture to Munich.
Schwanthalerhöhe, 80339 München, Bayern
No German skills required
Project-based
Direct contact
Schwanthalerhöhe, 80339 München, Bayern
No German skills required
Project-based
Direct contact