A Wide Range of Initiatives to Promote Social Cohesion and Diversity in Hamburg
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 nonprofit organization with over 20 project locations throughout Germany. Our vision is a society that embraces its diversity. To achieve this, we facilitate personal encounters between people with and without an immigrant background. Through dialogue and shared engagement, we empower people, strengthen social cohesion, and support democracy.
The volunteer teams at each location match people in pairs, plan community events, and raise awareness of SwaF in their communities. Above all, it’s about open interaction, fun, and friendship. The team in Hamburg looks forward to welcoming people who are eager to bring people together and meet new people.
Your Tasks
The tasks are very varied. It is important to us that everyone can do what they enjoy.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, basic German skills are required.
Motivation and interest in other people.
Time required
Regularly
Discussed individually
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.