Play and craft with refugee children!
Aufnahmeeinrichtung Askanierring / Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Askanierring
- Kids & Teenagers
- Migrants & Refugees
- Arts, Music & Culture
- Education & Language Support
- Sports & Leisure Activities
About the volunteering opportunity
Many families with children of all ages live in the Askanierring reception center. We are looking for volunteer support for childcare and leisure activities for our children and young people. Painting, arts and crafts, playing, reading aloud, sports, outdoor activities - we are open to everything.
This is a reception center - so our residents are new to Germany. Therefore, language skills in Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish or Georgian are helpful, but of course not a prerequisite!
Your Tasks
Play with children, do arts and crafts, paint, play outdoors, read to them, etc.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, intermediate German skills are required.
Experience working with children is a plus, but not a requirement.
Time required
Currently, regular childcare takes place Monday to Friday from 13:30 to 15:00. However, these times can be adjusted if there is enough support. Commitment at the weekends is also possible by arrangement and with enough volunteers.
Important notice
The open office hours of the volunteer coordination is on Mondays between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm (there may be waiting times). Other appointments are arranged individually.
What is required:
What is required:
- Extended certificate of good conduct (free of charge for volunteers; we can take care of the application on request).
- Proof of immunization against measles (for people born after 1969).
Where?
Aufnahmeeinrichtung Askanierring / Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Askanierring
The Askanierring reception center and the Aksanierring shared accommodation belong to the Landesbetrieb für Gebäudebewirtschaftung - Teil B (LfG-B for short). It is a state-owned company of the state of Berlin and was founded in spring 2017. LfG-B operates accommodation for refugees on behalf of the Berlin State Office for Refugee Affairs (LAF).
AE Askanierring is an initial reception facility. This means that our residents are new to Germany and are in the asylum process. AE Askanierring offers 330 places for refugees from various countries.
GU Askanierring is a shared accommodation facility for recognized refugees who have already settled in Berlin but still require a certain amount of support. GU Askanierring offers 570 places, also for refugees from various countries.
GU Askanierring is a shared accommodation facility for recognized refugees who have already settled in Berlin but still require a certain amount of support. GU Askanierring offers 570 places, also for refugees from various countries.
Both accommodations are located in Berlin-Spandau - they are next to each other.