Help design the sewing room at the reception center for refugees!
Aufnahmeeinrichtung Askanierring / Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Askanierring
Bezirk Spandau, 13585 Berlin, Berlin
Medium German skills
Regularly
Approx. 2 h per week
Direct contact
- Migrants & Refugees
- Design
- Hands-on Activities
- Zero Waste
About the volunteering opportunity
We are looking for a volunteer (or more) to support and assist our sewing room. The sewing room is currently run by a volunteer who will be very happy about support.
The shelter has donated sewing machines, fabrics and haberdashery. The volunteer shows the residents, how they can repair their clothes or how they can sew simple things themselves.
Do you have your own idea? We are open to everything!
Your Tasks
- Supervise sewing room
- According to possibility and interest: Teach sewing or "rescue" clothes.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, intermediate German skills are required.
- Interest in sewing
- Ability to operate the sewing machine and teach this to others.
Time required
Regularly
Approx. 2 hours per week.
On weekdays, during the day
1-2 per week, 2-3 hours each.
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.
Required documents:
Required documents:
- Proof of immunization against measles for people born after 1970.
- Extended certificate of good conduct (free for volunteers; we can take over the application).
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.
Bezirk Spandau, 13585 Berlin, Berlin
Medium German skills
Regularly
Approx. 2 h per week
Direct contact
Bezirk Spandau, 13585 Berlin, Berlin
Medium German skills
Regularly
Approx. 2 h per week
Direct contact