Commitment for more togetherness and diversity in Jena

You want to work for a society that excludes no one? You want to bring people together and work for openness and tolerance? Do you enjoy meeting new people and exchanging ideas? Then you are exactly right with us!

Start with a Friend brings people with and without immigration experience together. It is especially important to us that we create encounters at eye level, so that friendships can develop.

Do you feel like:

• bringing people together?
• sharing your hobby with other people and organizing small events?
• making SwaF even better known in your city?

If you answer one or all of the questions with "yes", then come and join us! 😊

Of course, you're not doing all this alone. At each location there is a volunteer team that works together with a lot of joy, fun and SwaF spirit. We are always happy to welcome new faces. The topics around migration, diversity and anti-discrimination are very important to us. Therefore, in addition to the work in the team, we have many different seminars. You are welcome to participate. You don't need any prior knowledge.

If that sounds exciting to you, just send us an email and we'll tell you everything else that's important during a get-to-know-you meeting.

We're looking forward to meeting you!

Your Tasks

The tasks are very diverse. It is important to us that everyone can do what he or she enjoys doing. 

What's needed

Motivation and interest in other people. 

Time required

Start with a Friend connects immigrants and locals in tandems based on interests and needs. Ideally, a friendship develops out of this, but in any case, a social network is created that makes it easier for immigrants to have a good start in Germany. Start with a Friend accompanies and advises the tandems after the matching and organises events to bring the tandems into contact with each other. It is also important to us to create structures in which people can get involved, even if they are tied up in their work and family life. The time schedule is therefore flexible; further training courses are offered but are optional. So far, Start with a Friend is available in 21 cities nationwide.