There are numerous organizations, initiatives and neighborhood projects that support refugees and asylum-seekers in Berlin – and its number is growing every day. Here is an incomplete list of helpful links for refugees we encountered throughout our mapping project. The sources touch upon different topics like accommodation and language or give general information about the asylum process in Germany.
!Please note that registration and accommodation procedures for refugees in Berlin can change. Counseling services as well as local aid and charity organizations (in the refugee camps) are first reference points to obtain up-to-date information. |
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Update: 4 Oct, 2015
General Information
- Overview of organizations and initiatives in Berlin that provide free counseling services for refugees (provided by Flüchtlingsrat Berlin/Brandenburg)
- “Welcome to Germany” – information about first steps in Germany as a migrant or refugee in Arabic (BAMF)
- “Refugee-Guide”: A guide that provides general information about life in Germany (different languages)
- Guide book about counseling services for refugees in different languages (BAMF)
- Information for unaccompanied minors who are refugees in Germany in different languages (B-UMF)
- Information about the asylum process and the interview in Germany (provided by Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration)
Family Reunification
- “Refunite.org”: Website to search for friends and family members
- “Family-Links”: Website to search for friends and family members (provided by the ICRC)
Accommodation
- “Flüchtlinge Willkommen”: Platform for refugees to find a shared flat in Berlin
- “Place4refugees”: Volunteers in Berlin contact hostels and help out to organize short-term accommodation for refugees. In cases of emergency contact their Facebook-Group.
Language
- Network “German Courses for All!”: A network for free German Courses in Berlin
- Translation aid for refugees and volunteers provided by AG Frieden Trier: General information (Arabic, Farsi, Russian) and for women (Arabic, Farsi, Russian)
- Health information in multiple languages (provided by the Health for Migrants in Lower Saxony)
- “Refugee Phrase Book”: Open translation project
- “Refuchat-com”: Smart-Phone App for translations
- Free language pictograms provided by Veritas
- Free refugee communication boards provided by Tobbi Dynavoy
Legal advice
- “Deutsche Anwaltshotline”: Free legal advice for refugees
Work
- “Workeer.de”: Online-Platform with jobs for refugees
- “Chance for Science”: Platform for scientists, who are refugees
- “Bridge-Bleiberecht”: Advice and information for refugees who look for a job
Transport
- Public transport in Berlin (in Arabic, provided by BVG)
Internet
- Free WIFI spots provided by the open network project Freifunk-Berlin
Other: Sources for the Mapping Project
- Flüchtlingsrat Berlin/Brandenburg: (Counselling Services for Refugees)
- Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Berlin: (Doctors for Arabic and Farsi)
- Berlin.de/stadtbibliotheken: (Public libraries in Berlin)
- Berlin.de/polizei: (Police stations in Berlin)
- Volkshochschulen in Berlin (German language courses)
ARRIVING IN BERLIN 