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Welcome to Treptow-Köpenick Information for Migrants 1. Edition Berlin, March 2018

Editor District administration Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin Office of the district major – Integration Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin Tel.: +49 (0) 30 / 90297-2308, Fax: +49 (0) 30 / 90297-2360 [email protected], www.treptow-koepenick.de in cooperation with

InteraXion - Welcoming office for migrants and refugees in Treptow-Köpenick c/o Villa offensiv Hasselwerderstraße 38 - 40, 12439 Berlin Tel.: +49 (0) 1577 3151 386 [email protected], www.interaxion-tk.de

Editorial team Anne Güntzel, Christine Herm, Katharina Stökl

Layout Martin Thiel (www.martinthiel.de) Greetings from the distict major, Mr. Oliver Igel

In the last couple of years, many people moved to Berlin and to Treptow- Köpenick. It cannot be seen that this trend will come to an end. It is not just those coming from within Germany, but also those coming from other countries, who are now playing a more important role. Therefore, I am happy to present this information containing a variety of things on offer in Treptow-Köpenick and in general Berlin to our new Berliners and to those supporting them.

I hope that the information provides you with a good orientation in what can seem a complex system of administration, and makes your move to Treptow-Köpenick easier! You are most welcome!

Your Oliver Igel

3 Greetings from the team of InteraXion – Welcome office for newcomers in Treptow-Köpenick

We are happy to provide you with useful information to support you in finding your way around in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin. It should help you to find your way in Treptow-Köpenick and Berlin. Certainly, it isnot a substitute for one to one support or the support of friends and family. This document will help you with finding the correct points of contact that will be able to help you with your many questions. We want you to feel welcome here - both in Berlin and Treptow-Köpenick.

You are an enrichment for us and we wish you all the best! If you have further questions, our door will always be open as well as at other.

Your team at InteraXion, Katharina Stökl and Anne Güntzel Which projects have we chosen? What happens with the information in the future?

We have divided the information into different sections on questions that will be important for you both during your arrival in Germany and after. Whether it be learning German, education, finding employment or an apartment. Also, questions related to health will come sooner or later. You will find firstly the local points of contact in Treptow-Köpenick and then the ones in the whole of Berlin. The information provided are the ones that we find the most useful. This information will be updated every year. If you have any suggestions for improving the information we provide, please get in touch with the team at InteraXion, [email protected], or the commissioner for integration of the district of Treptow-Köpenick, Gregor Postler or the coordinator of refugee matters for the district of Treptow-Köpenick, Christine Herm via [email protected].

5 Content0 Information and Counselling 9 1 Registration and Residence 16 1.1 Registration and Residence in Germany 17 1.2 Registration of marriages and births 21 1.3 Family Reunification 22 2 Language 24 2.1 Integration classes and learning German with locals 25 2.2 Online offers to learn German (Selection) 28 3 Health and need of special protection / vunerability 30 3.1 Pregnancy 35 3.2 Unaccompanied minor refugees 38 3.3 Disability 39 3.4 Psycho-sociological challenges / addictions 41 3.5 Offers for Women 43 4. Accommodation 44 4.1 Overview of supporting initiatives in Berlin (Selection) 49 4.2 Apartment Building societies and 51 Internet plattforms 7 4.3 Emergency accommodation for refugees 51 5 Education 54 5.1 Recognition of your qualifications 57 5.2 School / Training 159 5.3 Studying 63 6 Integration in the job market 68 6.1 Looking for work and qualification 70 6.2 Setting up a business 175 6.3 Internet plattforms 76 Content 7 Encounter and Participation 78 7.1 Participation in Treptow-Köpenick 79 7.2 Youth 85 7.3 Children and family 90 7.4 Senior citizens 91 7.5 People with disabilities 92 7.6 Sports 93 7.7 Women 93 7.8 Education and culture 195 7.9 Participation in Berlin 96 8 General Points of Contact 100 8.1 Women / Family 102 8.2 Discrimination 104 8.3 LGBTIQ* 107 8.4 Rights 108 8.5 Protection 109 8.6 Emergency Numbers 111

7 0 Information and Counselling Information and Counselling In the beginning you often ask yourself about your right to remain and your future here in Germany. It does not matter whether you are here to look for work, or to join the rest of your family or to claim asylum. - ever- yone has a bunch of questions when arriving. The answers to questions regarding legal status and financial support are found in the Residence Act and the Asylum Seekers Act. Here we will provide you with the most important points of contact. The Residence Act The Residence Act regulates the matter of residency for those who live in Germany and do not hold the German citizenship. Due to the EU freedom of Movement Act, the Residence Act is of most importance for those holding citizenship from a country outside the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA). Some of the main points of the act: • Entry requirements and residency • Approval, refusal and repeal of residency permit • Deportation

The Ordnance of Recidency (AufenthV) and the Employment Regulations (BeschV) regulate the Residence Act. It is also responsible for issuing passports, processing visas and the right to work for those coming from abroud. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/ Asylum Seekers Act The Asylum Seekers Act (AsylbLG) regulates the material entitlement for asylum seekers, those with short term residency and those with foreign citizenships, those with ‘forced deportation’. What does that mean? Your status will determine the standard, financial and accommodati-

9 on benefits you are entitled to. Accommodation includes emergency accommodation, communal accommodation and apartments including also a single room in a shared apartment. The first 15 months of your stay, those who are entitled to receive standard benefits will do so in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Asylum Seekers Act. After that, you receive so-called „Analogleistungen“, which means analogue services to SGB II (Jobcenter) and SGB XII (social welfare). You find this regulation ni §2 of AsylbLG. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/asylblg/

State Office for matters relating to Refugees The state office for matters relating to refugees (LAF) is responsible for all those receiving support in accordance with the Asylum seekers act. It is also responsible for those who are still in the process of seeking asylum (Aufenthaltsgestattung), who are having a short-term residency (Duldung ohne Arbeitserlaubnis) or who are facing a forced deportation (vollziehbar ausreisepflichtig). The LAF has a department for financial support, rental concerns and a social service for people needing special protection. Many of you might know the LAF as a department of the LAGeSo, but now the LAF is its own institution. You can find it at Darwinstr. 14-18, 10589 Berlin. www.berlin.de/laf/

Federal Office for Migration and Refugees The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) is responsible for the procedure of seeking asylum and supports a variety of programs dealing with integration. In addition it is home to a research centre Information and Counselling und Beratung focussing on European cooperation concerning migration. The decision in the asylum procedure are made by the BAMF. The interview and the hearing will take place at the BAMF. www.bamf.de

Foreigners Registration Office Every district in Germany and each bigger city has a Foreigners Regis- tration Office. They enforce the Foreigners Act. This means that they issue papers such as residence permits or papers which include the right to work or study, settlement permits, but they can also terminate your residence permit. If you are in the procedure of seeking asylum and you want to work, you must get the agreement by the Foreigners Registra- tion Office. The Foreigners Act is valid for all of Germany, but the Home Secretaries of each German state issue action points to their offices. www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in-berlin/

Office administrative issues - Where do I go to get what service? Berlin holds a variety of points of contact – depending on the topic and the responsibility. The administration is well connected. For all with a residence permit (e.g. holding an acknowledgement of entitlement to asylum, award of refugee protection, award of subsidiary protection) the Public Office (Bürgerämter) are responsible for many issues: service. berlin.de/dienstleistungen/. Refugees who are still in the procedure of seeking asylum can go to two special Public Offices for Refugees: service.berlin.de/standort/327539/.

11 Counselling Services You are looking for general advice and counselling? You do not know where to go with your concern? Here you can find the most important counselling services:

Youth migration service Neukölln / Treptow-Köpenick (JMD) // Oberschöneweide • First point of contact for migrants and refugees between the age 12 to 27 with the focus on education and training, job orientation, questions concerning asylum, residence permit and orientation in the new environment. • Diakoniewerk Simeon / Soziales & Integration • Project „Migrationsberatung für junge Menschen in Treptow- Köpenick“ Mathildenstr. 1A, 12459 Berlin • 0172-3189166 Information and Counselling • [email protected] • www.diakoniewerk-simeon.de • Office hours: Monday 14:00 to 17:00 h and Thursday 10:00 to 12:00 h (German, Arabic, English, Spanish), every 2nd and 4th Monday of a month 10:00 to 12:00 h Farsi. Appointments requesting further languages can be arranged by calling in advance. • Further points of: www.jmd-neukoelln.de

Migration Counselling for Adults (MBE) // Oberschöneweide • Topics concerning: migration counselling for migrants older than 27 with a language focus on Vietnamese and Russian, integration into work for migrants and refugees (not depending on the legal status), intercultural opening of leisure time organisations (Kiezclub KES and Bürgerhaus Altglienicke) • DIALOG Integrationszentrum für Migranten; Gemeinnützige Gesell- schaft für Arbeit, Bildung und Wohnen mbH • Firlstr. 36, 12459 Berlin • 030 5301 2855 (Russian) • 030 5301 2606 (Vietnamese) • 0159 040 422 29 (integration into work) • 030 530 12 607 (intercultural opening) • [email protected] (Russian) • [email protected] (Vietnamese) • [email protected] (integration into work) • [email protected] (intercultural opening)

Point of Contact for Education, Work and Encounter (Stephanus Stiftung) // Friedrichshagen • The point of contact for eduation, work and encounter of the Stepha- nus foundation in Friedrichshagen is a counselling service for refugees and migrants dealing with questions concerning social issues and asylum questions. They support your arrival in Berlin with encounte- ring other cultures and languages. • Katja Schurig

13 • Bölschestr. 87/88, 12587 Berlin • 0151 40 66 47 03 • [email protected] • www.stephanus.org/stiftung/geschaeftsbereiche/geschaeftsbereich-migration-integration/anlaufstelle-fuer-bildung-arbeit-und-begegnung/startseite/

For accompaniment Integration Guides // Altglienicke • Accompaniment when going administration offices and support concerning other issues, close cooperation with schools, administration and further projects in he district. • Counselling in the following languages: Farsi, Dari, Pashtu, Turkish, Kurdish, Polish, Russian, Italian, English, Urdu, Arabic, French, Greek, German, Serbo-Croatian • offensiv’91 e.V. • Boban Dukić (Leitung des Teams) • FamilienBegegnungsZentrum (FBZ): Köpenicker Str. 42/ Ecke Besen- binderstr. 2, 12524 Berlin • 030 63 41 73 – 76 or 0176 - 675 35 753 • [email protected] Office hours: http://www.zfdtk.de/index.php/projekte/ integrationslotsin • www.berlin.de/lb/intmig/themen/integrationslots-innen/traeger/ treptow-koepenick/

Welcome Center • First orientation and social counselling for people just arrived in Berlin as well as counselling concerning residence perceptions, work and educational possibilities, recognition of foreign work qualification certificates or university degrees and concerning cultural and social encounters in Berlin • Senatsverwaltung für Integration, Arbeit und Soziales – der Integrati- Information and Counselling onsbeauftragte • Potsdamer Str. 65, 10785 Berlin • 030 9017 2326 • [email protected] • Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 09:00 to 13:00 h and Thursday additional 15:00 to 18:00 h • www.berlin.de/willkommenszentrum/

Useful Links, Apps and online platforms InfoCompass • Online platform und info points: collection of offers and events for newly arrived migrants • www.info-compass.net

Arrival App: a guide for the first weeks in Germany • Understanding how Germany works – what do you need to know about life in Germany? Topics: practical questions concerning every day life, asylum, education, work and language • ankommenapp.de Refugee Guide • www.refugeeguide.de/de/

Wefugees – Community Without Borders • Get answers to your questions, experts share their knowledge, locals help with their local knowledge • www.wefugees.de/k Handbook Germany • https://handbookgermany.de/de.html

Further point of contact and counselling services can be found in chapter 8 ‘General Points of Contact‘ concerning those topics: • Women • LGBTIQ* • Families • Rights • Diskrimination • Protection

15 1 Registration and residence 1.1 Registration and residence in Germany You or someone you know is seeking for asylum and just arrived in Berlin? Here you can find information about the procedure: www.berlin.de/fluechtlinge/infos-fuer-fluechtlinge/registrierung/ Registration and residence

State Office for matters relating to Refugees (LAF) / Centre for asylum seekers of the State of Berlin (ZAA) • Registration of asylum seekers • Accommodation and change of accommodation if special protection is needed (see chapter 3 ‘Health and special protection’) • Support for costs of living, clothing (accommodation and heating, health care, things of every day life, phone bill), berlinpass, support for special situations: pregnancy, disability, need of care, cost coverage and first equipment for the accommodation • [email protected] • 030 90225 0 • Offices depending on your individual issue: www.berlin.de/laf/ueber- uns/standorte/artikel.631142.php • Arrival centre for refugees: Columbiadamm 10, Hangar 1 und 2, 12101 Berlin • Appointments for the registration: Bundesallee 171, 10715 Berlin • www.berlin.de/laf/ankommen/registrierung-laf/ • Head office: Darwinstr. 14-18, 10589 Berlin, providing benefits, central service, social service: www.berlin.de/laf/leistungen/

Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) • Badensche Str. 23, 10715 Berlin • Askanierring 106, 13587 Berlin • Bundesallee 171, 10715 Berlin • 030 684 081 – 475 000 • [email protected] • FAQ: www.bamf.de/DE/Service/Left/FAQ/faq-node.html • www.bamf.de

17 Foreigners Registration Office (LABO) • Papers concerning residence permit, permission to work, residence with condition of fixed residency, travelling paper • Friedrich-Krause-Ufer 24, 13353 Berlin • www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in-berlin/dienstleistungen/ service.493516.php • Office for special reasons of residence at Keplerstraße 2, 10589 Berlin, especially for residence such as: study or visit a language class, working as a researcher etc. www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in- berlin/dienstleistungen/service.493524.php • 030 90269 – 4000 • www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in-berlin/ • Montag und Dienstag 7:00 bis 14:00 Uhr, Donnerstag 10:00 bis 18:00 Uhr

Useful links to get in touch with organisations and projects, who especially support and provide legal adive concerning asylum: Kontakt- und Beratungsstelle für Flüchtlinge und Migrant_innen e. V. (KuB): www.kub-berlin.org Al Muntada - Counselling service for refugees and migrants from the Arabic world: www.diakonie-integrationshilfe.de/sis-leistungen/ beratung/al-muntada.html Amnesty International Berlin asylum counselling: www.amnesty- asylgruppe-berlin.de/Main/Asylberatung Angehört – Support for asylum counselling: angehoert.org bbz – counselling and guidiance for young refugees and migrants: www. bbzberlin.de information union asylum&migration: www.asyl.net/index.php?id=420 ; www.asyl.net/index.php?id=337 German-Caucasian society e.V.: www.d-k-g.de/asyl.html Church asylum in Berlin: kirchenasyl-berlin.de Hardship commission and its work “Humans, who are not holding an acknowledgement of entitlement to asylum, award of refugee protection or an award of subsidiary protection and who are facing deportation can apply at the Berlin hardship commission for a residence permit according § 23a AufenthG. Urgent humanitarian or personal reasons are required to receive the further Registration and residence stay in Germany.“ www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/buerger-und-staat/auslaenderrecht/ haertefallkommission/artikel.25538.php

Berlin is using a date of birth regulation. People, who do not have a permanent accommodation or who have not been registered in Berlin before, are assigned to a public office according to themonth of their birthday. This is also valid for refugees who are living in refugee accommodation. See the following information for find your public office:

January – Mitte February – Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg March – Pankow April – Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf May – Spandau June – Steglitz-Zehlendorf July – Tempelhof-Schöneberg August – Neukölln September – Treptow-Köpenick October – Marzahn-Hellersdorf November – Lichtenberg December – Reinickendorf

19 Public Offices for Refugees Public offices for Refugees are dealing with topics such as registration, de-registration, changing your registration (in case of a move), issuing the social housing voucher (to access accommodation with reduced rent, WBS) (see chapter 8), validating the Berlinpass and further tasks related to the public office. In addition, they offer counselling and supportith w translators focussing on: residence and gaining German citizenship, work and education, benefits, applying for document etc.

Flüchtlingsbürgeramt / Public Office for Refugees in Mitte • Responsible for: Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Pankow, Marzahn- Hellersdorf, Lichtenberg, Reinickendorf, Treptow-Köpenick • Rathaus Tiergarten, Mathilde-Jacob-Platz 1, 10551 Berlin • Office hours: Monday, Tuesday: 08:00 to 15:00 h, Wednesday, Friday: 07:00 to 14:00 h, Thursday: 11:00 to 18:00 h

Flüchtlingsbürgeramt / Public Office for Refugees in Charlottenburg- Wilmersdorf (Month of birth: April and May) • Responsible for: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Spandau • Hohenzollerndamm 177, 10713 Berlin • Office hours: Monday 08:00 to 16:00 h, Tuesday: 11:00 to 18:00 h, Wednesday: 08:00 to 13:00 h, Thursday: 10:00 to 18:00 h, Friday: 08:00 to 14:00 h After the procedure of seeking asylum is completed, you can visit any Public Office: service.berlin.de/standorte/buergeraemter/.

The Berlinpass is for people, who have a small income or who receive

financial support from the Jobcenter, the LAF or the Social Office. Holding Registration and residence the Berlinpass enables you to get many discounts: the public transport, cultural institutions such as cinemas or museums and many further offers for sport and leisure time. • Berlinpass www.berlin.de/sen/soziales/themen/soziale-sicherung/ berlinpass/ • Familienpass / Familypass jugendkulturservice.de/de/passhefte/ berliner-familienpass/

1.2 Registration of marriages and births During the opening hours of the registry office you can get counselling and information about marriage in Germany, which documents you will need to provide and what the requirements are to get married in Germa- ny. The counselling can only take place, if you provide a passport! If you don‘t speak German, please organise a translator to bring along with you.

Certification of the birth of a child must be done at the registry office. You will need to provide the following documents to register the birth: • Passports of the parents • Marriage certificate (authentication proof) • Marriage contract (authentication proof) • Certificate of Birth of the parents All documents must be translated by an interpreter and submitted with the originals.

21 Standesamt Treptow-Köpenick • Adresse: Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin • Telefon: 030 90297 – 0 • Registration special office hours:(030) 90297-2473 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Tasks and services of the registry office: https://service.berlin.de/ standort/122943/ • Opening hours: • Registry office: Monday and Tuesday: 08:30-12:30 h, Thursday 14.00- 18:00 h • For undertakers: Monday and Tuesday 08:30-10:00 h, Wednesday and Friday 08:00-09:00 h, Thursday: 14:00-16:00 h • Naturalisation and Citizenship office: Tuesday: 08:30 - 12:30 h, Thursday 14:00 - 18:00 h

1.3 Family reunification You are in Germany and you want your family to come to Germany as well? Depending on your status it will be easier or harder. If you are a refugee it will be a bit complicated. The BAMF provides a written summary on the most important points: http://www.bamf.de/DE/Fluechtlingsschutz/ FamilienasylFamiliennachzug/familienasyl-familiennachzug-node.html.

Further, more general information about the family reunification and the legal situation are provided by the BAMF here: http://www.bamf.de/DE/Migration/Arbeiten/Familiennachzug/ familiennachzug-node.html Many counselling services support you and answer your questions concerning the family reunification. Here is a collection of organisations:

Union of binational families, iaf e.V. Registration and residence • Legal advice, psycho-social counselling / therapy, counselling for family conflicts over boarders • Oranienstr. 34, 10999 Berlin (4. Stock) • 030 615 34 99 • [email protected] • www.berlin.verband-binationaler.de

Oase Berlin - Legal advice and family reunification • www.oase-berlin.org/beratung/asylberatung

Diakonie Stadtmitte Legal advice and family reunification • diakonie-stadtmitte.de/integration-migration/migrationsberatung- fuer-erwachsene-zuwanderer/

In the chapter Women and Family, you will be provided more points of contact dealing with further topics. For refugees from Syria the following points of contact could help you:

Family reunification: German Ministry für Foreign Affairs https://fap.diplo.de/webportal/desktop/index.html

First orientation and social counselling for people seeking asylum from Syria: www.bbzberlin.de/projekte/syrien.html

Refugee guides Syria: fluechtlingspaten-syrien.de/wann-helfen-wir/

23 2 Language 2.1 Integration classes and Learning German with locals The BAMF (chapter 0) offers mandatory integration courses to refugees with good or secure prospect of remaining in Germany integration classes. They contain language classes and an orientation class, which will provide you with information about challenges you will face while living in Germany. Participation is open to those who have received their

residence permit after the 01. January 2005 and who are in Germany for Sprache one of the following reasons:

• as employee • as part of a family reunification • as asylum seeker • as long-term resident accoring to §38a Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG)

Refugees, who are still in the procedure of seeking asylum can participa- te at the integration classes if they come from: Eritrea, Irak, Iran, Syrien and Somalia (8/2018).

Offers of the Community Colleges The community colleges (Volkshochschule) offers integration classes and job-related language classes which are supported by BAMF. Refugees without access to integration courses are offered free German language classes at community colleges. There is regular open office hours at community colleges to seek advice on which course to take.

25 Initiatives and Language Cafés There are not just official offers to learn German, but also many initiatives will offer classes led by volonteers. In Treptow-Köpenick you can find support learning German and exercising it. In chapter 7 Participation and Encounter we offer you an overview of activities, which can help you improve your German. On Facebook, you can find a collection of language cafés throughout, which is regularly updated: www.facebook.com/groups/berlinersprachcafes/1675188755826720/

BAMF (book your integration classes if you are from Syria/ Iraq/ Iran/ Eritrea/ Somalia) • Badensche Str. 23, 10715 Berlin (U Berliner Straße) • 030 684 081 – 475 000 • [email protected] • http://www.bamf.de/DE/Willkommen/DeutschLernen/deutschlernen-node.html

German courses at the community college / Volkshochschule (integration classes, refugee classes, job-related language classes) • Volkshochschule (VHS) Treptow-Köpenick • Baumschulenstr. 79, 12437 Berlin • Counselling and testing for all German classes: Monday to Thursday from 14:00 to 17:00 h • http://www.berlin.de/vhs/volkshochschulen/treptow-koepenick/ kurse/deutsch-als-zweitsprache/ Online learning portal https://a1.vhs-lernportal.de/wws/9.php#/wws/ home.php?sid=66414891008924447052939493949710Secddebb2 Network Deutschkurse für Alle • Network of initiatives offering free or very cheap classes to learn German. Target group are those who are not entitled to a BAMF class or who have no access to an official class • List of classes in Berlin: www.netzwerk-deutschkurse-fuer-alle.de/ deutschkurse/ • www.netzwerk-deutschkurse-fuer-alle.de/

Multitude e.V.

• Support for learning German if you are seeking asylum Language • c/o KUB: Oranienstr. 159, 10969 Berlin • [email protected] • www.multitude-berlin.de

27 2.2 Online offers to learn German (selection) • VHS Lernportal Deutsch https://a1.vhs-lernportal.de/wws/9.php#/ wws/home.php?sid=66414891008924447052939493949710Secd- debb2 • Links for free material through the Welcome-Page of the district administration Treptow-Köpenick: www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/ueber-den-bezirk/willkommen/ bildung-arbeit/artikel.736346.php • Collection of offers to learn German informally: www.interaxion-tk.de/ index.php/de/blog/ausbildung/188-sammlung-von-angeboten-zum- deutschueben • Karte Sprachcafés der Refugee Academy refugeeacademy.de/karte- sprachcafes/ • Refugee Phrasebook www.refugeephrasebook.de • Deutsche Welle www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/s-2055 • Goethe Institut www.goethe.de/de/spr/ueb.html • Deutschtrainer A1-App www.goethe.de/de/spr/ueb/dt1.html • „Lern Deutsch - Die Stadt der Wörter“ (APP) • welcomegrooves www.welcomegrooves.de • Das WillkommensABC www.willkommensabc.de • Papagei (Paritäter Berlin) www.papagei.com/paritaet-berlin • loecsen (kostenlose Sprachkurse für Deutsch) www.loecsen.com/ travel/0-de-67-1-1-kostenlos-sprachkurse-deutsch.html • Spreadsheet: Useful German words and phrases for refugees who just arrived and helpers docs.google.com/spreadsheets/ d/1IpkETNzRzletRpLEeLUKAldB2j_O8UJVn1zM_sYg56Y/

htmlview?sle=true# Language • Deutschheft der Flüchtlingshilfe München e.V. fluechtlingshilfe- muenchen.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fluechtlingshilfe_ Deutschheft.pdf • BABADADA https://babadada.com/topic/school/ger/eng • bab.la http://de.bab.la/phrasen/ • tabadul – Miteinander statt nebeneinander www.tabadul-miteinander.de • Deutschlernen mit arabischer Lautschrift http://elischara.de/

29 3 Health and need of special protection / vunerability Vunerability – need of special protection Some people arriving in Germany will face challenges, which makes them vunerable. Based on the EU-legislation 2003/9/EU, 2004/83/EU and 2013/33/EU, this inludes minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled, older, pregnant, single parents with minor children, victims of human trafficking, people with severe physical illness, people with psychological disorders, as well as people who suffered torture, rape or other forms of psychological, physiological or sexual violence like e.g. victims of female genital mutilation.

A network of special organisations has formed to offer support for hose,t who are vunerable: Health and need of special protection / vunerability

Berlin Network for vunerable refugees • Contact: Zentrum für Flüchtlingshilfe und Migrationsdienste (Zfm) im Zentrum ÜBERLEBEN – Stiftung für Folteropfer • Turmstr. 21, 10559 Berlin, Haus K, Eingang C • 030 30 39 06 52 • [email protected] • https://www.ueberleben.org/allgemein/schutzbeduerftige- fluechtlinge-bns-iii/

Those who are in special need of protection (Besondere Schutzbedürftig- keit) receive support by LAF‘s social services e.g. with finding a flat: www.berlin.de/laf/leistungen/sozialdienst/.

31 Health insurance In Germany, everone is obliged to hold a health insurance. All refugees automatically have health insurance in Germany, it doesn’t matter whether you are still in the procedure of seeking asylum or if you have been awarded a legal status. For refugees the health insurance card is covering all basic medical treatment. As soon as you live in Germany for more than 15 months, you can choose your health insurance on your own. This means that you will be transferred into the regular health insurance system, which means everything is organised as for people receiving benefits (ALG II). In Berlin are several points of contact, which are specified to help refugees. Here you can find an overview:

MEDGUIDE, medical language guide edition-willkommen.de Health info for children and teenagers www.berlin.de/laf/leistungen/ gesundheit/gesundheitsheft-fuer-kinder-jugendliche/ Health advice www.migration-gesundheit.bund.de/de/publikationen/deutsch/ Search for doctors https://www.kvberlin.de/60arztsuche/index.html „I am in pain…“ http://static.apotheken-umschau.de/media/gp/ article_506373/bildwoerterbuch.pdf Spreadsheet: Arztbesuch – medical terms – Multilingual www.amadeu- antonio-stiftung.de/aktuelles/2016/leitfaden/ Setzer Verlag: variety of exercises www.setzer-verlag.com/ epages/79584208.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/79584208/Categories/ Download Pharmazeutische Zeitung: Questionnaire German-Arabic www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/fileadmin/pdf/Fragebogen_PZ_43_2015.pdf Apotheken Umschau: Pictonary for refugees www.apotheken-umschau. de/Medizin/Das-Bildwoerterbuch-fuer-Fluechtlinge-506373.html Health advice service for refugees http://www.ratgeber-gesundheit-fuer- asylsuchende.de/xpartmaster.aspx?QPX=b2JqaWQ9MTAwMjc=&ID=0?ID=0 Health care offices in Berlin https://www.berlin.de/sen/gesundheit/ Health and need of special protection / vunerability themen/gesundheitsaemter/ Social Service for Children and Youth Treptow-Köpenick http://www. berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/gesundheitsamt/artikel.29082.php

33 Hospitals and medical doctors in Treptow-Köpenick GPs www.berlin.de/special/gesundheit-und-beauty/adressen/ allgemeinmediziner/ For Treptow: • Medical doctors www.wegweiser-aktuell.de/berlin/19_treptow.htm • Hospitals www.wegweiser-aktuell.de/berlin/19_treptow_233_kranken- haeuser-und-kliniken.htm For Köpenick: • Medical doctors www.wegweiser-aktuell.de/berlin/5_koepenick.htm • Hospitals www.wegweiser-aktuell.de/berlin/5_koepenick_233_kran- kenhaeuser-und-kliniken.htm

Medioffice – network for the right of healthcare of migrants • People who are not having a legal status and/or who are not insured can get anonymous and free treatment. This NGO is a network of medical doctors and trained nurses and it is cooperating also with psychologists and physiotherapists and midwives. Note: there will be not treatment in the consultation hours. Special appointments will be needed to receive treatment. • Im Mehringhof: Gneisenaustr. 2a, Hinterhof, Aufgang 3, 2. OG, 10961 Berlin • 030 69 46 746 • [email protected] • Öffnungszeiten: Montag und Donnerstag 15:30 bis 18:30 Uhr • www.medibuero.de open.med Berlin • Open medical support and counselling for people who have limited access to the health care system • Teltower Damm 4-8, 14169 Berlin • 0176 6315 2094 • [email protected]; [email protected] • Office hours: Children: Tuesday 13:00-15:00 h/ GP: Tuesday and Thursday 15:00-17:00 h / psychiatrical and dermatological: call to make an appointment • medizin-hilft.org Comunity translating service Berlin • Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. • Central point of contact for public and private institutions • 030 44 31 90 90 • [email protected] • www.gemeindedolmetschdienst-berlin.de Health guides Berlin (KommRum e.V. in cooperation with the University for social affairs): www.kommrum.de/de/hilfen-fuer-gefluechtete/ Ipso gGmbH https://ipsocontext.org/de/

3.1 Pregnancy Early support Treptow-Köpenick

• Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick von Berlin Health and need of special protection / vunerability • Hans-Schmidt-Str. 10, 12489 Berlin • 030 90297 49 57 • https://fruehehilfen-tk.de/kontakt/ • https://fruehehilfen-tk.de/

Centre for sexual health and family planning • Family planning (covering contraseption costs and gynaecological ex- amination), counselling and support during pregnancy, psychological counselling for couples and individuals, information and counselling on infections e.g. HIV • Anonymous birth in emergency situations: 0800 40 40 020 • ou can freely chose where to go • Mahrzahn-Hellersdorf • Janusz-Korczak-Str. 32, 12627 Berlin • 030 90293 3655 • [email protected] • Office hours: Monday and Friday 09:00 - 12:00 h, Tuesday and Thursday 14:00-18:00 h and with appointments (call in advance)

35 • www.berlin.de/ba-marzahn-hellersdorf/politik-und-verwaltung/ aemter/gesundheitsamt/sexualitaet-und-familienplanung/ • Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg • Urbanstraße 24, 10967 Berlin • [email protected] • For appointments call 030 90298-8363 • www.berlin.de/ba-friedrichshain-kreuzberg/politik-und-verwaltung/ aemter/gesundheitsamt/fachbereiche/zentrum-fuer-sexuelle- gesundheit-und-familienplanung-hiv-test-berlin-162503.php • Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf • Hohenzollerndamm 174-177, 10713 Berlin • 030 9029-16880 • [email protected] • Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Friday: 9:00 – 12:30 h, Thurdsay 15:00 – 18:30 h • Multilangual leaflets: www.berlin.de/ba-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/ verwaltung/aemter/gesundheitsamt/zentrum-fuer-sexuelle- gesundheit-und-familienplanung/artikel.626142.php • Mitte • Ruheplatzstr. 13, 13347 Berlin • 030 9018-44235 • [email protected] • Office hours: Monday 14:00 – 18:00 h, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 – 12:00 h • www.berlin.de/ba-mitte/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/ gesundheitsamt/zentren/artikel.106172.php • Steglitz-Zehlendorf • Rubenstr. 125, 12157 Berlin • 030 90299-1701 • [email protected] • Office hours: Monday and Thursday 9:00 – 12:00 h, Wednesday 14:30 – 18:00 h • Needing a translator? Call 030 90299-1701, Languages: Polish (Monday - Thursday), Arabic and Farsi (Thursday 9:00 – 12:00 h) Rumanian (Thursday 9 – 12), Bulgarian (Thurdsay 9 – 12 Uhr, monthly), Amharish (Monday 13:00 – 15:00 h, every other week) • www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/ gesundheitsamt/zentrum-fuer-familienplanung/artikel.29766.php

Centre for family planning Berlin – BALANCE e.V. • Psychological single/couple/group counselling focussing on family planning, partnership, sexuality, man-to-man counselling, sexual-pe- dagogical support for people with disabilities, gynaecological counselling (contraception, genital mutilation, virginity, abortion, counselling woman-to-woman, midwifes in accommodations and in the FPZ with translators • Mauritiuskirchstr. 3, Aufgang 3, 10365 Berlin • 030 236 236 80 • [email protected]

• www.fpz-berlin.de Health and need of special protection / vunerability

Procedure for refugees: pregnancy and birth: • berlin-hilft.com/2016/03/22/ablaeufe-schwangerschaft- und-geburt-bei-gefluechteten-frauen/ Help line „Schwangere in Not“ • Help line, online counselling • www.geburt-vertraulich.de/startseite/ Fathers Centre • Playing, adventures, information, counselling leisure time for fathers with their children • www.vaeterzentrum-berlin.de Welcome Baby Bags • A bag filled with care and health products, clothing and small extras for pregnant women or mothers of new born babies. • www.evas-arche.de/index.php?page=23 Welcome Mamas • www.welcome-mamas.org

37 Pregnant and looking for help • 0800 40 40 020 • www.schwanger-und-viele-fragen.de

3.2 Unaccompanied minor refugees ISAR – Network voluntay leagual guardianship for unaccompanied minor refugees • Sylvester e.V. • 030 24 35 23 23 • [email protected]

LINKS • Senate administration for Education, Youth and Family • Unaccompanied minor refugees: accommodation, clearing procedure, information service • www.berlin.de/sen/jugend/jugend/unbegleitete-minderjaehrige- fluechtlinge • BBZ, Counselling and Encounter Center for young refugees and migrants/ KommMit für Migranten und Flüchtlinge e.V. / Berliner Netz- werk für besonders schutzbedürftige Flüchtlinge • Expertise in giving advice to minor and unaccompanied minor refugees • www.bbzberlin.de/projekte/minderj%C3%A4hrige/66- fachstelle-f%C3%BCr-minderj%C3%A4hrige-und-unbegleitete- minderj%C3%A4hrige-fl%C3%BCchtlinge-2016.html • akinda • akinda trains matches and counsultates voluntary legal guardians for unacompanied minor refugees in Berlin • www.akinda-berlin.org • AWO • Counselling focussing on legal guardianship • www.awoberlin.de/Vormundschaften-Beistandschaften-849066.html • Bundesnetzwerk UMF • Informations and links • www.b-umf.de/de/themen/vormundschaft • Welcome at friends • A federal program supporting districts, cities and communities to handle unaccompanied minor refugees. • www.willkommen-bei-freunden.de/programm/ • Encourage e.V. – Hilfe für junge Geflüchtete • Support for unaccompanied minors and their legal guardians • encourage-ev.de • biffy Berlin - Das Patenschaftsprogramm für Berliner Kinder • engaged adults meet regularly with a child to do leisure time activities. Through giving time and attention, the children will be supported in their development • www.biffy-berlin.de

3.3 Disability Health and need of special protection / vunerability Center for independent living of people with disabilities • Association for people with disabilities or chronical illness, outreach offers for refugees in Treptow-Köpenick • Gustav-Adolf-Str. 130, 13086 Berlin • 030 44 31 28 98 • [email protected]/ [email protected] • www.bzsl.de MINA – Living diversity • Families with children or family members with disabilities and migrants can get support and counselling, wheelchair accessible location • Friedrichstr. 1, 10969 Berlin • 030 25 79 69 59 • [email protected] • www.mina-berlin.de Sozialhelden e.V.: Wheelmap.org – wheelchair accessible locations: • wheelmap.org/map#/?zoom=14

39 InterAktiv e.V. • Wilhelmshavener Str. 32, 10551 Berlin • 030 490 88 494 • [email protected] • www.interaktiv-berlin.de Intercultural counselling for people with disabilities • Counselling for severely disabled people with migrational backgrounds, counselling in Turkish and Arabic possible • Briesestr. 1, 12053 Berlin • 030 53 67 00 72 • [email protected] • www.lebenshilfe-berlin.de/de/beratung/interkulturelle-beratung/ Amadeu Antonio Stiftung • Guideline medical care for refugees with disabilities • www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de/aktuelles/2016/leitfaden/

3.4 Psycho-sociological challenges / addictions Das fünfte Rad e.V. • Support for refugees with psycho-social counselling • Köpenicker Str. 325 (Haus 201), 12555 Berlin • 030 65 76 3420 / 0171 814 83 04 • [email protected] (Anke Köppen) • www.das-fuenfte-rad-ev.de ajb gmbh • Psycho-social counselling and information • Thomas-Müntzer-Str. 6, 12489 Berlin • 0159 040 299 60 • [email protected] (Andreas Nögel) • www.ajb-berlin.de Counselling service for people with addictions in Treptow-Köpenick • Addiction to alcohol or medication Radickestr. 48, 12489 Berlin • 030 650 700 80 • [email protected] • Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 09:00 – 12:00 h, Tues- day: 15:00 - 19:00 h, Thursday: 15:00 - 18:00 h • www.johannisches-sozialwerk.de/betreuung-und-beratung/ suchtberatungsstelle Counselling for people with addictions confamilia • For illegal drugs • Vista gGmbH • Lahnstr. 84, 12055 Berlin • 030 650 700 80 XENION – Psycho-social support for politically persecuted refugees e.V. • Paulsenstr. 55-56, 12163 Berlin Health and need of special protection / vunerability • 030 3232 933 • [email protected] • Hotline: Monday to Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 h • www.xenion.org Center Survive (vormals bzfo e.V.) • The center supports with therapy and integration offers for refugees and migrants, who have survived war and torture • Turmstr. 21, 10559 Berlin • 030 3039 060 • [email protected] • Hotline: Wednesday 11:00 -12:00 h • www.ueberleben.org Guidance – addiction counselling for refugees • Emergency service for people who are endangered to become addicted or are already addicted • Counselling for people with addictions and their families. Searching for specific offers such as detoxification, substitution, therapy in different languages

41 • Open office hours in Arabic, Persian and other languages can be requested (English, Greek, Turkish, Bosnian, Usbek und Croatian) • Office hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 21:00 h, Weekends and national holidays: 14:00 -21:00 h • Genthiner Str. 48, 10785 Berlin • 030 19237 (day and night) • [email protected] • www.notdienstberlin.de/angebote/guidance-suchtberatung-fuer- gefluechtete/ APP refugees with addictions www.guidance-berlin.de

ALMHAR - Mental health aid für refugees almhar.org TransVER e.V. (Ressource oriented network to strengthen intercultural understanding in the context of mental health) http://transver-berlin.de/

3.5 Offers for Women FFGZ – Feministic Women Health Center • Health counselling in German and English / reduced fee 10 € • Bamberger Str. 51, 10777 Berlin • 030 213 95 97 • [email protected] • www.ffgz.de Familienplanungszentrum Berlin – BALANCE e.V. • Psychological counselling on family planning for individuals, couples and groups, pregnancy, Partnership, Sexuality, lifestyle, counselling for men, sexual education for individuals, couples and groups for people with and without physical and/or mental impairment, gynaecological consultation (including contraception), prenatal care, female circumcision, virginity, abortion, chronic illnesses, psychosocial disorders advising women and midwives in all Berlin accommodations as well as in the FPZ with interpreters. • Mauritiuskirchstr. 3, Aufgang 3, 10365 Berlin • 030 236 236 80 • [email protected] • www.fpz-berlin.de Gleichstellungsbeauftragte Treptow-Köpenick • all matters relating to the equal participation of women and men • Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin • 03090297-2306 (Sprechzeiten nach telefonischer Vereinbarung) • [email protected] • www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/ beauftragte/gleichstellung/ Netzwerk Frauengesundheit Berlin: Gesundheitliche Angebote für geflüch- tete Frauen • www.frauengesundheit-berlin.de/Gesundheitliche-Angebote- fuer-gefluechtete-Frauen-in-Berlin.1856.0.html Health and need of special protection / vunerability

43 4 Accommoda- tion When can I start looking for accommodation? If you are a migrant with legal status in Germany, or have received an Acknowledgement of entitlement to asylum, Award of refugee protection or Award of subsidiary protection you can start to look for an accommodation anytime. If you are still in the procedure of seeking asylum and therefore receiving support by the LAF, you need to apply for a permission to rent an apartment. You will be awarded this permission latest after living in a camp for six months (including Emergency and group accommodation and hotels).

How do I find an apartment? First of all, you need to collect all your documents. You need to have a copy of your passport, and of your registration confirmation, as well as a SCHUFA information, and a letter that proofs that you have payed your rent in the past and the confirmation letter (that you are receiving benefits) of the LAF or Jobcenter. (Alternatively, you have to provide oury Accommoda- tion pay slips of the last 3 months). We recommend you to collect all documents in a file used for applications and just take copies each time you apply for an apartment. We recommend you to use a cover page, on which you introduce yourself and your family to the landlord. Here you can find a list of all necessary documents on InteraXion‘s website: http://interaxion-tk.de/index.php/ de/blog/wohnraum/195-checklisten-zur-wohnungsanmietung-was-ihr- wissen-muesst.

As soon as you have collected all the documents, you can start

45 looking for an apartment. There are guidelines and limits to size and costs. These are written down in the AV Wohnen and you can look them up here: http://www.fluechtlingsinfo-berlin.de/fr/ pdf/Mietobergrenzen_2018.pdf. The ‘Angemessenheitsgrenzen’ have changed from 01.01.2018. All the changes can be looked up here http://berlin-hilft.com/2017/11/27/alle-infos-zur-neuen-av-wohnen- ab-01-01-2018/.

If you have found an apartment that you like you need to ask for a viewing appointment. After seeing the apartment, you need to apply at the LAF or at the Jobcenter for a ‘Kostenübernahme’, a cost acquisition. You will have to hand in this Kostenübernahme together with all your documents at the landlord/house administration. Some house administ- rations also request a questionnaire to be filled in. If the house administration picks you, you can go and sign the rental agreement/contract. After signing the contract, you need to go back to the LAF or Jobcenter to get the rent and the deposit transferred. This can only be done with a valid rental contract. This brochure supports you with the most important steps and questions you could have after moving to your new place: interaxion-tk.de/index.php/de/blog/wohnraum/265-willkommen-in-deiner-eigenen-wohnung.

What is a WBS (Wohnberechtigungsschein / social housing voucher) and do I need this? The WBS (Wohnberechtigungsschein) is needed, if you want to live in so called social housing. These apartments are subsidized by the stat and therefore especially cheap. If you have been awarded an legal status that is at least still valid for 11 more month, you can apply for a WBS. This WBS will then be valid for 12 months.

Who pays my rent? If you have an income, you will pay renting costs and deposit on your own, if you are receiving financial support according to SBG II or according to the asylum seekers act, the Jobcenter or the LAF will pay. To receive the payment, you need to have a written offer (with your name on it) and you then hand in at the office responsible for you. The LAF/ Jobcenter will also pay for the basic equipment of the apartment, if you don‘t have any furniture. They have financial guidelines according to the size of the family and the already existing equipment of your new appartment.

How do I search an apartment? Most people in Berlin search online for apartments or visit the cities apartment building societies. Looking for an apartment in Berlin takes Accommoda- tion normally a long time, especially if your language skills are not good. You might also face racism or rejection due to receiving benefits by many landlords, which is a big problem. In general, Berlin does not offer enough affordable apartments and you will need to search for a long time and apply for many apartments. Many people get an apartment through contacts, family and friends. Therefore, it is important for you to create yourself a network, either through sports, cooking, learning German or other activities. If you do not like networking, you can also look in the links below. http://interaxion-tk.de/index.php/de/blog/wohnraum/225-leitfa-

47 den-zur-wohnungssuche.

Caution: Fraud! You do not have to pay anyone to find you an apartment. Even if it sounds appealing if someone promises you to find an apartment for you. Stay away from that. It will take a long time to find an apartment in Berlin, those who are promising anything else, are not helping you. It is illegal if you pay someone without getting an official receipt. It is also illegal, if you have been denied an apartment due to racism. There is the general euqality act prohibiting discrimination on several grounds and there are institutions helping you. If you experience discrimination whilst searching for an apartment you can approach the counselling office “Fair Mieten – Fair Wohnen”: https://fairmieten-fairwohnen.de/.

Where can I find support while searching an apartment? InteraXion is a project in Treptow-Köpenick supporting you while looking for an apartment. All districts have similar projects and services. You will certainly need to have a lot of patience. Don’t give up, even if you think you will never find an apartment. Here are some information that can help you looking for an apartment: www.interaxion-tk.de.

InteraXion // Niederschöneweide • Welcome office for newcomers in Treptow-Köpenick. It provides initial counseling and support on the following topics: social or asylum law, labour market integration programs and access to education, expe- riences of discrimination, the search for flats. Further, it organises workshops, supports local meet-up groups and provides information on it‘s blog as well as through the Facebook group „Willkommen in Treptow-Köpenick!“. • offensiv’91 e.V. • Hasselwerderstr. 38-40, 12439 Berlin • 01577 3151 386 • [email protected] • Office hours: Tuesday (Persian translation) and Thursday (Arabic translation) 14:00 - 16:00 h, Friday (ENG, FRE, POR): 14:00 – 16:00 h • www.interaxion-tk.de Flüchtlinge Willkommen • Online platform: connects refugees with landlords, who are willing to share their apartment • [email protected] • www.fluechtlinge-willkommen.de/ • www.fluechtlinge-willkommen.de/#refugee-signup Landesamt für Flüchtlingsangelegenheiten, rental department • Darwinstr. 14-18, 10589 Berlin • 030 90229 3020 / 3120 • [email protected] • http://www.berlin.de/laf/wohnen/informationen-fuer-fluechtlinge/

wohnungen/ Accommoda- tion Social help in case of losing your apartment: • service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324485/

4.1 Overview of supporting initiatives in Berlin • Mittelhof e.V. www.mittelhof.org/fluechtlingsarbeit/wohnen- bildung-gesundheit-beratung/ • Bündnis Neukölln AG Wohnungssuche https://buendnis-neukoelln.de/ fluchtasyl/wohnungssuche/for-refugees/ • AG Wohnen Reinickendorf www.kirchenkreis-reinickendorf.de • Place4Refugees http://place4refugees.de/

49 • Xenion AG Wohnen www.xenion.org/angebote/ag-wohnen/ • Further initiatives supporting refugees in Berlin www.berlin-hilft.com/2015/09/23/initiativen-und-gruppen-berlin- weit-und-umland/ • Supporting LGBTQ*refugees looking for apartments https://sawaberlin.wordpress.com/

Tenant‘s associations Tenant’s associations support tenants concerning rental laws and offer counselling to their members. The membership fee depends on the association and on the service. For people with small income, or those who receive support from the Jobcenter, LAF or social office can get reduced membership fees. Here an overview of some tenant’s associations: • Mietervereine in Berlin mietervereine-in-berlin.de/ • Mietschutzbund Berlin e.V. mieterschutzbund-berlin.de/ueber-uns.html • Mietvereinigung Berlin e.V. mietervereinigung-berlin.de/ • Berliner Mietergemeinschaft bmgev.de/ • Berliner Mieterverein e.V. www.berliner-mieterverein.de/wir-ueber-uns/beratungszentren.htm Collection of adresses of cheap or free counselling services for tenants: Schillerpromenade Quartier www.schillerpromenade-quartier. de/fileadmin/content-media/media/kiez_aktiv/sen/diverses/ Beratungsangebote_Mietangelegenheiten-1.pdf Frieda http://www.asum-berlin.de/mieterservice/ Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf www.berlin.de/ba- charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/verwaltung/aemter/amt-fuer- buergerdienste/buergeraemter/artikel.190667.php#c

Welcome Home: heating, ventialtion, waste separation – what you need to be aware of when renting an apartment The group AG Wohnen in Reinickendorf and InteraXion in Trep- tow-Köpenick have collected all important information you need to know when moving into your first apartment. The information can be found online and is available in several langages: http://interaxion-tk.de/ index.php/de/blog/wohnraum/265-willkommen-in-deiner-eigenen-woh- Wohnen nung.

4.2 Apartment Building Societies and Internet platforms Overview of all Apartment building societies and the guideline from InteraXion www.interaxion-tk.de/index.php/de/blog/wohnraum/225-leitfaden-zur- wohnungssuche

4.3 Emergency accommodation for refugees Schlafplatzorga am Oranienplatz • Accommodation with refugees

51 • facebook.com/schlafplatzorga/ • oplatz.net/weiterhin-soli-unterkunfte-fur-refugees-gesucht/

Notübernachtung Franklinstraße • Berliner Stadtmission • www.berliner-stadtmission.de/not-franklinstr

Notübernachtung Storkower Str. 139c • mob e.V. • 030 912 067 24 • www.mob-berlin.org

Notübernachtung für Frauen • www.gebewo-pro.de/notuebernachtung-fuer-frauen • www.awo-spree-wuhle.de/notuebernachtung

Accommodation for refugees in Treptow-Köpenick Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Treptow • AWO Kreisverband Berlin-Mitte e.V., Wohnheim Treptow • [email protected] • www.awo-mitte.de/index.php/unterkuenfte-fuer-gefluechtete/ awo-wohnheim-treptow

Notunterkunft Wassersportallee (Grünau) • LfG (Landesbetrieb für Gebäudewirtschaft) Berlin • [email protected]

Übergangswohnheim Radickestraße (Adlershof) • IB (Internationaler Bund) • [email protected] • www.internationaler-bund.de • Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Allende II • IB (Internationaler Bund) • [email protected] • www.internationaler-bund.de

Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Quittenweg • LfG (Landesbetrieb für Gebäudewirtschaft) Berlin • [email protected]

Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Rahnsdorf • Unionshilfswerk Soziale Dienste gemeinnützige GmbH • [email protected] (Freiwilligenkoordinatorin) • www.unionhilfswerk.de/angebote/fluechtlingshilfe/ fluechtlingsunterkunft-rahnsdorf.html • www.unionhilfswerk.de • Integrationspatenschaften - Projekt, an dem die GU Rahnsdorf des UNIONHILFSWERK beteiligt ist

Notunterkunft Schwalbenweg • CJD (Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands gemeinnütziger e.V.) • [email protected] • www.cjd-berlin-brandenburg.de/angebote/migrations-und-fluecht- Accommoda- tion lingsarbeit/unterbringung-von-gefluechteten-ueberblicksseite/

Queere Unterkunft Treptow • Schwulenberatung Berlin gGmbH • [email protected] • www.schwulenberatungberlin.de/refugees-deutsch

53 5 Education Copyright: Franz Pfluegl - Fotolia.com Before you can start working, it can be very useful or needed to do an apprenticeship, in which you will learn theoretical and practical knowledge for the profession. The apprenticeship lasts 3 years. To do an apprenticeship, you need to have a vocational school graduation. If you have not attended school long enough (9 or 10 years) or graduated school in your country of origin, you can attend a vocational collage to qualify for an apprenticeship. The Berlin-Kolleg offers classes for refugees. www.berlin-kolleg.de

A dual apprenticeship is done in combination of working in a company and at the same time visiting the vocational college. Most of the time, the company will pay you a salary. The advantage of a dual training is that you get to know the company very well and that there are often possibilities to continue working for the company after the training.

A school based apprenticeship can be supported by Bafög (scholarship by the German state). In school you will learn all the information needed for the job. Some schools will request you to pay a monthly fee.

If you have already done an apprenticeship and if you have been working in your profession, you can apply to get a shorter apprenticeship, the Umschulung (a retraining). The retraining takes normally 2 years. It can Education be financed by the Jobcenter or the Argentur für Arbeit(Work Agency). If you are applying for an apprenticeship and have not found a position by the 30.09. you can also do a 6 to 9-month long entry qualification. During this period, you can get to know the company.

Text Sarah König – Dialog – Integrationszentrum für Migranten (abw gGmbH) - Integration center for migrants

55 Youth job agency Berlin: • www.jba-berlin.de/home/ bridge – Berlin network for the right of residency • coordination, legal advice and trainings • Senatsverwaltung für Integration, Arbeit und Soziales • The Senat‘s Commissioner for Integration and Migration • Potsdamer Str. 65, 10785 Berlin • 030 901723- 21 / -16 • [email protected] • www.bridge-bleiberecht.de

Arbeit und Bildung e.V. (work and education) • Counselling for job orienation • Kurfürstenstr. 131, 10785 Berlin • 030 259 30 95 0 • [email protected] • www.aub-berlin.de/

P:IB – Partnerschaften in der Bildungsberatung (partnership and education advice) • www.pib-berlin.com/lernlaeden/ • www.pib-berlin.com

GFBM e.V. – Gesellschaft für berufsbildende Maßnahmen (society for job training actions) • Job based education, promotion of general knowledge and language skills, focus on getting to know work • www.gfbm.de/

Refugee Academy • New Berliners can use their potential and in different subjects and support others speaking the same mother tongue • refugeeacademy.de 5.1 Recognition of your qualifications First, you need to provide authenticated German translations. The costs for the translation can be paid by the Jobcenter or the Argentur für Arbeit. It is important that you apply for the cost coverage in advance, as they can’t reimburse you afterwards. To receive recognition of a school graduation certificate, the senate administration for Education, Youth and Family is responsible. In the database Anabin (http://anabin.kmk. org) it is written how foreign certificates will be evaluated, and which international universities are recognised by the German state. For some restricted professions (professions, that need a specified qualification) a university graduation is needed. You are only allowed to work in this profession if you have the according and you degree an official confirmation from the senate or professional chamber. If a recognition is needed, you need to file an application at the Standing Conference fo the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. There will be cost connected with this procedure, which can be paid by the Jobcenter or Argentur für Arbeit. The IHK Fosa (Industry and Trade Chamber, Foreign Skills Appro- val) is responsible for recognising foreign state-approved certificates. If the diploma exists, they will check the equality of the diploma. If you can not provide a diploma, you might be asked to present a quality trial. This Education procedure is very expensive. The costs can be covered by the Jobcenter.

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57 Recognition of foreign qualifications • www.berlin.de/sen/bjw/anerkennung/ Recognition in Germany. Informations by the German government concerning the recognition of foreign qualifications • www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/de/app.php

IQ-Netzwerk (Counselling and advice concerning the recognition of foreign qualification) • www.berlin.netzwerk-iq.de • Central place for the first consultation • Träger: Otto-Benecke-Stiftung • 030 345 0569 – 0 • [email protected] • Counselling on recognition of qualifications • Türkischer Bund Berlin Brandenburg e.V. • 030 2362 3325 • [email protected] • Path to recognise professional qualifications • Club Dialog e.V. • 030 2634 7605 • [email protected]

Recognition of professions in the field of trade and industry: IHK Berlin • https://www.ihk-berlin.de/Service-und-Beratung/fachkraefte-und- mitarbeiter/Anerkennungsberatung_nicht_reglemtierter_Berufe 5.2 School/Training School in Berlin • https://www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule/bildungswege/ • Types of schools and graduations • Info-point of the Senate administration for Education, Youth and Science

Starting School in welcoming classes • Coordination of he welcoming classes Bezirksamt at Trep- tow-Köpenick, Frau Neek • Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin, room 114 • 030 90297-2194 (Tuesday 09:00 – 12:00 h, Thursday 14:00 – 18:00 h) • [email protected]

Jugendmigrationsdienst (JMD - Youth migration service) • Youth migration service Neukölln/Treptow-Köpenick (JMD) • Diakoniewerk Simeon/ Social and Integration • First point of contact for migrants and refugees in the age between 12 to 27 years. Focussing on school and work orientation, asylum and residential questions and orientation in the new environment • Project „Migrationsberatung für junge Menschen in Trep- tow-Köpenick“ (migration consultation for young people in Trep- tow-Köpenick) • Mathildenstr. 1A, 12459 Berlin • 0172-3189166 • [email protected] • www.diakoniewerk-simeon.de Education • Office hours: Monday 14:00 – 17:00 and Thursday 10:00 – 12:00 (German, Arabic, English, Spanish), each 2nd and 4th Monday 10:00 – 12:00 h: Farsi // Appointments can be arranged if other languages are needed

59 JOB Werkstatt Mädchen (Campus Kiezspindel) - JOB workshop girls • Part of the campus Kiezspindel are the family centre Rudower Straße, the multigeneration house Köpenick, the project Job Workshops Girls and the kids project RUDI • Campus Kiezspindel, Rudower Straße 37-39, 12557 Berlin • 030 6748 9493 • [email protected] • www.campus-kiezspindel.de • www.jobwerkstattmaedchen.de/front_content.php

Youth needs Future – Future needs Youth • Technical youth education association • FIM (refugee intergration action) offers interesting contents for refugees and support with the integration into work and professional orientation. • Federal voluntary service (also for Refugees) summer school and preparation classes for school. Additional there are technical science based projects. • Stillerzeile 100, 12587 Berlin • 030 65484959-100 • [email protected] • www.tjp-ev.de

ARRIVO Berlin Preparation for an apprenticeship or for working in the field of trade, offering different projects. Overview: www.arrivo-berlin.de • ARRIVO RingPraktikum® - ring-internship • Orientation and qualification in trade jobs for refugees, who do have a B1 language certificate in German (metal work, engineering, econo- mics, administration, logistic, print, hotel management, cleaning, it) • [email protected] • www.netzwerk-grossbeerenstrasse.de/projekte/arrivo-ringpraktikum • ARRIVO Handwerk - trade • Schlesische 27 - Kunst und Bildung • Schlesische Straße 27 b, 10997 Berlin • 030 695 08900 • [email protected] • www.arrivo-handwerk.de • ARRIVO Bau - buildng • 030 4579 777 02 • ARRIVO Gesundheit und Soziales - health and social • 030 264 76 227 (Die Wille gGmbh) • 0176 342 631 20 (GesBiT mbH) • www.gesbit.de • ARRIVO Hospitality – Training for hotel and restaurants preparation and placement • Kiezküchen GmbH • Waldenser Str. 2-4, 10551 Berlin • 030 3973 91 69 • www.hospitality-berlin.de/en/contact/ • www.hospitality-berlin.de Counselling and support on graduation • ARRIVO EMSA • [email protected] • www.inbas.com/projektdatenbank/de-details/arrivo-emsa-fuer- gefluechtete.html • ARRIVED – Welcome to the Berlin Trade • ARRIVED is focusses on individual support for refugees during a dual Education apprenticeship. This includes German and maths classes, individual homework support, intensive classes to prepare for exams, seminars about organising work, support searching for accommodation, dealing with administrative tasks. / For companies individual counselling is offered to all dual apprenticeships of the IHK • [email protected] • http://arrived-berlin.de/131/

61 • Job based language training for refugees • www.zgs-consult.de/berufliche-bildung/ berufsbezogene-sprachfoerderung-fuer-gefluechtete/ • Apprenticeship in sight • Preperation for an apprenticeship for young refugees • Project of the senate administration for integration, Work and Social • www.spiconsult.de/inhalt/foerdern/ausbildung-in-sicht.html • www.zgs-consult.de • Berlin-braucht-dich.de/ausbildungsberufe Berlin needs you - aprrenti- ceships • BQN Berlin e.V./ professional qualification network for migrants • Alte Jakobstr. 85-86, 10179 Berlin • 030 275 90 87 20 • [email protected] • www.berlin-braucht-dich.de/ausbildungsberufe/ • FrauenComputerZentrumBerlin e.V. (FCZB) - WomenComputerCenter Berlin • Training for migrant women, media competences and digital empow- ernment • Cuvrystr. 1, 10997 Berlin (Hinterhaus, 2. OG) • 030 617 970 16 • [email protected] • fczb.de • Refugee Company for Crafts and Design • https://www.cucula.org/ • Joblinge compass • www.joblinge.de/initiative/joblinge-kompass-fuer- fluechtlinge/ 5.3 Studying If you want to study in Germany, you need to have a university entrance qualification. Whether your school graduation certificate will be accepted as an entry qualification will be decided by the Uni Assist and/or the ma- triculation office of the university (https://www.uni-assist.de/). Most of the times you will need to apply online. Many universities offer migrants a preparatory college, where you will have language classes and get a training. Even if you are not yet registered, you can apply to be a guest student (Gasthörerschaft). You can visit the lectures, but you can’t write exams.A Bachelor‘s degree usually takes three years of studying. After graduating you can start working in many professions. At state universities you will need to pay a fee each month, which will include a public transport ticket. An additional fee is only required at private universities. Before enrolling you can apply for Bafög (scholarship), but also some foundations offer financial support for refugees (e.g. Hans-Böckler-Stif- tung). There are also special education loans, which you can apply for while studying. You will need to pay back the loan. The Master‘s degree is the second stage of studying. It can only be done if you are hold a BA degree beforehand. It takes 2 to 4 years and allows you to start a PhD afterwards. Education

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63 Information of the senate administration for Education, Youth and Family www.berlin.de/sen/bjf/fluechtlinge/uni.pdf German Students Association - Information for international Students www.internationale-studierende.de/ The governing mayor of Berlin – chamber for science and research www.beuth-hochschule.de/internationale-studierende/ Süddeutsche.de:Which scholarships exist for international students in Germany? www.sueddeutsche.de/bildung/finanzielle-unterstuetzung- im-studium-welche-stipendien-gibt-es-fuer-auslaender-1.1287515

Kiron University (not a proper university) • Combination of classes online and offline and opportunities to learn, tutor, mentor, study hubs and career service • Not a proper university, degrees are not recognized • Kiron Open Higher Education gGmbH • www.kiron.ngo

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW) • International Students: www.htw-berlin.de/ international/internationale-htw-studierende/ • Integra- preparation classes for refugees, German classes, academic writing for BA and MA students • www.htw-berlin.de/international/unterstuetzung-fuer- gefluechtete/htw-integra/ • Preparing to study – preparatory college • Preperation fo the „Feststellungsprüfungen“, an exam which all international students have to pass if their school diploma is not equiva- lent with the German university entrance qualification. • www.htw-berlin.de/international/unterstuetzung-fuer-gefluechtete/ studienkolleg/ • Student-Service-Center • Counselling for refugees, who want to study at the HTW or who want to be guest students. Languages: Arabic, Farsi, English, Germany • www.htw-berlin.de/international/unterstuetzung-fuer-gefluechtete/ studieren-an-der-htw-berlin/

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin • Guide for international students: www.international.hu-berlin.de/de/ studierende/aus-dem-ausland/wegweiser • HU International: www.international.hu-berlin.de/de/internationales- profil/refugees-welcome-an-der-hu • Offers on the Campus in Adlershof: www.hu-berlin.de/de/ueberblick/ campus/adlershof/refugees-welcome • Office hours: Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00 / Langauge classes / diploma check/ guest student / support for students / using the library: www. hu-berlin.de/de/studium/beratung/refugees/sprechstunde • Part of the initiative ‚refugees as guest students‘ the Berlin Institute of empirical integration and migration research offers 3 special classes for refugees: www.bim.hu-berlin.de/de/aktuelles/2015/09/29/ bim-kurse-fuer-gefluechtete-in-den-sozialwissenschaften/

Technische Universität Berlin • Guidiance for interantional students: www.betreuung-int-stud.tu- berlin.de/menue/home/ • Refugees as quest students: www.tu-berlin.de/?164055 • MINT Language class for refugees: www.tu-berlin.de/?id=169050 • Entrance exam: www.studienkolleg.tu-berlin.de/menue/pruefungen/ einstufungstest_gefluechtete/

Freie Universität Berlin Education • Counselling and information for international students: www.fu-berlin.de/einrichtungen/service/studierende/international/ index.html • Asta FU for students of Color/ international students: www.astafu.de/ aref • [email protected] • www.fu-berlin.de/sites/welcome/ • Application for a studying: www.fu-berlin.de/studium/bewerbung/

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Alice Salomon Hochschule • Preparatory classes for regufees, no guest student fee, counselling for refugees • www.ash-berlin.eu/studium/studiengaenge/ash-pre-studies-for- refugees/

Beuth Hochschule für Technik • Commissioner for international students: www.beuth-hochschule.de/ internationale-studierende/ • [email protected] • General information (application, stepps to enter, qualification, students association): www.beuth-hochschule.de/3834/ • Counsulling for students: www.beuth-hochschule.de/de/667/ • Refugees@Beuth: projekt.beuth-hochschule.de/welcome • Certified classes: www.beuth-hochschule.de/weiterbildung_ fernstudium/

Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR) • The DAAD-supported program „Join Us and Study – JUST“ offeren prepration for refugees to start to study at the HWR : www.hwr-berlin. de/studium/studienangebot/gaststudium-fuer-gefluechtete-just/ • Gerneral advice: www.hwr-berlin.de/studium/studienberatung/ zentrale-studienberatung/

• Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) • Support for refugees: www.udk-berlin.de/universitaet/engagement- fuer-gefluechtete/

• Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (HfM) • Study coordinator • www.hfm-berlin.de • Hochschule für Schauspielkunst „Ernst Busch“ (HfS) • Study advice for refugees • hfs-berlin.de

• Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin • Study advice for refugees • [email protected] / [email protected]

• Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin • Central study advice • www.khsb-berlin.de

• Studienfinanzierung: BAföG • www.studentenwerk-berlin.de/studienfinanzierung/bafoeg/infos/ kurzinfo/index.html Education

67 6 Integration in the job market Berufsagentur für Arbeit The ‘Berufsagentur für Arbeit‘ will be your main point of contact to many questions: looking for work, career or studying choices, retaking school exams and volunteering. They provide support with career orientated German cases and recognition of foreign qualifications. For foreigners and especially for refugees they help with obtaining the right to work, and access to support for education and qualification programs (see category 5 Recognition).

• Berufenet Arbeitsagentur • Information and serach engine for occupations and lots of information to individual jobs : www.berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de • Asylum seekers and refugees: www3.arbeitsagentur.de/ web/content/DE/dienststellen/rdby/traunstein/Agentur/ BuergerinnenundBuerger/Asylsuchende/index.htm

Jobcenter The ‘Jobcenter’ is the point of contact for all those receiving unemployment benefits (ALG II oder Hartz IV) so those who are capable of work and not earning enough to maintain a good standard of living. This support includes the cost of accommodation or specai support such as for clothes during pregnancy. Further more the ‘Jobcenter’ support you in finding a job or a apprenticeship or further education.

List of ‘Jobcenter’ in Berlin: service.berlin.de/jobcenter/

Integration in the job market

69 Jugendberufsagentur The ‘Jugendberufsagentur’ is responsible for all those under the age of 25. The responsibility of the ‘Jobcenter’ is based on registration information or the birthday regulation, when the is no registered address.

Jugendberufsagenturen in Berlin www.jba-berlin.de/home/ Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten: Beschäftigung ausländischer Arbeitnehmer www.berlin.de/labo/willkommen-in-berlin/ aufenthalt/erwerbstaetigkeit/beschaeftigung/ Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales: Neustart in Deutschland www.bmas.de/DE/Schwerpunkte/Neustart-in-Deutschland/neustart-in- deutschland.html

6.1 Looking for work and Qualification How can I apply? You can find a job through local online job websites or the job pages in newspapers or in special job groups on Facebook. Examples of job websites for refugees and migrants are: Workeer and MigrantHire-Jobs for Newcomers. You can also send out unsolicited applications. This type of application is not for an advertised position, but you would show an interest for working with a specific company, explaining which qualifications and skills you have that would interest the company. An application is most often done in writing either sent by email, or when requested by post. An application includes a CV, cover letter, references and relevant educational certificates. The CV presents in a table form personal information, school and educational information as well as previous job experience. Important individual competences and knowledge would also be presented there. You also have to provide the information of language classes you attended and to which level. If you have completed an internship in Germany that should be included. It is at your own discretion whether to include a photo of yourself in professional look in your CV. If you have the right to remain or the right to work in Germany, this should also be included. In the cover letter you should describe why the position is important for you. You should present which requested skills and qualifications you have. You also state your motivation for the position. It is very important to show which fitting qualifications and competences you will bring to the company. References or other documents should be translated in to German.

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Migrationsberatung für Erwachsene • Main focus: Counselling for Russian or Vietnamese speaking migrants. Integration into the job market for all migrants and refugees regardless of status, intercultural recreational activities in theKiezclub KES and in the Bürgerhaus Altglienicke • DIALOG Integrationszentrum für Migranten; Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Arbeit, Bildung und Wohnen mbH • Plönzeile 4, 12459 Berlin • 030 5301 2855 (Russian) • 030 5301 2606 (Vietnamese) • 0159 040 422 29 (Job market integration) • 030 530 12 607 (intercultural opening) • [email protected] (Russian)

• [email protected] (Vietnamese) Integration in the job market • [email protected] (Job market integration) • [email protected] (intercultural opening)

71 Türöffner e.V. – job network for refugees in Treptow-Köpenick • Grit Driewer • c/o 1. FC Union Berlin e.V.: An der Wuhlheide 263, 12555 Berlin • 030 6566 88 187 und 0176 4965 28 27 • [email protected] • www.tueroeffner-ev.de bridge – Berliner Netzwerke für Bleiberecht • Coordination and legal counselling • Senate administration for Integration, work and social • The representative for the Berlin Senate of Integration and Migration • Potsdamer Str. 65, 10785 Berlin • 030 901723-29/-21 • [email protected]

Arbeit und Bildung e. V. • Initial counselling for job orientation • Kurfürstenstr. 131, 10785 Berlin • 030 2593 095 0 • [email protected]

Willkommen-in-Arbeit • Counselling and support for refugees • Alfredstr. 4, 10365 Berlin (Lichtenberg) Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00, 030 58 61 99 722 • Jüdenstr. 30, 13597 Berlin (Spandau) • Tuesday: 10:00 to 13:00 h and 14:00 to 17:00 h, Wednesday and Thursday: 10:00 to 13:00 h / Friday 10:00 to 15:00 h consultation for women • 030 51 30 100 70 • www.pib-berlin.com/mobibe/beratung-im-wia-buero/ Beratungsstelle für Migrantinnen und Migranten von Arbeit und Leben (DGB/VHS) e.V. - Job and life counselling for migrants • Kapweg 4, 13405 Berlin • [email protected] • Education program 2018: www.berlin.arbeitundleben.de/fileadmin/ arbeitundleben/Bildungsprogramm_2018.pdf • www.berlin.arbeitundleben.de

KUMULUS-PLUS • Improving the employment opportunities for those with migration background in Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Nordrhein- Westfalen / Network commissioned by the German Ministry for Work and social affairs and the Senate administration for integration and work and social affairs / Counselling for careers advise, further education and employment • Arbeit und Bildung e.V. • 030 259 30 95 0 • www.kumulus-plus.de

Gesellschaft für urbane Wirtschaft, Beschäftigung und Integration e.V. • Improving the economic situation for migrants, Self employment for those with a migration background and migrants that have recently arrived/ Business start up/ Seminars in Kurdish, Farsi, Turkish and other anguages • www.guwbi.de

Beratungs-Hotline: Arbeiten und Leben in Deutschland • Counselling in German or English in looking for work, work and career; Recognition of foreign qualifications; Entry and residency; learning german. • 030 1815 1111

• Monday to Friday: 09:00 to 15:00 h Integration in the job market • www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/fuer-fachkraefte/ueber-das-portal/ kontakt/hotline

73 IHK Industrie- und Handelskammer • The ‘IHK’ is a network of 79 economy institutions for he economy • www.ihk-berlin.de

BIZ – Berufsinformationszentrum der Bundesagentur für Arbeit • Information for apprenticeship or studying, careers and job market, looking online for jobs, without registration and free. • With the ‘Arbeitsagentur’ or online: Understanding German, useful support. • https://www3.arbeitsagentur.de/web/content/ DE/BuergerinnenUndBuerger/Detail/index. htm?dfContentId=L6019022DSTBAI485471

„Schritt für Schritt“ – Integra GmbH • Counseling and support for young refugees from the age of 18 to 25 who are on their way to starting work. • www.integra-projekte.de/projekte/projekte-fuer-gefluechtete- menschen/

Agens Berlin • www.agens-berlin.de

Frau und Beruf e.V. • Counselling, courses and training programs for women, who are looking for orientation, want to change or to further develop. • Counselling for women in career transition • www.frauundberuf-berlin.de 6.2 Setting up a Business Wirtschaftsförderung Treptow-Köpenick - Business deveopment • Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin • 030 90297-2500 • wirtschaftsfö[email protected] • www.berlin.de/wifoe-tk • For counselling regarding starting up a business, please make an appointment. If you don’t speak German, please bring a translator with you.

Vielfalt gründet vielfalt-gruendet.de/anmeldung/

I.S.I e.V. – Initiative Selbständiger ImmigrantInnen • Offers qualification to women with migration background, who are interested in setting up a business / individual support from initial idea to implementation • [email protected] • www.isi-ev.de

• Special offers for newcommers: • Qualifications in all phases of the business start up (kontakt@isi-ev. de) • „FirstSteps“ – First councelling for female refugees and newcomers, that wish to becom self-employed ([email protected]): www.isi-ev.de/files/Kurse-und-Leistungen/FIRSTSTEPS_Newcomers. pdf Tandem partner support for joint recreational events (tandem@ isi-ev.de) www.isi-ev.de/weitere-projekte/tandem-patenschaft

Start-Up-Refugio

• Garage berlin GmbH Integration in the job market • Counselling and support for refugees who are setting up a business • Lernhaus im Stadtteilzentrum Steglitz e.V.

75 • www.garageberlin.de/grunderinnen/start-up-refugio- existenzgruendung-fuer-gefluechtete/

Ideas in Motion ideasinmotion.de

Start-Up Your Future • Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland e. V. • https://www.startupyourfuture.de/de/existenzgruender-werden/

6.3 Internet plattforms • Work for Refugees – Refugees for Work • www.work-for-refugees.de • MigrantHire • www.migranthire.com • Webangebot Workeer (Job advertisements for refgees and employers) • www.workeer.de • Hotel Utopia • www.prinzipheimat.org/hotel-utopia/ • Avenir Berlin • www.avenir-berlin.de • Talent Berlin • www.talent-berlin.de • Stellensuche Berlin • www.stellensuche-berlin.de/berliner-zeitungen.html • Meinestadt.de • www.jobs.meinestadt.de/berlin • Berliner Jobmarkt • www.berliner-jobmarkt.de • indeed • de.indeed.com/jobs-in-berlin • Make it in germany • www.make-it-in-germany.com • Careers4refugees • www.careers4refugees.de • Jobboerse.de/refugees • www.jobbörse.de/refugees • Refyougee • www.refyougee.com

• Online job portals: • www.kimeta.de/stellenangebote-berlin • www.berliner-jobmarkt.de • www.jobs.de/ort/berlin/berlin • jobs.meinestadt.de • Jobbörse Arbeitsagentur http://bit.ly/2ifikCo • Monster.de www.monster.de

• Berliner Zeitungen job advertisements und important online portals • www.stellensuche-berlin.de/berliner-zeitungen.html Integration in the job market

77 7 Encounter and Participation Much in Berlin organises itself with social networks. Even if it doesn’t seem so: people in Germany are social beings spending their time together doing sports or pursuing other activities. Others get involved in their neighbourhood, meet up to play cards, cook or enjoy the nature together. There are clubs (Vereine) for a variety of activities. We have chosen a few points of reference for initiatives and projects, which are focusing on the participation of newcomers.

ARD-Wegweiser für Flüchtlinge: www.ard.de/home/ard/guide-for- refugees-wegweiser-fuer-fluechtlinge/Guide_for_refugees/2214428/ index.html

7.1 Participation in Treptow-Köpenick Rahnsdorf hilft • [email protected] • www.facebook.com/RahnsdorfHilft/

Allende2hilft • [email protected] • www.allende2hilft.de

Altglienicke Hilft • [email protected]

Johannisthal Hilft • [email protected] • www.johannisthal-hilft.de Encounter and Participation

79 Ortsverein Grünau e.V. • supports die Unterkunft Wassersportallee • [email protected]

Runder Tisch (RuTi) Adlershof • Schwalbenweg Hilft • www.facebook.com/groups/NUKSchwalbenweg18/

Friedrichshagen hilft e.V. • [email protected] • Facebook: Friedrichshagen-hilft

Anlaufstelle für Bildung, Arbeit und Begegnung (Stephanus Stiftung) // Friedrichshagen • The ‘Anlaufstelle für Bildung, Arbeit und Begegnung’ the Stepha- nus-Stiftung in Friedrichshagen is a place where refugees and migrants can receive advice relevant to the asylum process. They provide support on arrival in Berlin by giving the opportunity of en- countering culture and language. • Katja Schurig • 0151 40 66 47 03 • Bölschestr. 87/88, 12587 Berlin • [email protected] • www.stephanus.org/stiftung/geschaeftsbereiche/geschaeftsbereich- migration-integration/anlaufstelle-fuer-bildung-arbeit-und- begegnung/startseite/

STERNENFISCHER Freiwilligenzentrum Treptow-Köpenick • Sponsored by the foundation Stiftung Unionhilfswerk Berlin • Advise about getting involved as a volunteer and mediation for volunteers • Oberspreestr. 182, 12557 Berlin • 030 24 35 85 75 • [email protected] • www.sternenfischer.org Projekt „Kieztandem“ im STERNENFISCHER Freiwilligenzentrum • STERNENFISCHER Freiwilligenzentrum Treptow-Köpenick • Befriending project between refugee and no-refugee renters • The goal is to provide support and orientation when arriving in Trep- tow-Köpenick • Oberspreestr. 182, 12557 Berlin • 030 24 35 85 76 • [email protected] • www.sternenfischer.org

Quartiersmanagement Kosmosviertel • Quartiersbüro Kosmosviertel • Quartiersmanagement- und BENN-Verfahren • Contact for neighbours of the Kosmosviertel und the Quittenweg – ideas, cooperation, networking • Schönefelder Chaussee 237, 12524 Berlin • 030 77 32 01 95 • www.kosmosviertel.de • [email protected] • [email protected]

BENN Allende-Viertel • L.I.S.T. Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH • Pohlestraße 4, 12557 Berlin (BENN-Nachbarschaftsbüro) • Office hours: Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 h and Thursday 14:00 - 16:00 h or with appointment • 030 65 66 60 94 • [email protected]

Vermittlung in Ehrenamt mit der Sozialfabrik • Sozialfabrik/ Forschung und Politikanalyse e.V. • Glogauerstr. 25, 10999 Berlin • 030 52 54 15 97 • sozialfabrik.org • fu-berlin.academia.edu/GuillermoRuizTorres Encounter and Participation

81 MaMis en Movimiento e.V. • MaMis en Movimiento e.V. is a group of Spanish speaking mothers and women , that offer a space for exchange ans participation in the local society. They support the bilingual families and within institutions, and also helping out with social integration and employment of Spanish speaking people in Germany. And are developing offers children, adults and families. • [email protected]; [email protected] • www.mamisenmovimiento.de/start

Zentrum für Demokratie • The neighbourhood ‘Zentrum für Demokratie Treptow-Köpenick (ZfD)‘: Political education, support for civic minded participant in their involvement for democracy and against right extremism, racism and anti-Semitism in the neighbourhood. • Address: Michael-Brückner-Str. 1/ Spreestraße, gegenüber des S-Bahnhof Schöneweide • Postal adress: c/o Villa offensiv, Hasselwerder Str. 38-40, 12439 Berlin • 030 – 65 48 72 93 • [email protected] • www.zfdtk.de

Kiezbüro Schöneweide • Wilhelminenhofstr. 42 B, 12459 Berlin • 030 530 124 30 • [email protected] • http://api.kiezatlas.de/website/geo/t-254347 Campus Kiezspindel • To Campus Kiezspindel belongs the following: the family centre on Rudower Straße, the ‘Mehrgenerationshaus Köpenick‘, the project ‘Jobwerkstatt Mädchen’ und the ‘Kinderprojekt RUDI’ • Technische Jugendfreizeit- und Bildungsgesellschaft (tjfbg) • Rudower Str. 37/39, 12557 Berlin • 030 67 48 94 93 • [email protected] • www.tjfbg.de/ausserschulische-angebote/campus-kiezspindel/

Rabenhaus e.V. - Das Nachbarschaftshaus in Köpenick • In this community centre you will find family work, many course and interest groups, creative offers, a pupils club, Köpenicker Salon. Poli- tical school projects and much more. Also networking, development and with provisions many activities for integrating refugees and to strengthen volunteers with offering counselling and support to them. • Puchanstr. 9, 12555 Berlin • 030 65 88 01 63/ 65 • [email protected] • www.rabenhaus.de FamilienBegegnungsZentrum Altglienicke (FBZ) • offensiv’91 e.V. • Institution with recreation and councselling on offer for women, families, children and youth as well as senior citizens • Köpenicker Str. 42, Ecke Besenbinderstraße in 12524 Berlin • 030 634 173 73 • [email protected] • offensiv91.de/index.php/de/orte-der-begegnung/fbz-altglienicke

Villa offensiv • offensiv’91 e.V. • Meeting and exchange, education and participation, house of generation with different counselling offers and recreational activities in eth form of sport, music, events, cooking, baking and other activities • Hasselwerderstr. 38-40, 12439 Berlin • 030 6390 2586 • [email protected] • offensiv91.de/index.php/de/orte-der-begegnung/villa-offensiv

KungerKiezInitiative e.V. • Meeting room for different projects at the ‘Kungerkiez’ • Kiefholzstr. 20, 12435 Berlin Encounter and Participation

83 • 030 70 121 007 • [email protected] • www.kungerkiez.de

Interkultureller Wuhlegarten - Intercultural garden • Cardinalplatz 1 c, 12555 Berlin • www.wuhlegarten.de

Garten der Hoffnung / bustan-ul-amal • Allende 2 hilft e.V. • 0179 655 90 42 • [email protected] • www.garten-der-hoffnung.net

Interkulturelle Gärten - Intercultural garden • www.anstiftung.de/urbane-gaerten/interkulturelle-gaerten-ig querstadtein – Geflüchtete zeigen ihr Berlin - refugees show their Berlin • www.querstadtein.org/de

7.2 Youth Youth institutions in Treptow-Köpenick: • www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/ jugendamt/jugend-und-sozialarbeit/artikel.141587.php

FEZ-Berlin, Kinder-, Jugend- und Familienzentrum (Abenteuer, Bildung, Spaß) • Children, youth and recreation centre • Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin • Contact formular: fez-berlin.de/kontakt • www.fez-berlin.de • interkulturelle-arbeit.fez-berlin.de/ueber-unsere-arbeit/angebote- fuer-fluechtlinge/ • interkulturelle-arbeit.fez-berlin.de/projekt-rettung-in-sicht/

Circus Cabuwazi • Children and youth circus • Bouchéstr. 74, 12435 Berlin • 030 60 96 95 63 • [email protected] • www.cabuwazi.de/Standorte/Treptow/tr_unsere-angebote.php

• Location in Altglienicke: Venusstr. 90, 12524 Berlin • 030 22 19 76 60 (Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:00 to 13:00) • [email protected] • www.cabuwazi.de/Standorte/Altglienicke.php

Sylvester e.V. • Club for children and youth recreation, education and point of contact (anerkannter Träger der Jugendhilfe) • Office: Seelenbinderstr. 49, 12555 Berlin • 030 24 35 23 23 • [email protected] • www.sylvester-ev.de

• Projects • Multi generations garden „BUDE“ • Small rodent petting zoo, animal sponsorship, ecological edcation, children’s birthday, clay oven • Alfred-Randt-Str. 60, 12559 Berlin • 030 61 79 59 67 • [email protected] • www.sylvester-ev.de/bude

Jugendfreizeiteinrichtung Würfel • Alfred-Randt-Str. 52, 12559 Berlin • 030 654 11 48 • [email protected] Encounter and Participation

85 Mellowpark • Centre for sport and youth clture in Berlin Treptow-Köpenick • Various sports facilities for BMX und Skateboarding • Self determined recreational activities and youth cultural hub in public rooms • An der Wuhlheide 250, 12459 Berlin • 030 64 32 98 41 • [email protected] • www.mellowpark.de

OUTREACH mobile youth work Treptow-Köpenick • Mobile youth work • Youth office: Weiskopffstr. 14, 12459 Berlin • 030 530 10 926 • Outreach Club 24 Altglienicke: Ortolfstr. 184, 12524 Berlin • 030 67 989 203 • www.outreach-treptow-koepenick.de

JuJo – Kinder-, Jugend und Kiezzentrum Berlin-Johannisthal • Open youth division: Monday to Friday 14:00 to 19:30 • Open chidrens division: Monday to Friday 14:00 to 19:00 • Audio café: Sonday to Thursday 19:30 to 23:30 • Open family café: Friday 10:00 to 13:00 • Winckelmannstr. 56, 12487 Berlin • 030 636 19 26 • [email protected] • www.jujo-berlin.de

Projekt BEGEGNUNG • Youth council Köpenick • Part of the CAFÉ, group political education • Seelenbinderstr. 54, 12555 Berlin • 030 652 04 83 • www.hdjk.de Campus Kiezspindel (siehe 7.1)

Kietz Klub Köpenick • Jugendverband KINDERRING BERLIN eV., open children and yoth centre, generation comprehensive work, volunteer year, international encounters and school holiday trips. • Kietz Klub Köpenick, recreationcentre for chidren older than 6. Creati- ve, musical, integrative and sporty activities. Theatre, neighbourhood café, cinema and school holiday events and trips. • Köpenzeile 117, 12557 Berlin • 030/6518094 • Opening hours: Monday to Friday 12.00 - 18.00 h • [email protected] • www.kietzklub.de

Gangway • Street social work for youth and adults • Schnellerstr. 115, 12439 Berlin • 030 325 060 15 • Consultation time: Monday from 17:00 to 19:00 h • [email protected] • www.gangway.de/team/jugend/team-treptow-koepenick/

Jugendschiff ReMiLi • Provider: Werkstatt für Bildung und Begegnung e.V. • The ‘Jugendschiff ReMiLi‘ is a sports institution of recreational activities for children and youth from the ages of 14 to 22. • Hasselwerderstr. 22a, 12439 Berlin • 030 63 10 38 83 • remili.de/kontaktformular.php • www.remili.de • „Fitness for Beginners“, also for youth refugees: Monday to Friday: 14:00 to 20:00 h, Tuesday and Thursday: 16:00 to 18:00 h (only for girls) Encounter and Participation

87 Jugendklub Inhouse • Sozialdiakonische Arbeit Berlin GmbH • Adventure playground Alte Kaulsdorfer Str. 18, 12555 Berlin / 030 347 695 82 / [email protected] • Youth club ‘Horn’: Hoernlestr. 51, 12555 Berlin / 030 535 3991 / [email protected] • www.sozdia.de/Kinder-und-Jugendclubs.103.0.html • www.sozdia.de/Arbeit-mit-Gefluechteten.1735.0.html

Waslala • Adventure playground and childrens farm from the ‘Fipp e.V.’ • Venusstr. 88, 12524 Berlin • 030 67 909 356 • [email protected] • www.fippev.de/t3/index.php?id=265

Nadeshda e.V. • Active recreational activities with migrant youth from welcoming classes and refugees • Boxhagener Str. 106, 10245 Berlin • 030 97002300 • [email protected] • www.nadeshda-ev.de

Kein Abseits! e.V. • We want to give children and youth a positive role model, key competences and to strengthen their self confidence. • Fehmarner Straße 12, 13353 Berlin • 030 4 90 86 886 • [email protected] • www.kein-abseits.de

Reistrommel e.V. • Integration support through councelling, langage classes, child and youth work and intercultural projects. • Coswiger Str. 5, 12681 Berlin • 030 217 585 48 • [email protected] • www.reistrommel-ev.de

Amaro Foro e.V. • Youth self organised organisation from Roma and non-Roma • Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 19, 10585 Berlin • 030 610811020 • [email protected] • Bulgarian Mobil: 0178 683 19 50 • Rumanian Mobil: 0178 683 19 51 • www.amaroforo.de

„Kulturbuddys“ der Young Caritas Berlin • www.youngcaritas.de/lokalisiert/berlin/kulturbuddys

Each One Teach One (EOTO) e.V. • Community based Education and Empowerment project in Berlin. • [email protected] • www.eoto-archiv.de

7.3 Children and Family All about child care in Berlin www.berlin.de/sen/jugend/familie-und-kinder/kindertagesbetreuung

Sprungbrett (FiPP e.V.) • A transitional offer for refugee children and their parents • c/o Kita Sonnenschein: Uranusstr. 19, 12524 Berlin • 0172 637 96 81 • [email protected] • www.fippev.de/willkommen/fipp-bezirke/treptow-koepenick/ Encounter and Participation

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Sonnenkinder – Familienprojekt • Open family café to get to know other parents of children in the neighbourhood, and regular events and curses on offer. When needed there is help to improve the genera living conditions of a family. • Flutstr. 1, 12439 Berlin • (030) 23939809 • [email protected] • www.familienprojekt-sonnenkinder.de

Campus Kiezspindel (siehe 7.1)

Bürgerhaus Altglienicke • Ortolfstraße 182, 12524 Berlin • 030 90297 - 6708 / 6726 • [email protected] • www.buergerhaus-altglienicke.de

Karussell e.V. • Offers children and parents an open platform to nurture the Russian language and culture. • Schönfließer Straße 7, 10439 Berlin • [email protected] • www.karussell-ev.de/de/kontakt

Al Dar e.V. • Support for families with Arabic backgrounds • Contact: Glasower Str. 44, 12051 Berlin • 030 78 70 95 21 • [email protected] • www.al-dar.de 7.4 Senior citizens Kiezklubs • In the KIEZKLUBs you will find an active civic engagement, whether it be providing courses or helping with organising events. It is possible to get involved and to shape the social life in the neighbourhood. Activities are: Choir, computer, parents café, writing workshop, skat, dancing, speaking, theatre, painting. • All locations, opening times and whats on offer can be found at www. berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/amt- fuer-soziales/kiezklubs/

Seniorenvertretung • The ‘Seniorenvertretung’ has two main tasks: To bring the opinions of senior citizens to the political process and to be in contact with important institutions for senior citizens of the neighbourhood. The- refore you can happily get in touch with us about any personal issues or just come by and pay us a visit. • Postal address: PF 910240, 12414 Berlin • 030 90297-6084 • www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/ gremien/seniorenvertretung/artikel.118411.php Encounter and Participation

91 7.5 People with disabilities Berliner Zentrum für Selbstbestimmtes Leben behinderter Menschen e.V. (BZSL) • Club for people with different types of disabilities or chronic illnesses/ comes from the self help movement/ Outreach offers for refugees also in Treptow-Köpenick • Gustav-Adolf-Str. 130, 13086 Berlin • 030 44 31 28 98 • [email protected] / [email protected] • www.bzsl.de

The office for disabled people Treptow-Köpenick • Hans-Schmidt-Str. 18, 12489 Berlin • 030 90297-6196 • www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/ beauftragte/menschen-mit-behinderung/ • The council for disabled persons:: People with any type of disability and of any age can voice their issues including topics of disabled people in politics and administration, including Treptow-Köpenick and further afield. 7.6 Sports Sport Bunt: Vereine leben Vielfalt! www.sportbunt.de All the sport clubs in the neighbourhood www.berlin.de/ba-treptow- koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/schul-und-sportamt/sport/ artikel.129091.php 1. FC Union für junge Geflüchtete www.fc-union-berlin.de/verein/aktuelle- meldungen/details/Willkommen-im-Fussball-1-FC-Union-Berlin-macht- mit-beim-bundesweiten-Programm-fuer-junge-Gefluechtete-1244E/ Sportclub Arena http://gsj-berlin.de/sportjugendclubs/ Champions ohne Grenzen www.championsohnegrenzen.com

7.7 Women Begegnungsstätte Friedrichshagen der Stephanus Stiftung – Language cafe for women www.stephanus.org/stiftung/geschaeftsbereiche/ geschaeftsbereich-migration-integration/anlaufstelle-fuer-bildung- arbeit-und-begegnung/begegnung/ Frauentreff auf dem Campus Kiezspindel / InteraXion - Womens meeting on Mondays from 15:00 to 18:00 www.interaxion-tk.de/index.php/de/ blog/teilhabe-und-begegnung/232 Schutzhülle Frauentreff - Womens meeting www.schutzhuelle-frauentreff. de Offers for women in the FamilienBegegnungsZentrum Altglienicke (FBZ) www.offensiv91.de/index.php/de/orte-der-begegnung/fbz-altglienicke MaMis en Movimiento e.V. www.mamisenmovimiento.de/start „Frauentreff an der Wuhlheide“ - womens meeting www.1000fuess- ler-frauen.de Encounter and Participation

93 WOMEN’S WELCOME BRIDGE • Digital bill board for (refugee) women to connect and support each other • www.womens-welcome-bridge.de

Elisi Evi • Offers women and girls with a a migration background their own space. The club supports women and girls with developing their own individual potential and participates in socials events. We strengthen and support self-confidence and independence. • Skalitzer Str. 50, 10997 Berlin • 030 618 73 83 • [email protected] • www.elisi-evi.de

BTKB – Türkischer Frauenverein Berlin e.V. - Turkish womens club Berlin • Integration and literacy classes, homework help and womens groups • Jahnstraße 3, 10967 Berlin • 030 692 39 56 • [email protected] • www.tuerkischerfrauenverein-berlin.de

Xochicuicatl e.V. • Group of women, that advise and support women with migration and integration. • [email protected] • www.xochicuicatl.de

Hînbûn • A place of intercultural learning for German women, and female migrants, group activities, support for integration and participation in an equal society. • Brunsbütteler Damm 17, 13581 Berlin • 030 336 66 62 • [email protected] • www.hinbun.de/main.asp?size=800&UserID=1159896668&Nr=5&St=1

Flamingo e.V. • Network for female refugees and children, offering counselling and projects in Neukölln • Stuttgarter Str. 61, 12059 Berlin • 030 470 520 95 • [email protected] • www.flamingo-berlin.org

7.8 Education and culture Cultural institutions in the neighbourhood: • www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/ amt-fuer-weiterbildung-und-kultur/kultur/

Joseph-Schmidt-Musikschule - Music school • Freiheit 15, 12555 Berlin • 030 90297 4968 • [email protected] • Angebote: http://bit.ly/2hWa9ex

Museums Treptow-Köpenick • 030 90297 3351 • [email protected] • Museum Treptow: Sterndamm 102, 12487 Berlin, Open Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 to 16:00 h, Thursday from 10:00 to 18:00 h, Sa- turdays and Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00 h • Museum Köpenick: Alter Markt 1, 12555 Berlin, Open on: 10:00 Tues- days and Wednesdays from 10:00 to 16:00 h, tursdays from 10:00 to 18:00 h, Sundays from 14:00 to 18:00 h • Memorial „Köpenicker week of bloodshed in June 1933“ (Puchanstra- ße 12 in 12555 Berlin): Thursdays from 10:00 to 18:00 h Encounter and Participation

95 The city library Treptow-Köpenick an overview • 030 90297-3405 • [email protected] • www.berlin.de/stadtbibliothek-treptow-koepenick/

Berlin Mondiale, network of cultural institutions and accommodation for refugees in Berlin www.berlin-mondiale.de

7.9 Participation in Berlin • Info Compass (Map of participation projects in Berlin) • www.info-compass.berlin • Berliner Initiativen für Geflüchtete (Berlin initiative for refugees, Sorted by neighbourhood) • www.berlin.de/fluechtlinge/berlin-engagiert-sich/berliner-initiativen/ • Wir machen das! • www.wirmachendas.jetzt • Navenda Kurdi -Kurdisches Zentrum e.V. (Kurdish centre) • www.kurdisches-zentrum.de • VIA – Verband für interkulturelle Arbeit (union for intercuturel work) • Berlin/Brandenburg regional union: 31 clubs for interculteral, migration, antidiscrimination and developmental work, fundamentally includes organisations by and for migrants. • www.via-in-berlin.de • Polki w Berlinie e.V. • Club for Polish speaking women, that help with the integration of Polish migrants. • www.polkiwberlinie.de • Women in Exile & Friends • Support initiative from female refugees for female refugees. • www.women-in-exile.net • Give Somethink Back to Berlin – GSBTB • Project platform for getting involved in different projects in Neukölln including singing together, learning language, cooking, art, empowerment • www.gsbtb.org/#/ • SINGA Deutschland • Bringing newcomers and locals together: professional mentoring, language exchange, social and cultural events. • www.singa-deutschland.com • Sharehaus Refugio • Offers a refuge, a community renewal for worldwide wanders from all cultures. Coaching programs for German, activities together such as cooking, storytelling, singing, art and theatre, shared apartments, co-working, networking. • www.sharehaus.net/refugio/ • Über den Tellerrand kochen • Über den Tellerrand kochen provides a shred furture from refugees and natives and ensures integration is a sustainable process. There will be cooking, frying and friendships made. • www.ueberdentellerrand.org • JUMA – jung, muslimisch, aktiv • Forum for young muslims, socially getting involved/refugees initiatives/ guide to muslim youth work / Editors of ‘JUGA’ (young, believing, active)/ apprenticeship as ‘door-opener’. • www.juma-ev.de • www.muslimischer-jugendatlas.de • Total Plural e.V. • www.afro-deutsche-spielgruppe-berlin.de • Arabisches Kulturinstitut AKI e.V. (Arabic culture institute) • http://aki-ev.de/kontakt • Türkische Gemeinde Berlin (Turkish community Berlin) • www.tgb-berlin.de • Südost Europa Kultur e.V. (South-east Europe culture) • www.suedost-ev.de/kontakt/kontakt.php Encounter and Participation

97 • MitOst e.V. • Network for people who are interested in cultural exchange, civic participation social cohesion and sustainable urban development for Europe and the neighbouring regions. • www.mitost.org • Club Dialog e.V. • www.club-dialog.de/de/kontakt • Rroma Informations Centrum • With Roma and non-Roma members and its self-organised by Roma. • rroma-info-centrum.de • Vereinigung der Vietnamesen in Berlin & Brandenburg e.V. • vietnam-bb.de/de/uber-uns/ • Verein der Eltern aus Kurdistan in Berlin e.V. (Yekmal) • www.yekmal.de • Zahnräder Netzwerk • Shape, change, enrich – altogether. That’s the vision of Zahnräder. To reach this goal we want to provide and support different competences, ideas, the bringing together of capacities and transferring knowledge. • www.zahnraeder-netzwerk.de • Start With a Friend • Start with a Friend brings refugees and locals togehter and even goes on step further: from a welcome-cuture to a setting in culture. • www.start-with-a-friend.de • JOLIBA - Interkulturelles Netzwerk in Berlin e.V. • www.joliba-online.de • samo.fa • www.samofa.de/berlin • Kulturzentrum Anatolischer Aleviten e.V. • www.alevi.org/cms25/de/

• Yaar e.V. • www.yaarberlin.de/de/home • Nachbarschafts- und Gemeinwesenverein Kotti e.V. • www.kotti-berlin.de • Schokoladen-Mitte Goldenacker e.V. • www.schokoladen-mitte.de • Al-Rafedain e.V. • www.facebook.com/arafedain • Afrika-Haus Berlin • www.afrikahaus-berlin.de • Kurdistan Kultur- und Hilfsverein e.V. • www.kkh-ev.de • GIZ e.V. (Spandau) • www.giz.berlin • Meetup Berlin • www.meetup.com/de-DE/cities/de/berlin/?_cookie-check=eqQb- LlLPOMYQ6Iy Encounter and Participation

99 8 General Points of Contact Kontakt- und Beratungsstelle (KuB) • www.kub-berlin.org Berlin hilft • www.berlin-hilft.com

Amaro Foro e.V. • Self organised youth group of Roma and non-Roma • Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 19, 10585 Berlin • 030 610 811 020; [email protected] • Bulgarian Mobile: 0178 683 19 50• • Rumanian Mobile: 0178 683 19 51 • www.amaroforo.de

Caritasverband für das Erzbistum – Contact point for refugees and volunteers • Residenzstr. 90, 13409 Berlin • 030 666 33 0 • [email protected] • www.caritas-berlin.de/beratungundhilfe/berlin/flucht-und-migration/ flucht-und-migration

Migrationsberatung für erwachsene Zuwanderer (MBE) - Counselling for adult migrants • Diakoniewerk Simeon gGmbH • Morusstr. 18a, 12053 Berlin • 030 682 477 16 / 18 • [email protected] • www.diakonie-integrationshilfe.de/sis-leistungen/beratung/ erwachsene-zuwanderer.html

Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) in Berlin • Advice brochure: www.awoberlin.de/Beratungsatlas-pdf-899059.pdf

101 General Points of contact A selection of other Points of Contact The senate of Berlins office for integration • www.berlin.de/lb/intmig/ Al Muntada – Advice and counselling for migrants from the Arabic countries • www.diakonie-integrationshilfe.de/sis-leistungen/beratung/al- muntada.html BBZ - Advice centre for young refugees and migrans • KommMit e.V. • www.bbzberlin.de Oase Berlin • www.oase-berlin.org Verein iranischer Flüchtlinge in Berlin e.V. - Union of Iranian refugees • www.iprberlin.com / www.kanounpanahandegan-berlin.com Polnischer Sozialrat e.V. - Polish Social Committee • www.polskarada.de Klik e.V. Berlin • www.klik-berlin.de Eritrean Initiative for Dialogue and Cooperation e.V. (eridac) • https://www.eridac.org/

8.1 Women / Family FRÖBEL – Familienberatung CON-RAT • Family counselling: upbringing questions, Child development, family problems, counselling after separation or divorce, youth support • FRÖBEL e.V. • Hans-Schmidt-Str. 14, 12489 Berlin • 030 4444 808 • [email protected] • www.conrat.froebel.info / www.froebel-gruppe.de Schutzhülle e.V. • Womens meeting in Adlershof, the multigenerational support offers: Counselling in social conflicts and crisis situations, information about unemployment and job orientation, networking, support with civic involvement, coordination for female self-help groups and social-cultural projects in the ceramic workshop, painting and sewing. • Hans-Schmidt-Str. 6/8, 12489 Berlin • 030 6780 7914 • [email protected] • www.schutzhuelle-frauentreff.de • Tuesdays 14:00 - 15:30 h: Ceramic workshop ‘ceramics for children refugees and their mothers‘

Box66 • box66berlin.com/kontakt Al Nadi • www.nbhs.de/stadtteilarbeit/al-nadi-fuer-arabische-frauen/ PAPATYA • www.papatya.org

Treff- und Informationsort für Migrantinnen (TIO) e.V. • Counselling and support to the question of forced marriages and violence in the name of honour and domestic violence. • Köpenicker Str. 9b, 10997 Berlin • 030 612 20 50 • [email protected] • Open counselling time: Tuesdays from 10:00 to 13:00 and with making an appointment. Fridays female breakfast from10:00 to 12:00 • www.tio-berlin.de

Frauenzentrum Marie e.V. • Counselling and advise on job orientation, unemployment benefits and education program including a mobile counselling service for female refugees

103 General Points of contact • www.frauenzentrum-marie.de/aktuelles/ AWO Frauenberatung Neukölln - female counselling • Sonnenallee 200, 12059 Berlin • 030 623 30 28 • [email protected] • www.awo-südost.de/frauenberatung-kontakt evin e.V. • Recognised provider of various projects in the youth sector • Graefestr. 26, 10967 Berlin • 030 698 164 75 • www.evin-ev.de

HYDRA e.V. – Meeting point and counselling for prostitutes • www.hydra-berlin.de/aktuelles/ FRIEDA – Counselling centre for women • http://www.frieda-frauenzentrum.de/ Interkulturelles Frauenzentrum S.U.S.I. • www.susi-frauen-zentrum.com Paula Panke e.V. • www.paula-panke.de Frauenhaus und Beratungsstelle interkulturelle Initiative e.V. - Womens shelter and councelling services intercultural initiative • www.interkulturelle-initiative.de LARA – Experts against sexual violence against women • www.lara-berlin.de

8.2 Discrimination Register Treptow-Köpenick • Address: Michael-Brückner-Str. 1/ Spreestraße, gegenüber des S-Bahnhof Schöneweide • Post: c/o Villa offensiv, Hasselwerder Str. 38-40, 12439 Berlin • 030 65 48 72 93 • [email protected] • www.berliner-register.de • www.zfdtk.de

The general equal treatment act • www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/ DE/publikationen/AGG/agg_gleichbehandlungsgesetz.pdf?__ blob=publicationFile

Berlin State Office for Equal Treatment and Against Discrimination • Oranienstraße 6, 10969 Berlin • 030 9028 1866 • [email protected] • https://www.berlin.de/sen/lads/

ADNB des TBB – Antidiscrimination network Berlin • Turkish union in Berlin-Brandenburg • Counselling for those who have experience racism and therefore have experienced discrimination (such as people of Colour for example Black people, Muslims, Roma, Sinti, Jewish, people with a migrational background, refugees and/or others) • Oranienstr. 53, 10969 Berlin • 030 61 30 53 28 • [email protected] • www.adnb.de

ReachOut – Victim counselling and eduction against right extremism, racism and anti-Semitism • Support and counselling for victims of right extremist, racists and anti-Semitists including their relatives and friends. The situation and perspective of the victim is central to our work and our antiracism and intercultural education program. • Beusselstr. 35, 10553 Berlin (Hinterhaus, 4. Stock)

105 General Points of contact • 030 69 56 83 39 • [email protected] • www.reachoutberlin.de

Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus Berlin - mobile counselling against right extremism • Gleimstr. 31, 10437 Berlin • Counselling only available after making an appointment • 030 817 985 810 • [email protected] • www.mbr-berlin.de

Berliner Fachstelle gegen Diskriminierung auf dem Wohnungsmarkt - Ber- lins experts against discrimination in the housing market • UrbanPlus (strategies and networking) • TBB (counselling and support) • Oranienstr. 53, 10969 Berlin • 030 623 26 24 • www.fairmieten-fairwohnen.de

Antidiskriminierungsberatung Alter oder Behinderung der LV Selbsthilfe Berlin - Antidiscrimination for the elderly or disabled • Littenstr. 108, 10179 Berlin • 030 27 59 25 27 • [email protected] • www.lv-selbsthilfe-berlin.de/antidiskriminierungsberatung

BDB - Bund für Antidiskriminierungs- und Bildungsarbeit in der BRD - union for antidiscrimination and educational work in Germany • www.bdb-germany.de ARIC Berlin e.V. • www.aric.de Opferperspektive e.V. Brandenburg • www.opferperspektive.de 8.3 LGBTIQ* Queer accommodation in Treptow • www.schwulenberatungberlin.de

LesMigras • Kulmer Str. 20a, 10783 Berlin • 030 21 91 50 90 • [email protected] • www.lesmigras.de

Schwulenberatung Berlin gGmbH • Counselling and support for LSBTI*, HIV/AIDS, living with disabilities, everyday issues, psychological problems, assisted living, contact and meeting point. • Niebuhrstr. 59-60, 10629 Berlin • 030 233 69 070 • [email protected] • www.schwulenberatungberlin.de

MILES – centre for migrants, lesbians and gays • Kleiststr. 35, 10787 Berlin • 030 225 022 15 • [email protected] • https://berlin.lsvd.de/projekte/miles/

Gladt e.V. • www.gladt.de

TransInterQueer e.V. (TrIQ) • www.transinterqueer.org

107 General Points of contact 8.4 Rights KuB – Kontakt- und Beratungsstelle • Counselling and support with asylum und residential issues, Psy- cho-social and other existential questions; Free German Course • 030 614 94 00 • [email protected] • www.kub-berlin.org • “understanding forms” for all refugees and all those who don’t under- stand bureaucratic German • www.kub-berlin.org/formularprojekt/de/

Rechtsambulanz Sozialhilfe e.V. > • A team of volunteer lawyers offers counselling for those in needs, social facilities and social workers, regarding the topic of SGB II, SGB XII und Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz (AsylbLG) • Exerzierstr.23, 13357 Berlin • 030 460 67 534 • [email protected] • www.rechtsambulanz.de

Flüchtlingsrat Berlin presents an up to date overview of topics related to refugees • fluechtlingsinfo-berlin.de/fr/arbeitshilfen/asylberatunginfoblatt.pdf Clarat • Comprehensive overview with search function of many legal matters • clarat.org Migrationsrat Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. • www.migrationsrat.de Pro Asyl: Einzelfallberatung - Individual counselling • www.proasyl.de/asylberatung/ 8.5 Protection Der Berliner Krisendienst in Treptow-Köpenick - Berlin Crisis Service • Spreestr. 6, 12439 Berlin • 030 390 63 80 • Available: Daily from 16:00 to 24:00 • www.berliner-krisendienst.de/ich-brauche-hilfe/treptow-koepenick/

Berliner Hotline Kinderschutz - Berlin Hotline for Child Protection 030 61 00 66

BIG-Hotline • Support services for women and their children in violent relationships, or those who are still receiving threats, harassment and attacks from ex-partners. • 030 611 03 00 • www.big-hotline.de

Berliner Jungs • Preventing sexual violence against boys (in situ and as a school or leisure facility projecst), counselling for effected boys and those also effected (Parents/those with parental guardianship, for youth social workers und schools), training for educational staff and multipliers • 030 236 33 983 • [email protected] • www.berlinerjungs.org

Ban Ying e.V. Koordinations- und Beratungsstelle gegen Menschenhandel • Support and accommodation for female victims of violence and their children in female sheltered apartments, Call to arrange an confidential talk • 030 440 63 73 • www.ban-ying.de

109 General Points of contact Zufluchtswohnungen • offensiv`91 e.V. • Support and accommodation for female victims of violence and their children in female sheltered apartments • Call to arrange an confidential talk • 030 63 22 38 45 • [email protected] • www.offensiv91.de

Counselling for female victims of violence and their children/dependants • offensiv`91 e.V. • 030 63 22 38 45 • [email protected] • Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday from von 15:00 to 18:00 h • www.offensiv91.de

Catania gemeinnützige GmbH – help for traumatised victims • Prevention of domestic violence, and sustainable improvement of medical and phycho-social treatment of traumatised children, youth and adults. • www.catania-online.org

Zuff e.V. • www.zufluchtswohnungen.de

8.6 Emergency Numbers Police • 110 Fire Brigade / Ambulance • 112 Emergency Doctors (also for paediatricians) • 030 31 00 31 Berlin Crisis Service (Berliner Krisendienst) • 030 390 63 40 / 030 390 63 00 Emergency Dentist • 030 89 004 333 Childrens Emergency Services (multilingual) • 030 61 00 61 Girls Emergency Services • 030 61 00 63 BIG Hotline – Help for female victims of domestic violence • 030 611 0300 Hotline for female victims of rape and sexual harassment • 030 216 88 88 Women’s Shelters • 030 986 4332 Helpline for female victims of violence • 08000 116 016 Helpline for pregnant women in crisis • 0800 40 400 20

111 General Points of contact