Who we are

Bridges over Borders (BoB) is a community-based collective aiming to support BIPoC, LGBTQIA+, and other marginalised individuals fleeing the war in Ukraine.

The people that BoB takes care of (which we call our Guests) are being supported on several aspects of life: housing, financial, material & food support, medical support, social & professional integration.

At the moment, BoB counts 21 core members, several volunteers and hosts, and supports around 70 guests.

What we do

At the moment, BoB focusses mainly on two aspects:

• Consultancy work for the people we support:
  • administrative steps of their integration in Germany (registration, work and/or study visa, social welfare, legal advise - in consultation with external, legal experts)
  • job search help (CV sessions, job search engine guidance, finding qualifying jobs)
• Advocacy work:
  • reaching out to relevant stakeholders to spread awareness on the current legal situation concerning third national refugees and its implication on their lives
  • sharing information through different medium, which includes our social media platform (instagram), press relations, etc.
  • raising funds to support our collective and our cause

On top of that, we provide other kinds of support in form of German classes, donations, etc.

Want to join?

Have a look at our Mission Board below and get in touch if you think you can help with one of our projects!

If you don’t have the capacity to take on one of the positions described below but still want to help, fill in this form to join our pool of punctual working bees.

We’re looking for any kind of help, from people helping our guests to setup their bank accounts, to drivers willing to help during moves and such.

Bridges over Borders is recruiting!