TOGETHER THROUGH �THE DARK SEASON

• Networks
• Volunteering
• Language cafes
• Culture centers
• Culture-specific organizations
• Game nights
• Parties

NETWORKS

• Diakonie Hamburg: network of students from  Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe with regular events
• Erasmus Student Network: regular events for international students
• Facebook group
• InterNations: Expat community in Hamburg
• Wooh: App for expat network
• Hamburg International Students facebook group
• English-speaking group
• The Hamburg Dining Out Group
• Girl Gone International: women and nonbinary only
• Expats in Hamburg

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Event examples from ESN and Diakonie Hamburg

VOLUNTEERING

• Hamburger Hilfskonvoi
• Hamburger Tierschutzverein
• Hanseatic Help
• European Alliance Against Depression
• Internationale Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste
• The Million Project
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe
• Gesundes Afrika
• Bahnhofsmission Hamburg�

Hamburger Hilfskonvoi�

• Sorting and packing clothes to be sent to refugee camps in Greece.
• Almost every second weekend

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• https://www.hamburgerhilfskonvois.de/
• vorstand@hamburgerhilfskonvoi.de
• +49 151 22 45 95 18

Hamburger Tierschutzverein

• https://www.hamburger-tierschutzverein.de/
• The HTV promotes the idea of ​​animal protection in society, combats animal suffering and runs the animal shelter in Süderstraße.
• It has volunteering positions with several different focuses.
• For a group volunteering day with other KLU students, contact Student Services.

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Hanseatic Help

• https://www.hanseatic-help.org/
• freiwillig@hanseatic-help.org

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• Help in logistics, fundraising, public relations, event management, etc.

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• Hanseatic Help Stores provide clothing through the collected donations for people in acute emergencies.
• Unpacking and organizing the clothes, advising customers
• Book a support appointment in Help Store at Ballindamm, in the Hamburger Meile or in the Phoenix Center in Harburg.

European Alliance Against Depression

• Video/graphic design
• Translation and proofreading (English or Italian)

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• https://www.eaad.net/
• https://govolunteer.com/organisation/european-alliance-against-depression-eaad
• carolina.pina@eaad.net

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Internationale Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste

• workcamps@ijgd.de
• offer around 50 projects all year, all around Germany (English version will follow on 03.03.2025) and abroad
• opportunity to do a camp leader training (one week, several dates) and to become a camp leader
• workcamps.leiten@ijgd.de

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• The Million Project
• connect@themillionproject.org
• +49 176 550 77 311

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Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe�

• https://www.johanniter.de/johanniter-unfall-hilfe/
• annette.koenig@johanniter.de (please note that contact person´s English is limited)

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• Help children in refugee camps with their homework
• Flexible days, any afternoon (except Sunday)
• Religious (Protestant) affiliation in the organization´s history

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Gesundes Afrika

• https://gesundesafrika.de/
• office@gesundesafrika.de

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• Goal: Improving healthcare in Africa
• Fundraising and cooperation with local African NGOs
• Project work (English, French is a plus)

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Bahnhofsmission Hamburg

• https://www.bahnhofsmission.de/index.php?id=1933
• mangat@bahnhofsmission.de

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• Helping people at train stations: on trip info, emergencies, homeless/sick
• Regular participation in shifts
• As a support in establishing contacts
• When collecting donations at Hamburg Central Station.

LANGUAGE CAFES

• Libraries with German language cafes:

https://www.buecherhallen.de/ehrenamt-dialog-in-deutsch-termine.html

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• Sprachbrücke: German language cafe
• Language exchange Network in Hamburg

CULTURE CENTERS

• Overview of cultural events in Hamburg
• Kulturladen St. Georg e.V.

https://kulturladen.com/events/monat

• Haus Drei:

https://haus-drei.de/

• Ahoi Hamburg

https://hamburg.arbeitundleben.de/ahoi-hamburg/?lang=en

• Schroedingers

https://schroedingers.hamburg/verein/

• Brakula: Kulturladen in Bramfeld:

https://www.brakula.de/welcome-to-brakula/

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CULTURE-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

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• Istituto Italiano di Cultura Hamburg (ITALIAN)
• Institut français Hamburg (FRENCH)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/institutfrancais_hamburg/

• Chinesischer Akademikerverein Hamburg e.V. (CHINESE)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cavh_official/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChinesischerVereinHamburgeV/?locale=de_DE

Wechat: “ 汉堡学生大本营“

• Programación del mes. Instituto Cervantes de Hamburgo (SPANISH)
• Consulado General de Chile en Hamburgo / Generalkonsulat von Chile | Hamburg | Facebook (CHILEAN)
• AMERICAN Club of Hamburg
• INDIAN Republic Day on 26th January 2025 at 10 am: registration

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GAME NIGHT

• Overview
• Zum Tanzenden Einhorn: for pub quizzes with different themes
• Würfel und Zucker: a game cafe with around 3000 games
• Group for regular meetups
• Down Under: Australian pub with regular quizzes in English
• The Hamburg Board Gaming Club

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PARTIES

• Studi-Partys HH
• Instagram Profile for all ERASMUS & International Students in Hamburg� (Every Thursday BLACKOUT @ HALO Club)
• Parties in Hamburg

THANKS A LOT!

• Please note that these are only some examples of socializing opportunities.
• KLU does not collaborate or support any of them.
• If you need further information, have questions, or you need support with communication, feel free to contact us at: studentservices@klu.org