welcome to afrika-center

Every story matters. Every person carries strength, wisdom, and potential.

Our Mission

Welcome | Protect | Promote | Integrate

Guided by the values of Welcome, Listening, Solidarity, Professionalism, and Compassion, Afrika-Center welcomes and accompanies African migrants and refugees as they adjust, belong, and integrate into their host communities.

We empower them to rebuild their lives with dignity, confidence, and hope while building bridges across cultures, convictions, and religions through dialogue, mutual understanding, respect, and our shared humanity.

By fostering meaningful relationships and mutual enrichment, we promote integration as a shared journey in which both newcomers and host communities grow together.

At this moment in human history, marked by great movements of migration, identity is not a secondary issue. Those who migrate are forced to change some of their most distinctive characteristics and, whether they like it or not, even those who welcome them are also forced to change.

Join us as we experience these changes not as obstacles to genuine development, but as opportunities for genuine human, social, and intercultural exchange in Africa-Center.

Together, we cultivate inclusive communities where diversity is embraced, every person and story is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common good.

We believe every person deserves respect, visibility, protection and the opportunity to participate fully in society without losing their cultural identity and human dignity.

Afrika-Center Team

What we do

Legal Support & Counselling

for Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers

Social Integration

Building Bridges, Creating Opportunities

CULTURE, IDENTITY & HERITAGE

Celebrating Our Heritage & Building Peace

Reference Library: Knowledge, Research and African Heritage

Supporting Knowledge, Research, & Discovery

Workshops in Schools

Discover Africa Through Dialogue, Culture & Learning

Dialogue, Justice, Peacebuilding, and Social Cohesion

The Road to Harmony & Understanding

Advocacy

Giving Voice to Dignity & Justice

Inter-African Relations

Working Together for a Stronger Community

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE​

We are committed to the well-being of children, young people and families

“Children are among God’s greatest gifts entrusted to us.” (Safeguarding Policy 2022, no. 23). As Afrika-Center, we affirm the dignity and rights of every child and every person created in the image of God. We, members, workers and collaborators of Afrika-Center are committed to promoting a safe, respectful and caring environment for everyone, for visitors and, in particualr, for children and vulnerable persons.

Adhering to the highest standards of integrity, transparency, responsibility and accountability, we respond promptly to all concerns in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy and the Motu Proprio “Vos Estis Lux Mundi”, while cooperating with the relevant authorities.

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Who We Serve

We embrace the full diversity of the African diaspora:

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Our Commitment

We are committed to:

Not charity, but solidarity. Not dependency, but dignity.

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Join Us​

Together we are building a Berlin where the African presence is:

+49 (0)30-216.9170 | afrika-center@afrika-center-berlin.org

Working hours

Tuesday - Friday: 9.00 - 15.00 Sunday CLOSED

Address

Afrika-Center
Hohenstaufenstr. 3
10781 Berlin

Telephone

+49 (0)30 216 9170

Contact​ us

Name

Afrika-Center Berlin

Supporting the African Presence in Berlin

Hohenstaufenstr.3, 10781 Berlin

Telephone: +49 (0)30 2169 170

afrika-center@afrika-center-berlin.org

www. afrika-center-berlin.org