What We Do

What could have been a positive opportunity for the residents' empowerment turned into a painful example of how they feel stereotyped and pushed around by the authorities.

Ich Selbständig interviews Annamaria about being a woman entrepreneur, GSBTB's growth and plans for the future.

This weekend we were representing and sharing GSBTB's work and learnings at the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku. This time last year in Baku we won the top prize of the Intercultural Innovation Award from UNAOC and BMWG Group.

GSBTB Open Music School held its first ever Student Performance Night. For many of the students, this was their first time playing music for and with others. The feeling in the room was electric.

This week Give Something Back to Berlin celebrates five years since the Facebook post that launched our organisation. Here GSBTB team members each share a favourite memory from our wild ride so far.

This week Give Something Back to Berlin celebrates five years since the Facebook post that got our ball rolling. As we reminisce this week, we're sharing some memories and we've published that original Facebook post here.

GSBTB’s Community Team Up events creating initial meeting points that can go on to form deeper connections. One of our community members, Amjad, just landed a fantastic internship through connections made with GSBTB.

Early in 2015 we had just started organising our monthly Team Ups and at one of our first ones, two curious and energetic Syrian men turned up. "We want to do something! We want to get involved! Volunteer, work, anything!" they said. Talal had only arrived in Germany two weeks earlier.

Hania Hakiel documents the loving messages and gifts that have travelled from Poland to the Tempelhof refugee camp, woman to woman, and now on to relatives in Iran.

The GSBTB Open Music School is teaming up with CreAid Network Berlin and Syrian musician Nabil Arbaain to bring you a second edition of our music meet-up Al Khaimeh/The Tent.

If you’re a refugee fulfilling the requirements, we would love to welcome you on board to complete a 1 year Bundesfreiwilligendienst (federal voluntary service) with us.

Hania Hakiel marks one year running the GSBTB Open Art Shelter in the refugee shelter at the former Tempelhof airport, a creative community of women and children who meet at least twice each week to paint, dance, cook, knit and spend time together.