Afrika Center Berlin

Our Vision

The Afrika Center-Berlin is a space of belonging, dignity, and empowerment for Africans and people of African descent (Second Generation) in Berlin. AC is a support space and collaborative space where we stand beside Africans and people of African descent, offering free consultation, legal advice, integration support, Social, cultural and religious support to refugees, undocumented migrants, African families, Afro-euro families, prisoners, students, professionals, and those battling addiction. We collaborate with other agencies to build a Berlin where African voices are visible, valued, and heard through our centre, and partnerships rooted in solidarity and a shared humanity.

We envision a Berlin where African voices, cultures, resilience, and hopes actively to shape our shared future. A city where no one is invisible. A community where justice replaces exclusion, and solidarity replaces isolation.

We stand for:

Human dignity: especially for those vulnerable (excluded or undocumented
Justice and peace
Self-determination over dependency
Partnership over paternalism
“Power with,” not “power over”
We do not work for Africans in Berlin; we work with them.
We serve not from above, but beside.
We create a home where Africans and non-Africans feel welcome and part of a shared humanity.

Our Mission

Create a diverse, dynamic and Listening Supportive Home for refugees, students, professionals, second-generation youth, Afro-European families, and long-term migrants.

We respond to real needs with: Welcome, Listening, solidarity, professionalism, and compassion.

Rooted in justice, peace and Compassion the Afrika Centre:

Listens deeply to the lived realities of Africans in Berlin and beyond
Creates safe spaces for belonging and dialogue
Create legal support to Africans in Berlin
Supports integration without erasing identity
Strengthens intercultural interactions through Afro-euro families
Accompany vulnerable Africans in their search for human, social, Spiritual and intellectual integration into the Germans Society.
Create a safe place for encounter of African Culture, Identity and beyond.
Collaborating with justice and peace networks across Berlin
Opening our doors to cultural, social, and advocacy events
We are committed to transparency, accountability, and protection including safeguarding policies that reflect our responsibility toward children, vulnerable adults, and undocumented persons.

Who We Serve

Our work embraces the full diversity of the African diaspora in Berlin:

People seeking asylum
Migrants without valid documents
Individuals in prolonged asylum procedures
Africans facing deportation or legal insecurity
Africans struggling with drug dependency
Africans in prison
Senior citizens from the first generation
Afro-European families and second-generation youth
Students, professionals, and emerging community leaders
We recognize that each group carries unique challenges — but also strength, wisdom, and potential.
Collaboration with intercultural religious communities

Our Commitment

We reject a top-down charity model. Instead, we build:

Community led initiatives
A bridge between cultures.
Create “encounter” space.
A listening space.
A home away from home.
Inclusive Space
Contact link between Africa and Berlin
Clear safeguarding and child protection policies
Collaborative partnerships
Sustainable and accountable programs

Our mission is not about dependency:

It is about dignity.
Not about charity.
But about solidarity.
Not about speaking for others.
But about creating space where African voices speak for themselves. Together, we build a Berlin where African presence is not marginal but meaningful, visible, transformative and integrative.

We collaborate with:

Archdiocese of Berlin,
Missionaries of Africa
Other Social workers and agencies
African diplomats and Embassies
Other organisations working to promote Africans in areas of integration, legal advise, justice, peace and encounter.
Africans and non-Africans