Events
Gardening at EAE
Together, we’ll bring a small garden in the initial reception center for refugees back to life: removing dead plants and weeds, preparing the beds, and planting edible peas as well as insect-friendly flowers and sunflowers. We’ll also clean up the area, collect stones (which can later be painted by children), clean the sandbox, and reuse old tires for planting. The goal is to create a lively, clean, and shared green space. Help us transform the garden into a blooming place for people and nature!
Sound the City
Give a voice to what matters.
Sound the City is a collaborative music project where we will create an original song together using real studio gear, creativity, and conversations about a social issue affecting our city.
No musical experience needed.
This is not about performance. It’s about expression, listening, and impact.
Across three sessions, we’ll turn ideas into beats, words into melodies, and collaboration into awareness.
Sessions: Saturday- March 21st, Saturday -April 25 and Saturday -May 23rd
Time: 14:00 to 17:00
Location: STC KOELN OFFICE, Luxemburgerstr.273, 50939, Koeln
Register HERE or on MEET UP March 21st, MEET UP April 25 and MEET UP May 23rd
STC Cologne Social Gathering: Hiking around the Brühler Schlossgärten.
Baking Project
Join us to bake cookies that will be given out to homeless people by Diakonie Köln for different occasions. Help us to make dough, cutting out, baking, or packing.
Date: between May 22 and 29 – Will confirm
Time: info coming
Location: confirming
To Register, sign up HERE or on MEETUP
Creative Crafts for Ukrainian Women
Join us as we facilitate a time of creativity for Ukrainian Women. We will provide a special/unique craft for these ladies to create. Volunteers will assist and invite the ladies into conversation.
Where: Luxemburger Str. 273, 50939 Köln – STC KOELN Office
When: June 11
Time: 16:00 – 19:00 to set up/event/cleanup
To Register sign up HERE
STC Cologne Social Gathering: Trash-Museum
The Müllseum Köln – KRAKE e.V. collects trash from the Rhine and displays the most extraordinary finds in an artistic way. We want to see what kind of trash ends up in the Rhine, learn more about river pollution and the resulting impact on the oceans, and understand how our RheinCleanup campaigns contribute to cleaner waters! Afterward, we’d like to spend some time together; depending on the weather, we’ll either go to the nearby Rheinpromenade Köln-Deutz or the Arkarden in Cologne. If the weather is nice, feel free to bring games and other things to enjoy during our time in the park.
When: April 23
Meeting Time: 17:00
Location: Müllseum, Burgenlandstraße 3A, 51105 Köln
Pick up Cigarette Butts
As part of the RhineCleanup Cigarette Butt Cleanup Week, we will collect cigarette butts together in the Inner Green Belt and around Ebertplatz. Cigarette butts are one of the most common types of litter and pollute the environment with toxic substances and microplastics. We’ll meet on site, and then collect together in small groups – we will bring all the equimpent. Help us make the city cleaner and take a stand against cigarette butt pollution!
When: May 3
Time: 14:00 to 16:00
Location: Meeting point is Basketball Court im Grüngürtel, Ludolf-Camphausen-Straße 22, 50672 Köln
Gardening at EAE
Together, we’ll bring the small gardens in the initial reception center for refugees back to life: removing dead plants and weeds, preparing the beds, and planting edible vegetables as well as insect-friendly flowers. We’ll also sow flowers in old tires for planting. The goal is to create a lively, clean, and shared green space.
Help us transform the garden into a blooming place for people and nature!
Date: May 18
Time: 16:30 – 18:30 Uhr
Location: Schönhauser Str. 10-16, 50968 Köln
Registration until May 11
All Participants must complete the Security Registration: HERE
Global Volunteer Day: Trash Pickup
Join us on Global Volunteer Day as we pick up trash along Cologne’s beloved greenbelt!
When: June 13
Time: 10:00 to 12:00
Meeting Point: Köln Eifelwall/Stadtarchiv Bus Stop (142) direction Bonn (line 18)
End Point: Zülpicher Str.
Register HERE
Register also on MEETUP
Ongoing Projects
German Table
Meet, talk and connection
Join us for our next gathering! We’ll be catching up, building up our community her in Sülz, and enjoying the night together! As always, drinks are available (donations for drinks are appreciated!)
When: 1st and 3rd Thursdays (Some exceptions) 19:00
Where: STC KOELN Office- Luxemburger Str. 273, 50939 Köln
For all upcoming dates and to register click HERE
Are you looking for a place to test your language skills? Every 14 days on Saturdays, we offer the opportunity to get to know each other in relaxed conversations in German and English. Come and improve your language skills or meet new people! Enjoy delicious coffee/tea and experience even better conversations.
For the palate: delicious coffee/tea and homemade cake
For the soul: encouraging conversations in German and English.
Venue: EFG – Cologne City Mission, Berrenrather Str. 354, 50937 Cologne-Sülz
Directions: Line 18: Sülzgürtel stop and 5 minutes by foot, Line 13, bus 130, 134 and 978: Berrenrather Str. / Gürtel stop and 2 minutes by foot
Opening hours: every second week on Saturdays, from 16:00 to 18:00
Everyone is cordially invited!
Find us on MEET UP
We’re looking for ongoing volunteers for projects in the
EAE (European Homecare) Köln!
We work passionately for the wellbeing of Refugees in the EAE Köln (Refugee First- Intake Center). Our mission is to support the residents in their daily lives as well as to improve their quality of life through a variety of projects. We need your help in this valuable work.
WHAT WE DO:
- Sports Projects: We organize regular sports and activities to help improve community and fitness for the residents. Whether through Football tournaments, Volleyball matches or Picnics in the park, there is something available for everyone.
- Art Projects: Creativity knows no borders! We offer a variety of activities ranging from painting workshops to theater productions to music projects. Everyone has the chance to discover their artistic talents.
- Beautification Projects: With our beautification projects we seek to improve and beautify the Refugee center and its surroundings. These include gardening, renovation, and other creative ways to bring more beauty into the community.
WHY GET INVOLVED?
- Do something good: Your help makes a real difference in the lives of people who are in urgent need of help.
- Have new experiences: Get to know people from different cultures and gain valuable volunteer experience.
- Experience community: Become a part of an active and caring community that does some big things together.
Want to get involved?!
Are you interested in becoming a part of our team that regularly serves and supports
our projects at EAE? Let us know by registering on our website! It doesn’t matter if you
have a little time or a lot of time to give – together we’ll find the right opportunity for you
to get involved.
UNIKLINIK KOELN
Long-Term Volunteers needed
The University Hospital Cologne offers medical care at the cutting edge of medical knowledge and expertise. Every day, the people who work here are committed to the physical and emotional well-being of patients. Volunteers also make a significant and unmistakable contribution by listening, showing compassion and exchanging ideas from person to person.
Must know German.
For more information and to register, sign up HERE
