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Integration Through Education

Since 2019, our organization in Berlin has been helping people from Afghanistan, Arab countries, and Ukraine find education and employment in Germany.

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Our goal:
Arrive safely.

We especially help people who have experienced displacement and want to start a new life in Germany to turn their goals and dreams into reality.

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You can help us!

Do you think our work is important? Your donation is a great help to us in our projects.

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In Arabic and Persian, “Zaki” means ‘clever’ or “intelligent.”

Our offers

  • political education
  • Help with Learning German
  • Assistance in Dealing with Government Agencies
  • Personal Future Planning
  • Information About the German Company
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  • Ali Baset Mardani
  • Torben Schuster
  • Angelika Wunsch
  • Marius Koch
  • Patrick Griebel
  • Jana Nau
  • Rosalie Hermann
  • Sven Gabriel
  • Claudia Wildi
  • Amal Al-Shaban
  • Paul Kowas
  • Max Schroeder
  • Malwina Swiacka
  • Fabiola Nowak
  • Tobias Schumann
  • Nasila Scrivano
  • Judith Imholt
  • Mohammad Mahmoud
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Logo Deutsche Fernsehlotterie Digital Services for Afghans in Berlin is funded by the Deutschen Fernsehlotterie.

Logo Pankow District Office The projects “Counseling and Seminars for Afghan Refugees in Pankow” and “Men’s Programs for Afghan and Arab Men in Pankow” are funded by the Pankow district.
The project “Seminars for Afghan Refugees in Pankow” is funded by the Pankow District Integration Fund. The Integration Fund is part of the Berlin Senate’s comprehensive strategy for the integration and participation of refugees.

Logo Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf District Office The project “The Changing Image of Men” is funded by the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf District Integration Fund.

Logo of the Senate Department for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity, and Anti-Discrimination as part of the Participation and Integration Program As part of the “Give thEM:POWER – Empowering Afghans in Berlin” project, we offer workshops on political participation, discrimination, and social media, as well as tutoring in German, English, and math for Afghan students.

Logo House of Resources Berlin The House of Resources strengthens organizations active in integration efforts in Berlin and offers needs-based, free support. Training courses, counseling services, expert knowledge, networking opportunities, and equipment rentals are available.
The House of Resources funded the creation of the website by the association Zaki – Bildung und Kultur e.V. and supports a project with funds from the “Auf Augenhöhe” fund.

Logo Cognizant Netcentric In 2024, Cognizant Netcentric supported the work of Zaki – Education und Culture e.V. with a donation of laptops.

Logo Aktion Mensch e.V. Zaki – Educationa and Culture e.V. will offer two new projects for refugee children (ages 4–9) and teenagers (ages 15–18) from Ukraine starting in the summer of 2022.

Logo of the Berlin-Brandenburg State Association of Daycare and School Support Associations Our efforts were supported by the Stiftung Bildung and the Landesverband der Kita- und Schulfördervereine Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
As a nonprofit fundraising organization, the Stiftung Bildung works directly at the grassroots level through the nationwide network of daycare and school support associations, empowers those active in the regional associations, promotes diversity, and helps turn local ideas into reality.

Logo for Volunteer Engagement in Neighborhoods Since 2001, the Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing has been providing the districts with in-kind funding to support community initiatives led by dedicated citizens who combine their civic engagement with efforts to revitalize and improve public infrastructure (e.g., renovations of schools and daycare centers, maintenance of green spaces, and similar projects). The funds are intended for material expenses necessary for volunteer activities aimed at upgrading and improving public infrastructure. Funding is provided for individual measures (since 2001) and pilot projects (since 2009).
During the pandemic, funding was provided for devices and SIM cards for refugees in Pankow.

Logo Markstein Foundation The Markstein Foundation is committed to promoting education for young people to help them overcome social disadvantages. In 2021, the foundation supported the mentoring project “Be a Friend—Guidance, Counseling, and Education with Joy”:
Refugees helped newly arrived refugee teenagers and young adults find their way and take their first steps. The Markstein Foundation runs a similar project called “Students Help Students.” “Be a Friend” was initiated by intercultural trainer and counselor Anne Brulez.

Logo of the German Foundation for Civic Engagement and Volunteerism In addition to providing counseling for refugees from Afghanistan and the Arabic-speaking world, our organization is also offering counseling for people of color and Black people from Ukraine in light of the current situation.

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