Author: Michaela Vas
Michaela Vas is the Editor-in-Chief of the WahlheYmatPost. A Budapest-born, Berlin-based journalist and communications professional, she is passionate about storytelling, civic engagement, and building bridges across cultures. Outside of her professional work, she plays the flute in several orchestras in Berlin.
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Rising Ukrainian Engagement Powers Berlin’s Civic Scene
WHP: Can you briefly introduce your initiative? What is its main mission in Berlin? Tetyana Lavuta: Svoji.de is an online platform that increases the visibility of Ukrainian civic initiatives in Berlin and Brandenburg and supports their networking with other migrant communities. The name evokes a sense of belonging and safety: the Ukrainian word “svoji” (written in Latin script) refers to people,…
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Newcomers Are Not a Problem to Solve: How SINGA Deutschland Builds Participation
WHP: Could you briefly introduce SINGA Deutschland? What is its main mission in Berlin? Sen Zhan: SINGA Deutschland was founded in 2016 by a brilliant team of three co-founders — Luisa Seiler, Sima Gatea, and Vinzenz Himmighofen — as a humanitarian response at a moment when many newcomers were arriving in Germany. From the beginning, the work was not only about…
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“We Can’t Let Protection Become a Privilege”
WahlheYmatPost: Can you briefly introduce your organization? What is its main mission in Berlin? Vicky Germain: The Migrationsrat Berlin e.V. (Migration Council Berlin) is an umbrella organization of more than 90 BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and/or migrant self-organizations and post-migrant groups in Berlin. Its central mission is to improve the social, political, and legal situation of migrants living…
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Remembering as Resistance – How AKEBI Confronts Racism in Berlin
WahlheYmatPost: Can you briefly introduce your organization? What is its main mission in Berlin? Erkin Erdoğan: AKEBI e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit association, founded by migrants from Turkey in 2014. The name “AKEBI” is the acronym of “Association of Activists Against Racism, Nationalism, and Discrimination” from the Turkish language. We had a preceding anti-racist network of migrant activists that resulted in…
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Giving Voice to Eastern European Migrants: The Polnischer Sozialrat’s Work for Equality
WHP: Can you briefly introduce your organization? What is its main task in Berlin? Dr. Kamila Schöll-Mazurek: The Polnischer Sozialrat (Polish Social Council – PSR) is one of the oldest Polish migrant organizations in Germany. Since our founding in 1982, we have advocated for the social participation and equal rights of Polish people in Berlin. What began as an initiative to…
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“Civil Courage Begins in Everyday Life – and Ends Where We Look Away” – Diana Henniges on 12 Years of Moabit hilft
WHP: Can you briefly introduce your organization? What is its main mission in Berlin? Diana Henniges: Moabit hilft e.V. is an independent, civil society association that emerged in 2013 from a spontaneous neighborhood initiative. We support people in urgent need – whether they are refugees, have a migration background, or need help for entirely different reasons. This also includes Berliners who…
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