Barka e.V.

Barka e.V.

Barka e. V.

Berlin, Germany

Housing & HomelessnessAddictionRefugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsTax-deductible donations
AssociationFounded 2019Local reach1-10 staff
Profile last updated: October 25, 2026

About

Founded in 2019, Barka e.V. is a non-profit association based in Berlin, Germany working on housing & homelessness, addiction, refugees & migration +2 more.

Barka e.V. is a non-profit association based in Berlin that supports homeless and at-risk EU citizens from Central and Eastern Europe living in Germany. It provides mobile street social work, counselling in German, Polish and English, job and housing search support, referrals to addiction and health services, and peer self-help groups. Barka e.V. was founded in July 2019 as part of the international Barka network, which was started in Poland in 1989 and also has projects in other European countries, Canada and Africa. Its vision is a regenerative, socially just world in which people have access to housing, community and meaningful work regardless of origin or status. Its work is funded by foundations, lotteries and individual donations.

Location

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2019

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Barka e. V.

Staff

1-10

Focus areas

homelessnessEU citizensstreet workaddiction supportpeer supportBerlin

Languages

DEPLEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Housing & HomelessnessAddictionRefugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsMental health

Works for

Homeless peopleRefugees & MigrantsUnemployed people

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Barka One-Stop-Shop

Housing & Homelessness · Germany

Walk-in support in Berlin for homeless EU citizens, offering social counselling, job search support, case management for addiction and access to self-help groups, without appointments.

Selbsthilfegruppen

Addiction · Germany

Weekly peer self-help groups held in Polish for people with addiction problems, led by a experienced facilitator.

Countries of operation

Germany

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrantsLotteries

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Spezialpreis für individuelles Engagement

BNP Paribas

Industry memberships

Der Paritätische Berlin

Partnerships

Deutsche Fernsehlotterie, Hermann Reemtsma Stiftung, Heidehof Stiftung, Stiftung Deutsches Hilfswerk

People

Management & team (3)

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