Publikationen
Publikation

Paths to your engagement

This brochure can help you get an overview of how you can get involved in social or political causes.
Veröffentlicht am
01.01.2019
Download

Jetzt die PDF herunterladen.

Download

What would our democracy be without people who get involved? Around 15 million citizens in Germany volunteer their time. Whether in politics, social work, at university, or in the workplace: volunteering and civic engagement are vital to our society.

Perhaps you sometimes wonder if and how you can get involved. Or maybe you are already active but aren't sure what you can achieve with your commitment. In either case, this brochure can help you get an overview.

16 tips will help you decide where, how, and to what extent you would like to get involved—in foundations, associations, political parties, at university, or in the workplace—and will inspire you to do more.

This brochure was created as part of the Open Doors – Open Minds program. Open Doors – Open Minds was conducted in 2017/18 and again in 2018/19 by EAF Berlin in cooperation with elbarlament. It is a program for career orientation and civic education for young refugee women between the ages of 18 and 27. It is funded by the federal program "Demokratie leben!" (Live Democracy!) of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and by the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

More information

Falaknaz, Tannaz (2019): Paths to your engagement. Examples and tips for political and social involvement. Published by EAF Berlin.

About the Open Doors - Open Minds project

Weitere Publikationen

Update Diversity & Leadership
2026
publications

Update Diversity & Leadership

Four times a year, EAF-Berlin sends out the “Diversity & Leadership” update. It includes relevant news and studies on the topics of diversity and leadership, as well as an in-depth feature on a specific topic. The current issue focuses on “Corporate Political Responsibility.” The “Diversity & Leadership” update is made possible by our corporate partners.
read more
From Elected to Threatened
2026
publications

From Elected to Threatened

The EAF Berlin study “From Elected to Threatened: Experiences of Female Members of the German Bundestag Regarding Violence against Women in Politics ” surveyed current and former members of the Bundestag and highlights how hate, incitement, and gender-based violence influence political work. It becomes clear that these attacks do not merely target individual female politicians; they endanger political participation and, consequently, democratic representation. The study was produced as part of the European project “3R—Recognize, Resist, Rise Up: Tackling Gender-Based Violence against Women in Politics.”
read more
Sexismus am Arbeitsplatz
2026
publications

Sexismus am Arbeitsplatz

Die Studie liefert erstmals repräsentative, branchenübergreifende Daten zu Ausmaß, Erscheinungsformen und Folgen von Sexismus am Arbeitsplatz in Deutschland. Methodisch basiert sie auf einem Mixed-Methods-Ansatz, der quantitative Befragungsdaten mit qualitativen Tagebuchaufzeichnungen kombiniert. Durchgeführt wurde die Untersuchung von der EAF Berlin im Rahmen des vom Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend geförderten Projekts Bündnis „Gemeinsam gegen Sexismus“. Berücksichtigt wurden dabei neben Frauen und Männern ausdrücklich auch trans, inter und nicht-binäre Personen. Auf Grundlage der Studienergebnisse wurden konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet, wie staatliche Verantwortung, rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und betriebliche Praxis stärker miteinander verzahnt werden können.
read more
To the publications