CUCULA – Das Unternehmen von und für Flüchtlinge

CUCULA is a registered society, a workshop and educational program at once. In contrast to merely theoretical debates about the situation of refugees in Germany, CUCULA tested a straight way to act for and with refugees in Berlin. Together we want to build and establish a business!

CUCULA Workshop
Over the last few months the CUCULA-Workshop has turned into an impressive project space close to the river Spree: Refugees are here building premium wood furnitur… Show more

The aim of this campaign is the initial funding of five apprenticeship places in a unique company from and for refugees: CUCULA - Refugees Company for Crafts and Design.
The social start-up should become a self sustaining business & financially support the trainees, a trainer and a commercial manager. Profits made will flow back directly into the association.
We will create a collaborative training with a vocational center, in order to make it possibl… Show more

Worldwide catastrophe scenarios shouldn’t leave us feeling helpless – Initiatives are needed.
CUCULA believes in the potential of refugees and organizes a real economic and legal framework for these young men to develop further in a self-sustained way. Arriving and building your own future, experiencing self-efficacy instead of being managed and deported, these are the important impulses of this project. A simple economic model, to help refugees navigate … Show more

FUNDING-TRESHOLD:
- with the achievement of the funding-treshold of 70.000 €: We want to realize five scholarships for refugees. This means 5 x 12.000 € for a one year live maintainance garanty for the immigration office to ask for residency for an apprenticeship. The other 10.000 € are used for social security taxes, lawyer's fees and other charges.
- with the achievement the funding-treshold of 70.000 € we will receive another 30.000 € from our matching pa… Show more

During the winter of 2013, the Youth Art- und Culture Centre „Schlesische27“ in Berlin-Kreuzberg created a shelter and home for the five young men from West Africa. Soon after the shelter was built Ali, Maiga, Moussa, Saidou and Malik started to make a first set of furniture for their new homes with the support of the product designer Sebastian Däschle. This is where the idea for the workshop project CUCULA and finally the registered association developed… Show more