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A smiling man sits on a couch while a woman with a headscarf and shiny blouse, also smiling, rests her hands on his shoulders in a colourful room. FAIR! association - With over 90 volunteers, we are committed to the community and active in the areas of flight & migration and climate & consumption.

How

We offer a wide range of flexible opportunities to get involved: Get involved at club level, become active in Haus pour Bienne, mend items in the Repair Café or get involved in another project.

Who

Everyone is welcome - regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, life situation or experience. Around 100 people from Biel and the surrounding area, with and without refugee experience, are currently involved. You can join in too!

A boy and an adult sit at a table and do handicrafts together, with scissors and paper on the table. FAIR! association - With over 90 volunteers, we are committed to the community and active in the areas of flight & migration and climate & consumption.

Commitment at club level

 

You can play a strategic, organisational or communicative role in the association. Whether it's developing the organisation, sending out donation letters or creating new content. Help shape it!

Commitment in the area of communication

Whether social media, texts or design - there are many creative ways to get involved at FAIR! If you like being on Instagram & Co., you can help write exciting posts, plan reels or design posts - and make the world a little fairer online together with us.

Are you interested in topics such as displacement, migration, climate or social justice? Then contribute your perspective and become a blogger for our website or join us in creating content for the FAIR! newsletter.

If you have a good eye for design, we look forward to your support in the field of graphic design. Whether for social media, flyers or posters - your visual ideas can reinforce messages and inspire people.

Effort commitment

  • Freely selectable

Required competences

  • Enjoyment and interest in communication / content creation

 

Administrative support

Do you like to work in an organised and reliable manner? Then support the FAIR! association in the administrative area. Whether answering e-mails, maintaining lists, coordinating appointments or doing small office tasks - your help will ensure that everything runs smoothly in the background and that our projects can be implemented well.

Effort commitment

  • From 1h/week

Required competences

  • Flair for administrative tasks
Board member of the FAIR!

You take part in the board meetings of the FAIR! association. On the board, you can help decide the direction in which the FAIR! association develops. If you are interested and motivated, you can take on / support association tasks (e.g. looking after members fundraising). We are particularly looking for people with migration or refugee experience in order to make our organisation more diverse in decision-making positions.

Effort commitment

  • approx. 2-4h / month

Required competences

  • Own experience of flight or migration

 

Photographer:in

The FAIR! association is very happy to receive photos/videos of activities for social media, website, articles, etc. In 2026 we are planning a small campaign to celebrate 15 years of the FAIR! association and 10 years of Haus pour Bienne.

Effort commitment

  • Freely selectable

Required competences

  • Experience and interest in photography

 

Fundraising booster:in

Would you like to learn more about fundraising or would you like to contribute your expertise in a meaningful way? Then help us develop and implement fundraising activities! This includes, for example, supporting fundraising campaigns, assisting with applications to foundations or contributing creative ideas for fundraising (online/offline).

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  • Conceptual thinking
  • Interest in sustainability
  • Interest in fundraising

 

FAIR! ambassador

Are you open-minded and like to inspire other people? Then help us to actively promote our membership growth. The focus is on recruiting new members and developing and implementing ideas on how to make membership of the FAIR! association more attractive.

Possible tasks are:

  • Support for member recruitment campaigns (e.g. information stands, social media, personal contact)
  • Development of new formats and offers that create added value for members
  • Assistance with communication with existing members (e.g. welcome material, updates, small tokens of appreciation)

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  • Interest in the FAIR! association and its projects
  • External representation of the organisation

 

Own ideas

Do you have your own ideas for getting involved? Get in touch. 

Engagement in Haus pour Bienne

 

At Haus pour Bienne you can, for example, take on daily responsibility, give courses, organise events or liven up the building together with others. Join in!

Day-to-day responsibility Open house

The Haus pour Bienne is an "open house" several times a week. As the "person in charge for the day", you open the house and are the host. There's coffee, ping-pong, music, games, getting to know each other and socialising. Your own ideas are very welcome.

Effort commitment

  • Thursday: 14-17h30
  • Saturday/Sunday: 14-16h / 16-18h

Duration: between 2 and 4 hours per shift

Required competences

  • Knowledge of French and German
  • Open and friendly personality

 

Activity responsibility own offer (own idea)

One or more people are responsible for each programme (course, leisure or support). You can support an existing programme or contribute your own idea and offer a new programme.

Effort commitment

  • Regularly (weekly, fortnightly, monthly)
  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  • Personal initiative
Run language course, language café

The German and French courses are very popular and important for integration. Courses for English, Spanish, Italian, ...
You lead the course and prepare your own material or need a course book.

Effort commitment

  • Regularly (weekly, fortnightly, monthly)
  • Material preparation
  • Management course 1.5-2h

Required competences

  • Good knowledge of the language taught
  • Enjoy teaching (no diploma required)
Assist language course

As a language course assistant, you will support a language course instructor. You will help with setting up and dismantling and take on various tasks during the course: Supporting small groups, discussions, corrections, etc., as required.

Effort commitment

  • Days: Monday to Friday
  • Duration: 1.5-2h

Required competences

  • Good knowledge of the language taught
  • Patient and benevolent
Childcare / children's entertainment

You look after participants' children during language courses or events. For example, you enable parents with children to take part in language courses.

Effort commitment

  • During courses, Mon-Fri, 1.5-2h
  • During events, 4h

Required competences

  • Experience (formal or informal) in childcare
  • Impeccable reputation
Computer support

You support people in carrying out tasks on the computer (e.g. filling out online forms, sending applications by e-mail, etc.). This is very valuable for people who have no knowledge of IT.

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  • Computer skills
Household and/or craft support

There's always something to repair or improve at Haus pour Bienne. Would you like to help us with shopping or maintaining the house?

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  •  Craftsmanship
Event organiser:in

Would you like to organise events at Haus pour Bienne? Concerts, film, dance or theatre performances, lectures, discussions or your own ideas. We support you with infrastructure and advertising. All events are open to everyone, free of charge and without registration.

Effort commitment

  • Varies depending on the event

Required competences

  • Motivation for event organisation
Event support

As an event organiser, you accompany events. You open the building, help prepare/clean up and are present during the event to provide support. You are the host and can experience exciting events up close.

Effort commitment

  • Varies depending on the event, usually max. 4 hours

Required competences

  • Knowledge Infrastructure Haus pour Bienne
  • Open and friendly personality
Triage (counselling)

You are the host at Haus pour Bienne. You welcome visitors and show/explain the Haus pour Bienne to them. If people are looking for something that is not available in the building, you give them tips on other places (e.g. street work, social counselling, etc.).

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  • Open and friendly personality
  • Knowledge of other offers in Biel or interest in getting to know them

Further commitments in our projects

 

Whether at the Repair Café, the development of the City Card or the Future Summit: in our projects you will find many opportunities to get involved, learn new things and make a difference together. Let's get started.

Repair Café: Repairer

The FAIR! association organises a "Repair Café" several times a year. Defective items (general electrical appliances, household appliances, consumer electronics, mechanical or metal objects, textiles, etc.) can be brought along. As a repairer, you try to repair items.

Effort commitment

  • 3-4 Saturdays per year
    Duration: approx. 7 hours 

Required competences

  • Experience and pleasure in repairing and trying things out
  • Enjoy giving objects a second life

Areas

  • Electrical in general
  • Radio and TV (consumer electronics),
  • Mechanical things,
  • Household appliances
  • Metal objects.

 

CityCard Biel/Bienne: Assistance

The CityCard Biel/Bienne is a political initiative to provide everyone in the city of Biel/Bienne with a card and access to services. As a collective, you can help to publicise the initiative.

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable
  • Collective meetings
  • Participation in events

Required competences

  • Interest and motivation for political action
Future Summit: Young people / "Changemakers"

Do you want to actively contribute to a sustainable future? At the Future Summit in spring 2026, you can help prepare or organise a major event.

Effort commitment

  • Event preparation
  • Event realisation

Required competences

  • Interest in sustainability
  • Cooperation with young people
Bienne in contact: Persons of trust for people in need of assistance

People who need help confide in you. You listen and help them find their way to existing support services.

Effort commitment

  • Duration freely selectable

Required competences

  • Open and friendly personality
  • Knowledge of other offers in Biel or interest

Questions and answers

How can I get involved with the FAIR! association?

We have a variety of ways in which you can get involved in creating a fairer world. Take a look at the various options on this website and get in touch if something appeals to you.

I can't find anything suitable, what now?

Get in touch with us even if you can't find anything suitable. It is difficult to list all possible commitments. We would be happy to discuss with you how you can get involved! Get in touch.

I don't want to commit to anything, but I'm still interested in getting involved. How should I proceed?

Get in touch and together we will see what interests you have and how you can get involved - according to your possibilities and your own judgement. Without any obligation!

Will I be paid for my work?

Your commitment is on a voluntary basis. But if you make a long-term commitment, we will give you a FAIR! Membershipyou get lots of karma points, are part of a team, can realise your own ideas and inputs and make an important contribution to a fair world for all! Go!

Can I list my commitment on my CV, for example?

Of course, you can also mention your voluntary work on your CV. Volunteering is an important cornerstone of your portfolio and is often valued by companies and seen as a valuable part of a CV. If you have volunteered for a longer period of time, we will write you a certificate on request.

How do I personally benefit from getting involved?

Volunteering has a positive impact on the community. It offers you the opportunity to get socially involved, gain new experiences, socialise and grow personally. This will also help you in your future career.

How many people are involved in your organisation?

We have just under 100 volunteers. The majority of them are involved in Haus pour Bienne.