3 minutes of cooking for a diverse coexistence in Germany

In recent years, Germany has become a place of refuge and a new home for people from a wide variety of backgrounds. As a society, we are faced with numerous challenges: How do we want to live together? What values are important to us? What defines us? Only when we engage in exchange and answer these questions in dialogue can we find answers together and grow into a strong community. This works best through joint action: When people take action together and do things with each other instead of for each other, encounters arise on an equal footing and friendships can grow (Phineo, 2019). But the everyday lives of long-established residents and new immigrants often differ greatly. Personal contacts hardly ever occur; instead, prejudices grow. Immigrants repeatedly emphasize how important social participation and friendly contact with people from the host society are. These aspects represent important resources for starting a job, learning a new language or looking for an apartment. They help you feel comfortable in your new country and develop self-confidence (SVR, 2017). Therefore, there is a need for places and opportunities to get to know each other and to contribute one's skills. Social networking and participation are basic prerequisites for justice and a democratic society (FKB, 2020).