Bernt Elsner
Rechtsanwalt
Story von Refugee Stories
“Für mich ist das Coolste an meinem Job, dass ich Menschen helfen kann, die nicht mehr weiter wissen.” Obwohl Bernt Elsner in seiner Tätigkeit als Rechtsanwalt ein sehr hohes Pensum erfüllen muss, findet er dennoch Zeit sich für die Dinge zu engagieren, die ihm wichtig sind. Seine Kanzlei ist in der Flüchtlingsberatung tätig und er selbst ist Mitglied des Ordens der MALTESER Österreich, welcher Flüchtlingen vor Ort hilft und Sprachkurse anbietet. “Das lässt einen auch ein bisschen stolz sein auf die MALTESER, aber auch auf die Österreicher.”
Spannende Stories
T. J.
Photographer
“In Iraq you are not allowed to take pictures on the street, but here it’s ok.“ He takes pictures at conferences or events organized by TEDxVienna. “The coolest thing about my job is capturing the moments"... "I think there is nothing better than you doing your hobby as a job. I have a lot of fun doing that.“
Diaa Abou Shaar
Travel Agent
“The coolest thing about my work is that I get really great opportunities to meet different people with different cultures and I love to make dialogue with people from different backgrounds.“ Diaa Aboshaar used to work as a Travel Agent, selling and organizing tourist programmes. Which skills are necessary for this position? “It's important to be flexible and have experience and to know how to deal with people.“
Umar Abud
Bar Chef
“It helped me to forget many bad things in my life and you can party every day.“While studying, Umar Abud was working as a Bar Chef. Now he is planing to study law. In Lebanon it was forbidden for him to do so, because he is Palestinian. What would be his advice to his 14-year-old self. “I would tell myself: If you believe in something, you have to do it, no matter what the circumstances are.“
Manjit Aulakh
Volunteer
"It's already been two months, and I haven't taken a day off." Majit Singh Aulakh, volunteers at Vienna's Hauptbahnhof serving food to refugees. "Lot's of people have lost everything. And when they get warm food, and they come again for a second serving, I feel happy".
