About BeWelcome
Help BeWelcome
BeWelcome is run by volunteers – free of charge and open source. Volunteering for the project is a great opportunity for you to get to know enthusiastic people who really believe in promoting hospitality and respect for each other. Maybe now it is time for you and you want to give back something to the community? Working with fellow volunteers and learn from each other is a course of personal development also, and it’s fun, too!
For general questions not related to a certain team or if you are not sure, in which team you fit best, don’t hesitate to get in contact with corazondeviaje. She could help you to find the best match-up with one of our teams.
Development
GitHub | Development Group
contact: shevek
Help us write the software that drives BeWelcome either by adding features or fixing bugs. The backend is based on PHP with a rewrite currently underway that makes use of Symfony (4.x) components using Doctrine as the database access tool. The frontend uses Twig templates and makes use of jQuery for dynamic content. The CSS framework is Bootstrap4. For more info please see GitHub. Don’t hesitate to get in contact with shevek for further questions.
Keep the servers running
.
contact: freemind
If you are a GNU/Linux system administrator and like to build servers without relying on external providers, you are welcome to join the sysadmin team and let a community of more than 140.000 members profit from your volunteer work!
Design
Design group
contact: Jesus82
If you are a graphic artist, webdesigner, specialist in user interface or user experience or you have the feeling that your creativity is needed – you are welcome to join the design team. The frontend uses Twig templates and makes use of jQuery for dynamic content. The CSS framework is Bootstrap4.
Support
.
contact: gbenouville
The volunteers of the support team answer questions and try to help our members wherever possible. A great way to get to know the whole project! The support team offers a mentoring phase and experienced volunteers will guide you step by step into the volunteer work.
Translation
how to join | group
contact: corazondeviaje
The Translation Team wants to ease the access to our website for members and visitors, regardless of their English skills. Our goal is to translate the complete site to as many languages as possible, starting with the most spoken languages of our members. Want to see BeWelcome in your own language? Please give a hand to make it come true!
Communication and PR
group
contact: subaculture
Do you love to communicate with people and want to help promote the BeWelcome project wordwide? Do you have a great idea for a poster or a Public Relations campaign? Welcome to the communications team! If you have experience in doing Newsletters, Social Media, SEO, Branding and/or Media communication, you are welcome to join the communications team.
New Member BeWelcome
how to join | public group
contact: thorgal67
Every new member receives a personal greeting from one of our older members. They are the first friendly contact from BeWelcome and spread the community feeling! They help and orientate new members with using the website and its features.
Forum Moderation
how to apply
contact: mountx
The Forum Moderators try to keep the BeWelcome forum a welcoming place. From time to time, people spam the forum, call each other names or post stuff in the wrong group. The moderators are there to ensure that everyone can use the forum to find information and that discussions take place in a friendly and respectful manner. Details of how the team works can be found here and details how to apply for the team here.
You prefer real life action?
local activities | create an activity
contact: your local group
Although we are very proud of the website with all its tools and features, real life meetings are what really matters. Become a Local Volunteer! Please contact wind, if you have questions or if you want to send email invitations for your local events.
Join BeVolunteer
BeVolunteer website
contact: corazondeviaje
BeVolunteer is the organisation behind BeWelcome. All BeWelcome volunteers can join BeVolunteer. The members of BeVolunteer have a voice in the yearly General Assembly.