filipinos in germany have established more than one hundred civic organisations. karaoke contests are a particularly popular form of social gathering. church-based volunteer work is also widespread and has been particularly successful in encouraging social engagement by female migrants, aimed at assisting the local filipino community as well as raising money for charity projects in the philippines. filipinos are well-integrated into german society, viewed by their neighbours as hardworking, skillful and peaceful. according to a 1997 survey by the netherlands' universiteit van tilburg, 75% feel they have no problems with cultural or linguistic adjustment.