We care
Thanks to our partner organizations we have various opportunities to support sustainable change in other parts of the world by helping people to help themselves.
Helping people to help themselves
Social responsibility has always been important for our company philosophy, without talking much about it.
Until our partner OID (Opportunity International Deutschland) has convinced us, that many people would like to contribute to social welfare, if they only knew how to be sure to reach the people in need.
As in 2017, when the operation of 240 blind people in Bangladesh was made possible through our Christmas project, we will contribute with our Christmas projects to ensure that people there no longer have to be cared for as blind by their families, but can stand on their own two feet again and even contribute to the support of their families. That is a sustainable improvement in the living situation of people in less privileged countries.
Our christmas project 2020 offered the choice between three different projects of our partners - the first one affects people whose existence is threatened by the pandemic, the second the support of needy people and the third the education funding of unemployed young people in Bangladesh. The clear vote of many of our customers for the local project has encouraged us to consider the food distribution point for needy people in Ennepetal again in the following years with part of our donation.
In addition, in 2020 we supported projects to train health workers in India, and the YAP training program for young people and, in 2021, the operations for the blind - both projects that we consider to be particularly sustainable help for self-help.
Our christmas project 2019 allowed access to school education for students from extremely poor families in Ghana by scholarships and prevented these children from dropping out of school and suffering from their family's poverty for a lifetime. As adults they have better chances in the job market with a higher school qualification. With the support of the microschools, this project will enable the adults of tomorrow to have a lasting life perspective in Ghana.
As part of the aid project of OID - our christmas project 2018 - 100 microfinance clients were trained as health consultants and 100 trained health consultants were trained as health entrepreneurs. Training as a health consultant includes hygiene, health and first aid taining.
All 200 women pass this knowledge on to the families in their villages. In addition, the villagers receive assistance in applying for state subsidies and microcredits for toilet construction.
Our christmas project 2016 and in the years since 2022 supported the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP), sponsored by our partner organization OID, allows young people a three-year apprenticeship in skilled crafts and trades, who could otherwise not afford any training. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development quadruples all donations for the YAP program. As a result, an amount of our Christmas Project sum of 10000 € increases to 40000 €! An apprenticeship of three years costs approx. 1200 € per person. In this way - and thanks to your renouncement of gifts! - the training of 33 people is made possible.
We are convinced of the effectiveness of micro finance services for needy people. With our christmas project 2013 "Help for rice farmers in Ghana" we equipped needy rice farmers in Ghana with small amounts of money, so they could earn their own livings for themselves and their families.
Information about our partner organisation ANDHERI HILFE (Bonn): www.andheri-hilfe.de
Information about our partner organisation Opportunity International Deutschland (OID): www.oid.org
"Tami Tiger" for traumatized children
In 2024 we have added a new project through Hoffnungsträger Ost, in which cuddly toys "Tami Tiger" are given away to traumatized children in the war zones of Ukraine. They are not only cute, but also speak to the children in their native language in a way that helps them in some way to learn to deal with their experiences. The cute tigers are so helpful and the response on site so positive that new deliveries have already been requested several times.
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