We support families in Myanmar with essential food during the pandemic crisis.
The people are suffering from hunger and undersupply. ...read more in the blog
For over 111 years in Puerto de la Cruz, Teneriffe, the sisters of the “Congregacion Hijas de Maria Inmaculada Madre de la Iglesia” have been providing humanitarian, social and medical assistance. We are helping with the expansion and extension of the Day Care Centre “Centro Educativo Matilde Tellez” for socially disadvantaged children, children with special care needs and children from problem families, as well as the renovation and expansion of the hospital as a home for the aged and a hospice. ...read on in our blog
The society, which was founded on May 18th 2018, has set itself the goal of providing its sailing ship the “Tioga” to children and teenagers who, due to their physical or emotional situation, need assistance and support through therapy and special educations needs as well as with help personality development. ...read on in our blog
AlumniKUS Training ship Thor Heyerdahl
We make it possible for children of less well-off backgrounds to participate in a “classroom under sail” aboard the Thor Heyerdahl. In winter, from mid-October to the end of April the Thor Heyerdahl is the campus for the school project “KUS”, which is put into practise by the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Students form the 10th grade in secondary school spend 6 months of the school year on board the three-masted topsail schooner Thor Heyerdahl and abroad. They participate in the running of the ship, research foreign countries and cultures during several weeks on land and have lessons on board and on land.
“It is a matter that concerns you”. With this Latin motto we want to encourage girls to take more responsibility for their own lives. Education for girls and boys is a basic liberty. Girls in Burkina Faso and throughout the world find themselves under increasing pressure to drop out of school in order to take care of their families. The barriers for girls are considerably higher for girls than for boys.
Through the support and advancement of education for girls in Burkina Faso we hope to contribute to a lasting improvement in the country.
We support this nationwide organisation by facilitating a fulltime employee to coordinate their activities. Seniorpartner In School makes an important contribution towards functioning cooperation between schools. Their competence and far-sightedness helps students to tackle problems and approach and solve conflicts on their own terms.
CSH is an evidence-based charity founded by GiveWell which concentrates on saving and improving the most lives per dollar spent. After looking at over 300 different methods of intervention, they came to the conclusion that reminders about repeat vaccinations for children sent to mobile/cell phones provided the best chances to save as many lives as possible per dollar spent. ...read on in our blog
Millions of people around the world need glasses but can not afford them. EinDollarBrille e.V. wants to change that! The One Dollar Glasses are currently represented in Ethiopia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico and, since the end of 2017, also in India. So-called "Rural Opticians" are trained as One Dollar Glasses Opticians. The aim of this pilot project is to develop a sustainable distribution structure, especially for rural and remote areas.
We were able to enable the Promotion Africa e.V. to purchase a piece of land for the construction of a craft school in Nairobi, Kenya. With a dual education in school and business, the young people from the slums of the Nairobi region have the opportunity to learn a profession there and to obtain official degrees. ...read on in our blog
The new construction of the primary school will enable more children to study in Myanmar. More than 100 pre-school and kindergarten children have started their first year and soon there will be about 350 elementary students. In the future, the school will be expanded even further. ...read on in our blog
Young people from Indian slums often do not find work due to insufficient education. In addition, many girls are married before their childhood is over. The Livelihood Program aims to promote the vitality of all young people involved and the equality of girls through the acquisition of educational and interpersonal skills. The care leads to a job. For this purpose, we are financing the new center of the Magic Bus India Foundation. ...read on in our blog
Experiential group training is often unaffordable for economically and socially disadvantaged children. We support the stay of classes in Outward Bound's youth promotion program. There are also courses for mourners, people with disabilities and German courses for migrant children. Training places are Baad (Austria) and Schwangau (Germany). ...read on in our blog
Bianca Vetter Foundation
Zur Weihersenke 13
D-82211 Herrsching am Ammersee
Germany
foundation board
Dr. Jens Neitzel
Dr. Nico Grove