School materials have become very expensive. And for some families, it is not possible to buy everything the children need for school. The Protestant parish of Lippstadt started in the summer vacations of 2022 and has set up a school supply store. Families with low incomes in particular benefit from this offer. The chamber supports…
The pupils who are taught, supported and accompanied come to the Georg Büchner School for a wide variety of reasons, be it after a long illness, a stressful environment, negative experiences at general educational institutions (this already begins in the nursery) or communication difficulties due to a migration background. The children have a low frustration…
Some of the pupils at Don Bosco School are unable to communicate verbally or only to a limited extent due to an impairment. In order to enable them to participate in life and to enable them to communicate their wishes and needs, various support options are required. The special needs teachers at the Don Bosco…
The FAIR.STÄRKEN e. V. association supports children and young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in Cologne with various group activities. The PowerKids project is an extracurricular social training program for children and young people. They work with young people growing up in poverty or with a single parent who have experienced violence or other trauma…
What is a wind instrument course? A wind instrument course is a music-making course lasting two school years (years 5 and 6) in normal music lessons. Since the start of the 2022/23 school year, the Geseke secondary school has been offering wind instrument courses for both year groups, in which pupils can learn a new…
The Hagen Child Protection Association has been active in the area of “early help” for several years, in particular with the so-called welcome visits. Trained specialists and volunteers visit parents and newborns and provide them with advice and support. Parents are invited to visit the baby clubs. It was noted that a baby consultation hour…
The idea of “HerzKinder klettern” was developed by the Elterninitiative herzkranker Kinder, Köln e. V. together with the association Hoch Hinaus – Klettern als Therapie e. V. The aim was to provide individual support based on the children’s different physical and mental capacities. The children should accept and master challenges in the group, take on…
With the support of the Karl Bröcker Foundation, school classes at the Lippe Vocational College in Lippstadt learn respectful and appropriate manners. A qualified teacher from the vocational college initiated the project and an etiquette trainer introduces the young people to the world of manners, etiquette and rules of interpersonal relationships – which vary from…
The Karl Bröcker Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019! A good reason to generously support the construction of the new youth center in Geseke – because it all started in Geseke: This is where entrepreneur Karl Bröcker founded Gesika Büromöbelwerke, now Sedus Systems GmbH, in 1962. In honor of his daughter Renate Bröcker, who…
Karo e. V. has been campaigning against forced prostitution, human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children since 1994. The aim of the association is to offer protection and help to children and young people who have experienced psychological, physical or sexual violence. The Karo e. V. “Maria P.” counseling center in Cheb, Czech Republic,…