COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY

The private and independent parents' initiative #proKidsBraubach has set itself the goal of creating a place for fun and adventure on a forgotten playground at the foot of Marksburg Castle. On an adventure playground, children will have the opportunity to playfully experience and discover nature. After the first subprojects were successfully implemented last year, the focus is now on playground equipment.

The donation will be used to purchase a mud table with a water course, which allows children to come into contact with the element of water in a playful way and to experiment with it.

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Koblenz-Landau founded the "School laboratory" project in 2005 with the aim of with the aim of arousing lasting enthusiasm for scientific subjects and issues in pupils from primary school to upper secondary school. The focus is particularly on the interrelationships of chemistry.

In the context of internships, the pupils can carry out experiments in the laboratories of the University of Koblenz-Landau under professional guidance and receive accompanying theoretical background information. The offer ranges from projects for entire school classes to targeted support for gifted pupils.

The students at the University of Koblenz-Landau also benefit from this project: the participation of student teachers in the events and their working directly with the pupils is intended to strengthen their didactic and pedagogical skills.

The amount donated will be used for various consumables, for example chemicals and laboratory supplies, as well as personnel costs incurred.

Recipient of the donation is the Seniorenzentrum Obere Rheinaue GmbH in Bendorf. This is a senior citizens' residential complex that rents flats to older as well as younger people in need of care, which are looked after 24 hours a day by an outpatient care service.

In addition, there are an out-of-hospital intensive care flat-sharing community and a day care centre which is available for residents as well as for external guests.

The donation will be used to purchase a defibrillator for the care centre so that the nursing staff can resuscitate people on site in an emergency.

NABU Burgstädt e. V., which has been committed to nature conservation in the region for many years, would like to further expand the so-called apple nature trail with the natural gardens.

The apple nature trail, which includes cherry and pear trees as well as apple trees, is located in the Mulden and Chemnitztal landscape conservation area and is home to many animals and plants. Visitors of all ages can learn more about orchards from educational boards and are sensitised to their preservation.

Last year, an allotment garden that had previously been used conventionally as well as an adjacent vacant garden were taken over for further development. Initial work has already been carried out, for example the construction of a stone biotope and the planting of shrubs and apple trees.

The donation will be used for the further implementation and design of a renaturalised area with a special focus on native and insect-friendly plants and herbs.

Ayúdame 3D is a Spanish organisation that specialises in the production of prosthetic arms and hands using 3D printers – the so-called "Trésdesis". With the help of an expert 3D printing platform, it is possible to create these trésdesis, which are donated free of charge to people with disabilities around the world.

Ayúdame 3D also offers workshops for companies in which employees are introduced to design and 3D printing and can then design and print prostheses on their own using a laptop.

With the donation, Zschimmer & Schwarz España can offer such a workshop for 25 of their employees. In this way, 10 prosthetic hands can be manufactured and donated.

The Nuvolando Odv association, based in the province of Novara in the Piedmont region, offers a wide range of therapies, such as physiotherapy, speech therapy and psychological support for children with disabilities in an outpatient rehabilitation centre. Currently, 45 children between the ages of 2 and 18 regularly attend the centre.

Especially for financially disadvantaged families, it is often difficult to pay for such therapies, which are not covered by health insurance. Although Nuvolando already offers these private treatment options at cheaper prices, the expenses put an enormous strain on the budget of many families and present them with great financial challenges.

The goal is to use our donation to cover the complete treatment costs for 11 children from very low-income families for one year.

The old people's and nursing home in Livorno Ferraris in the Italian province of Vercelli, Piedmont region, is supposed to get its own kitchen with an adjoining dining room.

Currently, the meals for the residents are still prepared in another nearby facility and delivered.

With an in-house kitchen, it will not only be possible to consider the special dietary needs and wishes of the senior citizens, but the residents would also be able to play an active role in designing the menu, and regional foods and specialities could be included. The dining room adjoining the kitchen is to become a sociable place where the elderly can experience pleasant moments together as well as with their relatives, which unfortunately has hardly been possible recently, especially due to the Corona pandemic.