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THE REGINE SIXT CHILDREN‘S AID FOUNDATION

REGINE SIXT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DEAR FRIENDS,
Every morning that a child opens its eyes to a new day is
a renewed task for us to give the gift of hope, love and
laughter. This moment is what we work for. Unfortunately,
starting a day with hope and confidence is not the privilege
of all children. Whether from poverty, marginalization,
fIeeing war or the devastation caused by a catastrophe,
children are the hardest hit. Every day that has to start
under such influences is one too many. That’s why we act.
Worldwide and on many continents, in over 300 projects in
over 60 countries. But enough is never done. For those of us
who are privileged to live in relative security and prosperity,
every day must also be dedicated to those children who
are having a harder time. Because our privilege is a great
opportunity, the chance to share our happiness, to spread
it, to pass it on. This is our mission. In this issue, I’ll take you to
places where we’ve already made a difference.
Chief Executive Officer
Regine Sixt Children´s Aid Foundation
DRYING LITTLE TEARS
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FOLLOW
OUR JOURNEY
6 ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES
8 OUR ORGANISATION
10 WHERE WE ACT
20 HEALTH PROJECTS
24 EMERGENCY AID PROJECTS
28 DRYING LITTLE TEARS DAYS
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EDUCATION PROJECTS
32 INITIATIVES
16 WELFARE PROJECTS
34 DONATE NOW
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ABOUT
OUR ACTIVITIES
The Regine Sixt Children’s Aid
Foundation DRYING LITTLE TEARS
develops and implements projects
in the areas of education, health,
welfare and emergency aid. It is
supported by SIXT employees in
110 countries and works nationally
and internationally to combat
poverty and improve the living
conditions of children worldwide.
For this, the foundation supports
care and education facilities as
well as social welfare institutions.
It also takes measures to improve
the health conditions of children
and provides uncomplicated and
rapid assistance in emergency
situations. The foundation was
established in 2000 by Regine
Sixt as Regine Sixt Kinderhilfe e.V..
In 2011, it was transformed into
a charitable foundation under
civil law. Regine Sixt named her
foundation DRYING LITTLE TEARS.
Today, the foundation is the official
Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) program of SIXT SE and an
integral part of the SIXT corporate
culture. Not least because of this,
the Regine Sixt Children’s Aid
Foundation has supported more
than 300 projects in over 60
countries in cooperation with the
SIXT countries and international
long-standing partners.
We work on the basis of the "UN Conventions on the Rights of the Child" of 1989 and we are convinced
that all children should be promoted, protected and respected. That is why our commitment focuses on
the following four areas:
EDUCATION
WELFARE
HEALTH
EMERGENCY AID
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O U R P A S S I O N A T E
MANAGEMENT BOARD
KONSTANTIN SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
ALEXANDER SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
DR. JULIAN
ZU PUTLITZ
BOARD MEMBER
DR. ANDREW
MOUNTSTEPHENS
BOARD MEMBER
The Advisory Council is available to provide advice
and support, both to ensure long-term strategic
direction and to contribute valuable input and contacts
necessary for the continued international growth
of the Regine Sixt Children’s Aid Foundation. The
first-class professional background of the Advisory
Council enables the Foundation to act with absolute
competence and expertise in all areas.
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
PROF. DR. MARCU S
ENGLERT
DR. BRIGITTE
MOHN
PROF. DR. PETER
BIBERTHALER
DR. DANIEL
TERBERGER
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CHAIRMAN OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL

WE ARE LOCALLY.
GLOBALLY.
300+ PROJECTS
60+ COUNTRIES
Countries in which we have already
implemented projects and initiatives or
advised on ongoing projects.
Countries where there is a Sixt office.
Many of our employees do voluntary
work in their free time.
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HOW WE HELP
E D U C AT I O N
Every child has the right to develop
his or her abilities and to go to
school. However, in many countries
there is a lack of what is needed.
Often, adequately equipped schools
are far out of reach, especially
for children far away from big
cities. We therefore support and
finance the construction of schools
and classrooms, thus improving
local infrastructures. Because only
education guarantees peaceful
coexistence and an economic basis.
KINAKONI
KENYA
SINCE 2022
SCHOOL RENOVATION
About 250 kilometers from Nairobi lies the Kenyan village of
Kinakoni. 5000 people live here, where persistent drought and
lack of rainfall have dried up the soil and the plants growing on it,
almost destroying the villagers‘ livelihood. The region is struggling
with water shortages. At the same time, women, men and their
children are at risk of hunger and poverty. Many of the children
suffer from malnutrition. Their future is at risk. This is where the
Regine Sixt Children‘s Aid Foundation DRYING LITTLE TEARS comes
in, together with the stern Foundation and the Welthungerhilfe.
For the children in Kinakoni, education is an essential and urgently
needed building block that can secure and positively influence
their future. DRYING LITTLE TEARS is providing crucial help here by
financing the renovation of the dilapidated elementary school. As a
result, 250 students can be taught all subjects in nine classrooms and
are given a real chance at a comprehensive education as well as
scholarships. At the same time, employees of the stern Foundation
and the Welthungerhilfe are working with the villagers to research
the structural causes of poverty and hunger and develop solutions
that will promote Kinakoni‘s autonomy and thus improve the villagers‘
living conditions in the long term. The local people should be able
to earn their living independently. They are also supported in this by
Kenyan founders from the growing start-up scene in Nairobi.
KENYA
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HOW WE HELP
E D U C AT I O N
KARNATAKA
INDIA
2022
NEW CLASSROOMS
MILAN
ITALY
2021
DIGITAL SCHOOL EQUIPMENT
SIXT R&D India celebrated the inauguration of the newly built
classrooms together with the students of the Government Higher
Primary School in Palanajogihall in Karnataka in May 2022.
Provision of tablets, PCs and Thymio robots for
digital education of socially disadvantaged children.
KONTANTIN
SPAIN
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN
ISRAEL
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
MADRID
SPAIN
2021
COVID19 ISOLATION ROOM
Equipping a Covid19 quarantine room with air filtration
systems for children at Colegio El Porvenir, together with
the Fundación Federico Fliedner.
TEL AVIV
ISRAEL
SINCE 2019
MUSICAL EDUCATION
With the help of the foundation, a total of 120 Muslim
and Jewish children play together as part of the Sulamot
Orchestra making music beyond borders.
KONTANTIN SIXT
INDIA
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
ITALY
BOARD MEMBER
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HOW WE HELP
WELFARE
Every child has the right to a safe
home, a family environment and
parental care. The reality is often
very different. That’s why we support
the construction of children’s homes,
orphanages and playgrounds around
the world. We renovate daycare
centers, especially for disabled and
disadvantaged children, and where it
is most needed.
WIESBADEN & DRESDEN
GERMANY
2021
FURNISHING OF A LACRIMA ROOM
The loss of a loved one is a tragic event and, especially for children
and teenagers, a severe shock that takes time and support to
overcome. In most cases, relatives are paralyzed and helpless by
their own dismay, so that children suppress and repress their own
feelings in the mistaken assumption that they would otherwise be
a burden to their relatives. Consequently, children often suffer the
consequences of a death to a particular degree. They therefore
need a protected and trusting environment in which they can go
through their personal mourning process and learn how to deal with
their grief. To help children cope with the grief of the death of a
family member, the Regine Sixt Children‘s Aid Foundation DRYING
LITTLE TEARS sponsors the „Lacrima“ initiative of Johanniter-Unfall-
Hilfe e.V.., which accompanies children individually through the
grieving process. The equipment in the Lacrima therapy rooms
in Wiesbaden and Dresden provides the children with a place of
retreat during this difficult time. They grieve together and holistically
with all their senses - by painting, playing, romping or crying together.
GERMANY
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HOW WE HELP
WELFARE
ROSTOCK
GERMANY
2019
BARRIER-FREE KITCHEN
SEEKIRCHEN
AUSTRIA
2020
BARRIER-FREE ACCESS
KONTANTIN
GERMANY
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN
NEPAL
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
Equipment for the wheelchair accessible
extension of the kitchen for the inclusive institution
Michaelshof of the Evangelische Stiftung Michaelshof.
Construction of barrier-free access for children with
cancer and children formerly suffering from cancer to the
Sonneninsel bathing lake.
STOLBERG
GERMANY
2022
INCLUSIVE BOULDERING VENUE
SUNTAKHAN
NEPAL
2021
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
Support for an inclusive bouldering venue for TABALINGO
e.V offering integrative, inclusive leisure activities for
children and young people with and without disabilities.
Purchase of a winter-proof school uniform for pupils of
Sri Suntakhan Secondary School and Tharebir Basic School.
KONTANTIN SIXT
GERMANY
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
AUSTRIA
BOARD MEMBER
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HOW WE HELP
HEALTH
Every child has the right to medical
assistance and health care in case
of illness. We therefore support the
construction of hospitals, mobile
medical facilities and intensive
care units in children’s clinics. We
provide medical equipment, and
our employees visit sick children
worldwide to encourage them.
JERUSALEM
ISRAEL
2021
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR EYE HOSPITAL
For 138 years, the St John Eye Hospital has been the only place in
Jerusalem to treat eye diseases. Young and old alike come here
for medical help and advice on eye health. Over the past ten
years, the hospital, which is run by the Order of St John, has trained
ophthalmologists as specialists who can now provide treatment
in every area of ophthalmology. The hospital now enjoys high
international recognition. Given the high poverty rate in the region,
it is vital that the services of St John Eye Hospital continue to be
available free of charge to any patient in need. In the course of
this, the Regine Sixt Children‘s Aid Foundation provided financial
assistance for the necessary reconstruction of the clinic as well as
for the equipment of the clinic‘s own waiting area and reception, thus
enabling the further treatment of children and infants in particular.
In addition, DRYING LITTLE TEARS supported the purchase of new
medical equipment with which children with special eye diseases
can be specifically treated. In this way, the children‘s eyesight can
often be restored, giving them the chance to lead a normal life.
ISRAEL
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HOW WE HELP
HEALTH
PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA
2021
RENOVATION OF BABY THERAPY CENTER
WÖLFERSHEIM
GERMANY
2020
SUPPORT OF ILL CHILDREN
Equipping the early childhood intervention and development
center „Baby Therapy Center“ with modern equipment and IT
infrastructure.
Acquisition of a light box as well as learning materials
for the pedagogical support of visually impaired
children of “Haus Atemzeit”.
KONTANTIN
SENEGAL
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN
ISRAEL
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
DAKAR
SENEGAL
2021
CLINIC CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT
Construction and equipment of a day clinic for children
with cancer and child-friendly design of an area for the
families concerned.
BETHLEHEM
ISRAEL
2022
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Equipping the premature baby ward of a Malteser maternity
hospital with medical equipment such as premature baby
ultrasound devices and incubators.
KONTANTIN SIXT
SOUTH AFRICA
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
GERMANY
BOARD MEMBER
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HOW WE HELP
EMERGENCY AID
Every child has the right to protection
in the event of war, flight or after
natural disasters. Disasters regularly
befall people and nations. Children
suffer particularly when this happens.
That is why we support homes and
schools for refugee children, send
necessary materials to disaster areas
and help with reconstruction. It is
precisely in these cases that SIXT’s
global logistics come in handy.
WORLDWIDE
2022
SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN
When war broke out in Ukraine in February 2022, thousands of
people, including many children, were forced to flee their homes.
Many fled on foot across the borders of neighboring Poland,
Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Slovakia to escape the lifethreatening
situation in their homeland. Once there, they were
cared for by numerous aid organizations and volunteers who
were on hand to set up tent cities, distribute food and organize
relief supplies. The Regine Sixt Children‘s Aid Foundation DRYING
LITTLE TEARS implemented more than 40 initiatives and projects
to support Ukrainian refugee children throughout Europe. These
include the child-friendly design of various initial reception centers
for Ukrainian refugees. DRYING LITTLE TEARS finances play corners
in numerous facilities throughout Germany. Here, the children can
play together and pass the time in a protected environment. Almost
all of the children who fled Ukraine had to leave their favorite toys
behind in their home country. Here, too, the Regine Sixt Children‘s
Aid Foundation DRYING LITTLE TEARS is providing determined help.
It donated 50 building block sets to several facilities for Ukrainian
refugees run by Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. and the Order of Malta
throughout Germany. Hundreds of Ukrainian children who are
housed in initial reception centers, daycare centers and welcome
facilities thus have the opportunity to play in a child-friendly and
protected environment and to distract themselves a little from their
carefree everyday lives by building castles, huts or caves together.
WORLDWIDE
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HOW WE HELP
EMERGENCY AID
NAPLES
USA
2022
EMERGENCY SUPPLY AFTER HURRICANE
SWISTTAL
GERMANY
2021
EMERGENCY SUPPLY AFTER FLOOD
KONTANTIN
GERMANY
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN
GERMANY
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
Provision of urgently needed relief goods, such as water,
hygiene articles and baby food, for the families affected
by Hurricane Ian by SIXT USA.
Acquisition of the equipment for the premises of the
daycare center of Elterninitiative Kinderkurse Swisttal
e.V., which was affected by the flood disaster.
PULLACH
GERMANY
2022
SCHOOL EQUIPMENT
PULLACH
GERMANY
2022
RELIEF SUPPLIES
For over 200 Ukrainian refugee children, schoolbags
equipped with school material were provided to facilitate
the school start in their new surroundings.
Provision and transport of needed relief goods for babies
and small children with the help of SIXT employees as part
of an international call for donations.
KONTANTIN SIXT
USA
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
GERMANY
BOARD MEMBER
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HOW WE GET ACTIVE
DRYING LITTLE TEARS DAYS
SIXT enables employees to spend
one day a year supporting a
children’s aid project of their choice.
Every year, individuals and, above
all, entire SIXT teams come together
to lend a hand at the institutions.
Playgrounds are built, renovation
work is carried out, gardening work is
done or trips to the zoo or circus are
organized for the children.
During the Easter and Christmas
seasons, SIXT employees visit children
in hospitals, children’s homes and
care facilities around the world.
These visits by the Easter Bunny and
Santa Claus are not only a welcome
distraction for the children, the gifts
also make their small eyes shine.
WORLDWIDE
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HOW WE GET ACTIVE
DRYING LITTLE TEARS DAYS
HERRSCHING
GERMANY
2021
GARDENING & REPAIR WORKS
PULLACH
GERMANY
2021
GIFT WRAPPING
The SIXT IT Security team made the garden of the inclusive camp
Wartaweil winterproof, Also the playground was repaired and
secured for the winter.
Numerous SIXT employees became busy elves for a
few days and wrapped presents for over 300 children
hospitalized in Munich clinics during Christmas.
KONTANTIN
AUSTRIA
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN
GERMANY
SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
LOIPERSDORF
AUSTRIA
2021
GARDENING
The SIXT Austria Team regularly supports the inpatient children‘s
hospice “Sterntaler Hof“. In 2021, weeds were plucked, lawns
mowed, fences cleaned and minor repair work was also done.
HERRSCHING
GERMANY
2022
GARDENING
In scorching summer heat, the DRYING LITTLE
TEARS team supported the inclusive camp Wartaweil.
Flower beds were cleared, hedges trimmed, sand pits filled,
patios cleaned, and ivy removed from walls.
KONTANTIN SIXT
GERMANY
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
GERMANY
BOARD MEMBER
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HOW WE GET ACTIVE
INITIATIVES
Besides our projects worldwide as well as
the commitment of the SIXT employees in
the context of a DRYING LITTLE TEARS DAY,
also numerous initiatives for children in the
immediate surroundings are carried out. Some
initiatives have become a dear tradition and
are carried out every year.
During the Easter- and Christmas visits, children
who cannot spend the holidays at home with
their loved ones are visited in hospitals, to
spread the holiday joy with presents and either
a real-life Easter Bunny or Santa Claus.
During the traditional Munich Oktoberfest,
“Regines Kinderwiesn” takes place since many
years. Regine Sixt invites disadvantaged and
sick children to spend a day at the fairground,
celebrating with delicious Bavarian food,
music, clowns and balloons and trying out the
fairground rides.
KONTANTIN SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
BOARD MEMBER
KONTANTIN SIXT
WORLDWIDE
BOARD MEMBER
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transfer via our website drying-little-tears.org
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