Annual report-2005 - Karl Kübel Stiftung

Karl Kuebel Stiftung fuer Kind und Familie, www.kkstiftung.de
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear readers,
Joerg Schmidt Gabriele U. Herrmann
In 2005 the Karl Kuebel Stiftung stood with its non-profit-activities – International Development
Cooperation, Family and Education Work – in a very intense dialogue with its social and political
environment: Last but not least because “family” has been a big issue in the election campaign for
the federal elections. Despite all differences, all democratic parties agree that families need
stronger support, if economy and society are to have a bright future. With the 3. “Hessischer
Familientag” (“Hessian Family Day”) and the 9. “Saechsischer Familientag” (“Saxon Family Day”)
Karl Kuebel Stiftung made important contributions to enhance the commitment for families on all
levels. We have accomplished sustainable changes and tangible improvements: The
“hessenstiftung – familie hat zukunft” (“Hesse Foundation – Family is the Future”), which we
administer since 2004, has indicated directions for important issues with projects such as “Studying
with a child” and “Compatibility of family and job”. In addition to other activities our “Forum
Familie” (“Family Forum”) with its parent course “Understanding the Baby” has pushed a
preventive programme that can support especially young families with a problematic background.
In view of the sustainability of our country, the educational system was the centre of debates
about quality and equity of chances, early childhood promotion and occupational qualification. In
this regard the three big Educational Institutes of the Karl Kuebel Stiftung have taken up a wide
spectrum of these current issues – from the strengthening of occupational skills to the family
education until the training of teachers. The numbers of participants demonstrate that the
institutes are able to prevail on the competitive market of further education. Besides the positive
economical development there have been a few milestones: The Osterberg-Institute celebrated its
10 th anniversary, the Odenwald-Institute conducted a successful annual conference on “Education
and Enthusiasm” in September and the Felsenweg-Institute has been assigned by the Free State of
Saxony with the realisation of the 10. “Family Day”.
In the year 2005 our division of Development Cooperation had its focus on the Tsunami-aid.
Already at the end of 2004 the Hessian Federal Government as the initiator of the mission “Hessen
hilft den Flutopfern” (“Hesse helps the Victims of Tsunami”) has authorised the Karl Kuebel Stiftung
with the implementation of all relief efforts. This meant to secure the targeted and speedy
application of donations amounting to 1,4 Mio. Euro in support of families in need in the South
Indian part of the disaster area. We have understood this task as a clear sign of confidence in our
work – and we are aware of the big responsibility especially towards the people in need but also
towards the donors and the project partners. Facing the extent of the damages and the big need
for immediate and reconstruction aid there was no doubt in 2005 that we had to address those
projects with especial intensive care over years. Parallel we have continued our commitment in
India and the Philippines and have initiated further projects within the framework of “help for selfhelp”.
In Kosovo we can also present specific achievements: since 2001 we work together with
CARE International and the Federal Government. Programmes for children, teachers and parents
are conducted to work on their trauma and to overcome tensions between the ethnic groups in the
former regions of war.
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