Christmas donation: Nagel-Group supports international projects of SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.
Hamburg/Versmold, 20 December 2023. Nagel-Group is continuing its long-standing tradition of supporting aid projects run by SOS-Kinderdorf e.V., a partnership that has been in place for ten years. The logistics service provider is supporting five initiatives in different countries. Projects in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden were selected.
“Supporting the programmes offered by SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. for young people and families is very important to us,” says Marion Nagel, Chairwoman of the Nagel-Group Administrative Board. “We want to make a difference with our commitment. We want the money to go where it is needed and to do something useful with it. This is absolutely the case with SOS-Kinderdorf e.V.: Because no child should live in poverty.”
The donation amount was distributed by public vote. Customers, employees and subscribers to Nagel-Group’s social media channels were able to decide via the company website which project should receive the most support.
The Polish project “SOS-Family – Healthy Childhood” receives a grant of 12,000 euros. It provides day care centres where children are looked after after school and receive a hot meal. The services include homework supervision, leisure activities and cookery courses where children learn the basics of healthy eating.
A project in Hungary is being supported with a grant of 10,000 euros. The Hungarian initiative uses these funds to provide temporary accommodation for families in emergency situations, for example if they lose their job or home, and as a refuge from abusive circumstances. Families can be accommodated there for up to a year and receive food, training and psychological support during this time.
The SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. project in the Czech Republic receives funding totalling 8,000 euros. It focuses on the intensive care and coaching of underage mothers in the Czech Republic. For two years, the programme has been working to ensure that newborns do not end up in foster homes, but can stay with their families instead.
The initiatives in Germany and Sweden will each be supported with 5,000 euros. In Germany, the funding will go to the “SOS Family Centre Hamburg” project, which offers a wide range of services and support in various districts of Hamburg. These include counselling, parenting support, crisis intervention, group offers, systemic coaching for parents and help with individual problems. It also runs family cafés, children’s clothes shops and music and art courses. The Swedish initiative also receives support for its national programme to help young people from broken homes. This programme includes weekly meetings to help with homework, house hunting, job hunting, dinners and holiday activities.
