Tag: Social aid organization
UN fears more than 800,000 refugees from fighting in Sudan
Puffs of smoke in northern Khartoum Scores of people have been killed or injured since the power struggle between the army and the RSF militia escalated on April 15. (Photo:…
Ampel wants to relax lobbying rules for non-profit organizations
Protest against lobbying in Berlin Professional lobbyists have to register on the website of the German Bundestag. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Berlin The traffic light parties are striving to reform the lobby…
People are rescued from the rubble 198 hours after the earthquake
Kahramanmaras Eight days after the devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey, people are still being rescued alive from the rubble. In the province of Kahramanmaras, helpers rescued two 17 and 21-year-old…
Hardly any international aid in northern Syria after the earthquake
Idlib, Reyhanli The earthquake surprised Ahmed Al-Halabi in his sleep: at dawn on February 6, his house collapsed, burying his wife, son and himself under rubble. The family stayed there…
This is how divided the world is on earthquake aid for Turkey & Syria
Rome Tents, camp beds, sleeping bags and winter clothing are taken out of the hangar on pallets. The Air Force loaded 50 tons of relief supplies here during the night,…
This is how divided the world is on earthquake aid for Turkey & Syria
Rome Tents, camp beds, sleeping bags and winter clothing are taken out of the hangar on pallets. The Air Force loaded 50 tons of relief supplies here during the night,…
More than 11,000 dead – 60,000 helpers from all over the world on site
Istanbul More than 11,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. While the horror reports of new casualties continue, more and more helpers are rushing…
Taliban ban female NGO workers from going to work
Afghan women in front of the university in Kabul It is not yet clear whether the order also applies to members of the United Nations. (Photo: AP) Kabul The radical…
Personal communication or digital business card?
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I keep getting emails telling me that someone wants to connect with me on LinkedIn. I read such…
Don’t be who you are – at least at work
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I read in a wellness provider’s job advertisement: With us, you can be who you are. On the…
Who are the biggest funders
The Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine have thrown back developing and emerging countries in their fight against hunger and poverty. Now there are also signs of bottlenecks in…
Diary from Ukraine: From entrepreneur to refugee helper
Yuriy Kaminovskyy (left) supplies police officers Every day they give relief supplies to schools and police stations. (Photo: Lionwood) Dusseldorf Yuriy Kaminovskyy guides us through his office via smartphone video:…
National Bank of Ukraine collects millions for the military
The National Bank of Ukraine The Kyiv-based institute has set up a donation account for the Ukrainian military. (Photo: Colourbox) Dusseldorf Wolfgang Berg is a pacifist, a conscientious objector and…
Entrepreneurs provide jobs, donations and accommodation for refugees
Dusseldorf The fate of the people in Ukraine also touches many entrepreneurs. “People in Ukraine are at risk of losing everything they have built up, and children are suffering the…
Social entrepreneurship: rickshaw trips for seniors
Stockholm An old man on a park bench with a walker and sad eyes – that gave Ole Kassow the idea. “The man reminded me of my father,” says Kassow.…
Melinda Gates no longer wants to leave her fortune to the Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates Forbes magazine estimates her net worth at $6 billion. (Photo: Reuters) new York After their divorce, Bill and Melinda Gates not only went their separate ways privately,…
Entrepreneurs want to change the world
Dusseldorf “What are we going to do with Grandma?” Steffen Preuss and his three co-founders asked themselves this question five years ago. Some of them were still studying, but were…