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We received photos from Dr. Saavedra, chairwoman of the Göttingen association “Contre le faim”, of the handover of the wheelchairs to the REHA hospital in Abidjan, which we had collected and processed for a jointly organized transport and sent with … Continue reading →

On two consecutive days, Julian, Moritz and Leon from the 9th grade of the Josephinum visited us to get to know the concept and everyday life of our work. Their aim was to process the information they had gathered for … Continue reading →

Maike Dreß, Chairwoman of Ghana e.V. in the Lower Saxony Rural Youth Association, sent us pictures of the unloading of the donations from the container, which we had organized together with a transport subsidy from the GIZ. The pictures show, … Continue reading →

Members of the DGB Burgdorf had invited to a press conference on June 14, 2012: the first tool collection was to take place in Hänigsen. Under the leadership of local branch chairman Manfred Scheller, everything was well prepared. Even before … Continue reading →

On June 13, the city of Hildesheim presented the BIWAQ project to the press. Many of our former employees were taken on by the project and have since been able to work in peace for a period of three years. … Continue reading →

Members of the DGB seniors’ group, mostly former trade union activists who continue to stand up for employees’ interests, have been visiting us regularly for over 15 years. This time, the topic of discussion was the federal government’s so-called instrument … Continue reading →

In cooperation with the transport company Bartkowiak, we took part in the “hot box race” in Himmelsthür. A prefabricated kit containing rods and wheels served as the basis. A total of 15 institutions, mostly schools, took part, each with a … Continue reading →

We have been sending treadle sewing machines to Eritrea for years. Many of these machines were collected by our trade union colleagues from Sehnde. We send the sewing machines to the Eritrean war-disabled and disabled persons’ association, which then distributes … Continue reading →

Since the beginning of our work, colleagues from the former printers’ union (now ver.di) have remained loyal to us and never miss a year to find out about the progress of our work and our well-being.

Obviously there was not enough space in the Sehnder building yard after the traditional collection of tools and donations by the DGB local branch. What was piled up in Otto Lehmann’s garage and basement after the collection left even Manfred … Continue reading →