Actually, everything began with a coincidence. In 1982, Gisela Wirtgen, an entrepreneur from Windhagen, received a letter that would change her life. A Filipino Father had randomly selected German and French companies in a trade journal and asked in a letter, among others, Wirtgen GmbH for help.
News: Aktionsgruppe „Kinder in Not“ e.V. RECONSTRUCTION OF A PRESCHOOL FOR CHILDREN LIVING ON A DUMP SITE. Typhoons are not uncommon in the Philippines. The fifth largest island nation must cope with an average of twenty of these tropical cyclones every year. In most cases these storms tend to hit the northern islands. However, just before Christmas 2021, things were…
News: Jürgen Wirtgen Stiftung und Stefan Wirtgen Stiftung ONE YEAR OF WIRTGEN STIFTUNGEN – A REVIEW AT A VARIETY OF PROJECTS. For more than a year now, Jürgen Wirtgen Stiftung and Stefan Wirtgen Stiftung have dedicated themselves to non-profit projects and organisations in their local region. The foundations’ purpose is to promote science and research, youth and elderly assistance, education…
News: Aktionsgruppe „Kinder in Not“ e.V. WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD AGAINST POVERTY. The United Nations has designated 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. However, the fight against such exploitative working conditions has once again become more difficult due to the Corona pandemic. Last year, the figures were already a cause for concern, as they had…
News: Stiftungen WIRTGEN FOUNDATIONS DONATE EUR 100,000 TO AID FLOOD VICTIMS. Sadly, many areas of Germany have been hit by catastrophic flooding of devastating proportions in recent weeks. Our neighbouring communities around the Ahr Valley have been particularly hard-hit by the floodwaters. According to our basic principles, we at the Jürgen Wirtgen Foundation and Stefan Wirtgen Foundation would like to…
News: Aktionsgruppe „Kinder in Not“ e.V. A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE CORONA-CRISIS. The world is currently in a state of emergency.Covid-19 itself and the measures imposed to contain the pandemic have had a massive effect on health, social and economic life. As it is often the case, this will particularly affect people who already live on the margins of…
News: Aktionsgruppe „Kinder in Not“ e.V. LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR INDIA’S DISABLED CHILDREN. In 2018, India ranked 103 out of a total 119 countries in the Global Hunger Index. The situation is especially dramatic in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The vast majority of its population live in rural/agricultural structures. 20% of the inhabitants belong to…
