SOCIAL COMMITMENT UNDER A SINGLE ROOF.
As a family office, we want to play an active role in initiating and promoting social projects. We specifically seek contact with organisations or projects – at the regional, national and international levels. With this purpose in mind, we have bundled all activities at our headquarters in Neustadt. Neustadt is home to the Aktionsgruppe ‘Kinder in Not e.V.’ and to the Jürgen Wirtgen Stiftung and the Stefan Wirtgen Stiftung.
‘Kinder in Not e.V.’, which was founded in 1983 by Gisela Wirtgen, has long been involved in providing aid, particularly in the Philippines, India and Brazil. In these countries, it initiates and promotes more than 50 projects involving education, nutrition and health. The emphasis throughout these efforts is on the guiding principle of ‘Sustainably helping others help themselves’.
The work of the Aktionsgruppe is financed entirely through donations. 100 percent of every euro donated and of every amount received for sponsorships is devoted to the projects. Thanks to the robust voluntary involvement of many members, administrative and promotional expenses are kept low and borne entirely by the Wirtgen family and their foundations.
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SUSTAINABLY HELPING OTHERS HELP THEMSELVES.
‘Kinder in Not e.V.’, which was founded in 1983 by Gisela Wirtgen, has long been involved in providing aid, particularly in the Philippines, India and Brazil. In these countries, it initiates and promotes more than 50 projects involving education, nutrition and health. The emphasis throughout these efforts is on the guiding principle of ‘Sustainably helping others help themselves’.
The work of the Aktionsgruppe is financed entirely through donations. 100 percent of every euro donated and of every amount received for sponsorships is devoted to the projects. Thanks to the robust voluntary involvement of many members, administrative and promotional expenses are kept low and borne entirely by the Wirtgen family and their foundations.
The Jürgen Wirtgen Stiftung and the Stefan Wirtgen Stiftung were founded in 2020 and are primarily involved in local and regional projects in Germany. These ties to the homeland provide a powerful driving force for the commitment that has distinguished the two Wirtgen brothers right from the early days of their entrepreneurial activities.
Both foundations support and strengthen projects such as initiatives in the areas of poverty reduction and emergency aid, education and sports. The founders of both foundations are firmly convinced that voluntary involvement is an essential part of a good community life. The foundations finance their involvement exclusively through their own foundation assets or the proceeds from these, and through private donations from the Wirtgen family.
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DEMONSTRATING SOLIDARITY. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
The Jürgen Wirtgen Stiftung and the Stefan Wirtgen Stiftung were founded in 2020 and are primarily involved in local and regional projects in Germany. These ties to the homeland provide a powerful driving force for the commitment that has distinguished the two Wirtgen brothers right from the early days of their entrepreneurial activities. Both foundations support and strengthen projects such as initiatives in the areas of poverty reduction and emergency aid, education and sports. The founders of both foundations are firmly convinced that voluntary involvement is an essential part of a good community life. The foundations finance their involvement exclusively through their own foundation assets or the proceeds from these, and through private donations from the Wirtgen family.
HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
All of the projects of the Aktionsgruppe ‘Kinder in Not e. V.’ target child care, education and vocational training, together with nutrition and health. Children and teens living in precarious conditions need points of contact that offer them security, care and structure. This is how we can always work together closely with local partners whose projects are geared towards a long-term perspective. If possible, our efforts cover the entire path from preschool through vocational training.
Besides the construction of preschools, schools, vocational training centres, children’s homes, daycare centres and healthcare facilities, donations and sponsorships are primarily used to finance the longterm maintenance and further development of programmes in education and child care.
The goal of the Aktionsgruppe is to foster sustainable, solid training that will empower girls and boys to earn a living for themselves and their families. Children and adolescents learn to take responsibility and to make their own, future-oriented decisions independently.
In the Philippines, for example, financing is provided for the construction and operation of several preschools for the children of rubbish collectors. In India, among other efforts, some 100 children with disabilities receive school instruction and care in a children’s home. And in Brazil, there are daycare centres and youth projects offering neglected children structure and opportunities for a better future for the first time in their lives.
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GOOD CHANCES, RIGHT FROM THE START.
The goal of the Aktionsgruppe is to foster sustainable, solid training that will empower girls and boys to earn a living for themselves and their families. Children and adolescents learn to take responsibility and to make their own, future-oriented decisions independently.
In the Philippines, for example, financing is provided for the construction and operation of several preschools for the children of rubbish collectors. In India, among other efforts, some 100 children with disabilities receive school instruction and care in a children’s home. And in Brazil, there are daycare centres and youth projects offering neglected children structure and opportunities for a better future for the first time in their lives.
ACTIVE LOCAL ASSISTANCE IN THE REGION.
Since their establishment in 2020, the Jürgen Wirtgen Stiftung and Stefan Wirtgen Stiftung have devoted their own foundation assets to charitable projects and organisations in the regional setting.
Both brothers support and encourage the involvement and good ideas of people and organisations seeking to make a difference in the region. There is a particular focus on four areas: emergency aid, poverty reduction, education and sports.
Both foundations go to great lengths to see to it that their commitment has an impact – whether in the form of one-off, short-term assistance or in lasting support. The foundations want to promote and encourage the dedication of the many volunteers and their initiatives in the region in ways that not only promote ideas and projects but also generate motivation to carry on with this work.
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AID WITH AN IMPACT – IN SHORT-TERM AND SUSTAINED WAYS.
Both foundations go to great lengths to see to it that their commitment has an impact – whether in the form of one-off, short-term assistance or in lasting support. The foundations want to promote and encourage the dedication of the many volunteers and their initiatives in the region in ways that not only promote ideas and projects but also generate motivation to carry on with this work.
In the field of emergency aid, help is provided quickly and without unnecessary bureaucracy. This was the case with the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley, but also with the involvement of the Asbach association of municipalities in the effort to house Ukrainian refugees. The Housing First project in Neuwied involves creating long-term prospects to combat poverty.
The focus in the field of education is also on continuity and progress, as can be seen in the digitalisation in education and in the Kinder-College for gifted children in Koblenz. Sports in the region are promoted both in the short term through equipment, but also in more lasting ways, as in the ‘Coaches coaching coaches’ project. The foundations currently provide support to 36 projects.
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AID THAT REACHES ITS DESTINATION.
In the field of emergency aid, help is provided quickly and without unnecessary bureaucracy. This was the case with the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley, but also with the involvement of the Asbach association of municipalities in the effort to house Ukrainian refugees. The Housing First project in Neuwied involves creating long-term prospects to combat poverty.
The focus in the field of education is also on continuity and progress, as can be seen in the digitalisation in education and in the Kinder-College for gifted children in Koblenz. Sports in the region are promoted both in the short term through equipment, but also in more lasting ways, as in the ‘Coaches coaching coaches’ project. The foundations currently provide support to 36 projects.