New garden and relaxation area at the Tal Chajim school
Urbanization and ever fewer open spaces have led to fewer and fewer points of reference to nature for the children in the socio-economically weak Jerusalem district of Kiryat Menachem. With a generous donation, the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation TRÄNCHEN TROCKNEN has made it possible to set up a new open space with a garden area and rest area at the Tal Chajim elementary school. Pupils [...]
Improved cancer therapy thanks to new PCR device
Children suffering from cancer can be cured in many cases today. However, the therapies used usually lead to severe side effects due to high doses of medication. A new treatment method at the Munich Schwabing Children's Hospital makes it possible to treat children without these severe side effects. To do this, the treating doctors needed a modern real-time PCR device. This is what the Regine Sixt [...]
Education as a way out of poverty
Children in the poor districts of Nairobi often have no chance of escaping poverty without an education. Without education, they are often unable to find work and have to accept poorly paid jobs. Attending school is only possible with school fees, as the schools use them to finance transportation to the schools and the maintenance of the buildings. In [...]
New technical equipment for the children's center
In the historic center of the small town of Potenza Basilicata is the "Centro Sociale Pizzilli" for all children in the community who come from a difficult economic situation, as well as for the refugee children who have been accepted into the "City of Peace for Children" project. These children need support with distance learning, as they rarely receive help from their families with IT difficulties [...].
Strengthening social justice through modern school equipment
In Milan, Italy, children from socially disadvantaged families at three schools have the opportunity to learn the basics of robotics thanks to a generous donation from the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation "Drying Little Tears". The donation was used to equip the schools with modern PCs, tablets and Thymio robots. The teachers received the necessary knowledge and [...]
Support for trainees at St. Joseph's House of Hope in Mombasa
Condor and SIXT are delighted to be able to put their long-standing strong partnership at the service of the weakest members of our society: St. Joseph's House of Hope school in Mombasa, Kenya, a help alliance project, also enables children from socially disadvantaged families to attend school. In recent years, the school has developed into a complex [...]
Warm school uniform for children in Nepal
The coronavirus pandemic led to restrictions worldwide. Some of our projects could only be realized with delays during this time. One of the projects affected was a proposal submitted as part of our employee Christmas grant. A health check carried out by Long Yang e.V. was planned. This was not possible due to the pandemic, so we decided together with long-yang.org to [...].
Joining forces against the COVID pandemic: Isolation room for a Spanish school
In Spain, together with the Fundación Federico Fliedner, we financed the equipping of a COVID isolation room with air filtration systems at Colegio El Porvenir in Madrid. In the future, children who show symptoms and are possibly infected with the coronavirus can be cared for in the room - without posing a risk to their fellow students and teachers.
Support for training for the Paralympics
Sophie has already had to overcome serious crises due to her life story. She often found it difficult to cope with her everyday life in an emotionally stable way. A pedagogical team at the residential home for children and young people in Weimar provided her with intensive support and, thanks to psychotherapy and a clearly structured daily routine, she was increasingly able to cope with everyday life [...].
Easter presents for the Münchner Tafel
Numerous helpers from the Münchner Tafel have achieved incredible things in times of corona and helped many people. They have tirelessly ensured that nothing is missing. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation TRÄNCHEN TROCKNEN also thought of the little ones at Easter and prepared Easter nests for many children, and the radiant faces of the children not only [...]
New apartment for the "Blaues Haus"
With the "Blue House", the Förderkreis krebskranke Kinder e.V. Stuttgart gives relatives and families the opportunity to be close to the young patients during their treatment. Thanks to our donation as part of the SIXT employee campaign "Christmas Grant", another apartment can now be financed for a whole year. This will provide a place of retreat so that families and relatives can [...]
New day clinic for children's oncology in Dakar
In Senegal, around 800 children are diagnosed with cancer every year. The only pediatric oncology care service is located in the Aristide Le Dantec hospital in Dakar. Until now, only 220 children could be treated there each year. The GFAOP (Franco-African Pediatric Oncology Group) therefore proposed a training program for the early detection of childhood cancer to the Senegalese Ministry of Health. This is currently being [...]