Renovation of a playground
In the small town of Paços de Ferreira in the northwest of Portugal, the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation has financed the renovation of a playground. The result is a colorful, child-friendly place to play in the fresh air in a previously gray space. Bordered by a brightly painted wooden fence, a colorful climbing frame with a slide, a swing and [...]
Renovation and equipment for the playroom of a children's ward
Every year, the Charité in Berlin treats over 12,000 children as inpatients and around 120,000 children as outpatients. Many children spend several days or up to several months on the wards. The playrooms on the wards are an important part of the infrastructure and a meeting place for children and parents. By financing the conversion of the playroom on the interdisciplinary children's ward [...]
New resuscitation trolleys for training
With its own education and training program, Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool is a leader in paediatric health research. For its world-class education and training programs, a simulation suite has been created within the research and education facility to transform the way doctors are trained and educated to improve patient care. [...]
Fearless project for young girls
In the Fearless project, girls learn self-confidence and, above all, that nothing stands in their way of realizing their dreams. Different types of sport are used to overcome fears and strengthen self-awareness. It is important that the girls learn to overcome social prejudices in order to pursue their goals with confidence. The courses also teach them about social [...]
Establishment of a movement room for inclusive training
The non-profit UG TABALiNGO in Stolberg and Aachen offers sports and cultural leisure activities for about 320 children and young people. The focus is on people with disabilities, who often encounter exclusion and have great problems participating in normal sports and cultural activities. As the number of participants in TABALiNGO's services increased, so did the demand for additional rooms. For this reason, thanks to the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation, a further movement room was set up, so that there is enough space for theatre, creative dance and sporting activities.
Renovation and furnishing of parents' rooms in the Ortenau Children's Hospital
Together with Mauritia Mack, wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack, and the glass and jewelry manufacturer Leonardo, the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation supports the Association for the Promotion of Clinical Pediatrics Offenburg. The aims of the association include the promotion of scientific projects in the field of pediatrics and adolescent medicine, the training and education of scientific, medical and non-medical [...]
Equipping a group therapy room to promote inclusion
Inclusion work brings together children with disabilities and/or in wheelchairs and their healthy siblings and their friends. Within the working group, siblings of children with disabilities and children with life-limiting illnesses learn to exchange ideas with other children in a similar situation. Siblings are often expected to function optimally in daily life for the benefit of their sick siblings. [...]
Expansion of the care center for Roma and Sinti children
Back in 2016, the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation supported Malteser Hilfsdienst in the construction of a school care center for Roma and Sinti children in Tarnabod. This facility, whose primary goal is the integration of Roma children in Hungary, looks after around 150 children of different ages. The main focus is on supplementary education and the teaching of rules of social behavior. In order to [...]
New therapy bed for the AtemReich children's home
The AtemReich children's home provides a loving home for children who are seriously ill or live with a disability. It is a place of security where, despite their difficult circumstances, the children are given the opportunity to lead as normal, child-friendly and dignified a life as possible. And their families can be with them at all times. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation [...]
Supported communication for children
Communication is a basic human need. Only those who are able to communicate their ideas, wishes and needs can actively participate in social life. Children who are unable to speak due to severe cerebral movement disorders, certain genetic syndromes and complex developmental disorders have to do without the most important means of expression - language. Speech therapy is used for language acquisition, the [...]
Purchase of a portable stair lift
"Krembo Wings" is a youth association for children and young people with and without special needs or disabilities in Israel. Every week, the volunteers organize joint activities to help teach the children about inclusion and integrity in a playful way and according to their needs. While the facility's premises are barrier-free [...]
Furnishing of a multifunctional room at the Kassel Hospital
The staff on the pediatric neurology ward at Kassel Hospital have long dreamed of a multifunctional room. We were happy to fulfill this wish and financed the conversion and new furnishings of the old "school room". There is now plenty of space for various activities with the young patients. Whether it's lessons in the "school for the sick" or [...]