Garden equipment suitable for the disabled for a curative day care centre
The interdisciplinary team from the school and special education day center in the private support center in Neuherbergstraße works according to a holistic educational and therapeutic support concept. The aim of the joint work is to help the pupils to lead as self-determined a life as possible and to provide them with intensive and comprehensive support according to their abilities. Among other things, Lebenshilfe München e.V. works [...]
Renovation of the playground of the Pustelinchen day care centre in the social hotspot
Climbing tree. The "Pustelinchen" daycare center was donated new climbing equipment for its outdoor area by the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation. Now the children can have fun playing again. The daycare center in Halle (Saale) is located in a neighborhood where mainly socially disadvantaged families live. Every day, 120 children with and without disabilities are looked after at "Pustelinchen". These include refugee children, for whom [...]
Equipment of a therapy room
Caring together. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation equipped a therapy room for adequate medical care. The special feature of the AtemZeit e.V. home is that at least one parent is in close proximity to the child, even for weeks at a time, and is part of the 24-hour treatment care. "We are the first facility in Hesse to work with this concept," says Nina Jäger. The [...]
Construction of a barrier-free playground
Barrier-free romp. The Malteser Saint Jacques Pediatric Center in Château Roquetaillade is for physically disabled children and young people aged between zero and 17 who suffer from serious injuries such as burns. Together with Malteser Hilfsdienst, the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation's "Drying Little Tears" initiative supported the construction of a handicapped-accessible playground at the center [...].
New curling rink for an inclusive school camp
The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation TRÄNCHEN TROCKNEN has financed the construction of a curling rink for the inclusive Wartaweil school hostel. This can be used both in winter and in summer. People in wheelchairs also have access to the curling rink via the attached ramp. This gives people with and without disabilities the opportunity to play the team sport together [...].
Construction of an outdoor lift
The rooms of the initiative KinderLeben e.V. in Hamburg-Schnelsen are on the first floor and did not have a barrier-free access. Thus, for regular meetings of children, families and supporters some of the disabled children had to be carried up the stairs and around the rooms to be able to attend. Thanks to the financing of the exterior elevator by the Regine Sixt Children´s Aid Foundation easy access can now be given to the meetings and the supporter´s and parent´s power can focus on the care and support of their children.
A soup kitchen for children
Hot meals every day. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation, together with Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V., supported the completion of the existing shell of a soup kitchen for children from impoverished families in Pécs, Hungary. The "Csilla's House of Providence Pécs" is a social institution of the Hungarian Order of Malta. The institution has been operating for years as a soup kitchen to help children and their families from impoverished [...]
Instruments for an inclusive school camp in Wartaweil
Playing imagination. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation has financed new musical instruments for the Wartaweil educational and meeting center for people with and without disabilities. The instruments will be used to support educational and therapeutic work with children.
Aid for disaster victims in Mexico
300,000 people left homeless. On September 7, 2017, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.2 shook ten states in Mexico. The worst affected regions were Oaxaca and Chiapas, two of the poorest states, with more than 300,000 inhabitants, some of whom lost everything. After a follow-up earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on September 14, around 10,000 schools in [...]
Aid for disaster victims
The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation rapidly organised the despatch of aid material to the hurricane Maria disaster region. In addition to 100 tarpaulins, 100 first aid kits and 100 water canisters, the foundation also sent 200 sleeping bags, 200 fleece blankets, 200 solar lamps, 200 torches as well as 200 aluminium insulating mats.
Renovation and furnishing of a living room
Family life. The children's hospice "Het Lindenhofje" in Amsterdam offers a home to chronically or terminally ill children aged 0 to 18. It is a place where these children can relax and be at home while being supervised by professional caregivers. Special attention is also given to the emotional support and counseling of the children [...]
Giving voice to the speechless
Deepening trust. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation financed the purchase of new communication aids for children with special phonetic disabilities in Israel. A group of Israeli children and young people between the ages of 7 and 18 organize joint leisure activities for their peers with health problems. Krembo Wings is the name of the initiative, in which more than 5,000 young people from all over [...]