Federal working group for workshops for disabled people

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The Federal Working Group for Workshops for Disabled People e. V. ( BAG WfbM for short ) is a non-profit association .

history

The BAG WfbM was founded on June 18, 1975 in Bonn to represent the interests of workshops for disabled people throughout Germany. It has been based in Frankfurt am Main since 1985 . The members of the BAG WfbM are the sponsors of integration facilities, primarily workshops, support facilities and inclusion companies. No official recognition is required to become a member of the BAG WfbM.

The association is the voluntary, nationwide association of all integration facilities of this type that aim to integrate severely disabled adults into work and society. It serves its members as an advisor and representative in all technical and political matters. The focus is on the participation of all those adults in work and society who, due to their disability, cannot, not yet or not yet secure their lives through gainful employment on the general labor market.

Currently, more than 310,000 adults with disabilities are employed in the member workshops of the BAG WfbM, around 30,000 for vocational training in the vocational training area, and around 263,000 people for their job and professional development in the so-called work area. Due to the high need for support, 17,000 people receive funding in support groups or in a special support area.

construction

The BAG WfbM is the nationwide specialist organization of workshop owners. In addition to its membership, it is supported by the leading and professional associations. This is reflected in their organizational structure.

Assembly of delegates

The delegates' assembly consists of 97 delegates. All 16 federal states send delegates to the highest decision-making body of the BAG WfbM in accordance with the key specified in the statutes. There is also a representative from each of the eight leading and professional associations and the workshop councils in Germany.

Bureau

The Presidium of the BAG WfbM has 25 members. It is made up of the respective chairmen of the 16 regional working groups, one nominated representative from each of the eight leading and professional associations for voluntary welfare and one representative of the workshop councils in Germany. Each organization names a member of the executive committee and a deputy. The members of the executive committee work on a voluntary basis.

Represented associations

The following associations have a seat in the BAG WfbM Presidium:

Board

The board consists of four people. The chairman and his deputy chairmen are elected from among the delegates' assembly for a four-year term. In the 12th term of office from 2016 to 2020, the board includes:

Chairman

  • Martin Berg, CEO of the Main-Kinzig e. V., provider of workshops and homes; Gelnhausen (Hesse)

vice-chairman

  • Peter Friesenhahn, managing director of Stralsunder Werkstätten non-profit GmbH; Stralsund (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
  • Andrea Stratmann, managing director of the Gemeinnützige Werkstätten und Wohnstätten GmbH, owner of workshops and homes; Gärtringen (Baden-Württemberg)
  • Jochen Walter, Chairman of the Pfennigparade Foundation; Munich Bavaria)
  • Axel Willenberg, Managing Director of Marli GmbH, a non-profit company for people with disabilities, Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein).

Managing directors

In accordance with the Articles of Association, day-to-day business is carried out by a managing director;

Memberships

The BAG WfbM is a member of the European Movement Germany network and the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (German: the European Association of Service Providers for People with Disabilities).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.bagwfbm.de/page/24
  2. ↑ http://www.bagwfbm.de/page/24
  3. ^ BAG: WfbM contact. In: www.bagwfbm.de. Retrieved March 1, 2015 .