Bread for the World Austria

Bread for the World Austria is an initiative of the Evangelical Church Austria , which is involved in development issues and supports aid projects.

Bread for the World projects focus on

• Inclusion of people with disabilities,
• Food security ,
• Promotion of women
• Peacemaking and
• Enable education.

Especially in South / Eastern Europe , Israel / Palestine, South America and East Africa , Bread for the World Austria works with local partner organizations.

Michael Bünker , Bishop of the Evangelical Church AB in Austria, is the patron of Bread for the World Austria . Michael Bubik and Barbara Schaefer (deputy) are responsible for the management.

The organization is part of the international church network ACT Alliance and works closely with the German partner organization Bread for the World .

Basics and goals of project work

The development of sustainable structures and cooperation on equal terms form the basis of the project work. The selection of project partners in the countries of the South is independent of religious affiliation or ethnic group. Bread for the World Austria sees itself as a development partner who works together with those affected to combat the causes of poverty and hunger. The goals are sustainable food security , which is to be achieved through support for smallholder agricultural production and allotment gardens, cooperative training courses to maintain traditional cultivation methods or the provision of goods such as drought-resistant seeds, saplings, tools and cattle for milk production.

In addition, Bread for the World supports projects that in particular help people with disabilities and disadvantaged women to lead a self-determined life through schooling, vocational training, legal advice and health care. The protection of the human rights of every person and a non-violent coexistence should be promoted through the project work.

But in Austria, too, Bread for the World campaigns for global justice and food sovereignty through education, public relations and lobbying work . The public relations work of Bread for the World Austria has set itself the goal of informing the Austrian population about the causes and backgrounds of hunger, poverty and oppression of people in developing countries and about the project work in the affected areas.

history

The brand launch of Bread for the World Austria started on World Food Day on October 13, 2011 under the motto “There is enough for everyone!”. Bread for the World Austria has been implementing the “Bread for Hungry” projects of the Evangelical Women's Work i. Ö., Who has been active in development cooperation since 1960, and Diakonie Foreign Aid. With the first Sunday in Advent, Bread for the World opens a key topic every two years, for which donations are collected and educational and public relations work is carried out. In December 2014, Bread for the World launched the “Satisfied is not enough!” Campaign aimed at raising awareness of the issue of malnutrition. In 2014, the first traditional opening service in Germany took place in Austria, in the Luther Church in Währing and Hernals . The service was broadcast on Austrian and German television.

Publications

In the annual report, the organization provides information on the project, public relations and educational work and publishes the current financial report. Bread for the World provides information on its activities with various project folders, educational brochures, an electronic newsletter and a Facebook profile.

Sponsoring organizations

The supporting organizations of Bread for the World in Austria are Diakonie Austria acc. GmbH and the Evangelical Women's Work in Austria. The legal entity is Diakonie Austria acc. GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Diakonie Österreich .

financing

The association's work is mainly financed by private donations, public sponsors and church project funds.

Donation seal of approval - deductibility for donations

With the legal entity Diakonie Austria, the organization is the bearer of the Austrian seal of approval for donations . Donations to Bread for the World are tax deductible.

See also

• Misereor , the Catholic aid agency for development cooperation

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Act Alliance members , ACT Alliance.
2. ↑ Annual report 2013 ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Bread for the World, p. 13ff (PDF file, 1.4 MB).
3. ↑ Annual report 2011 ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Diakonie Österreich, p. 13 (PDF file, 1.2 MB).  
4. ↑ "Bread for the World" , ORF Religion.
5. ↑ Annual report 2013 ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Bread for the World, p. 15 (PDF file, 1.4 MB).
6. ↑ Diakonie Austria non-profit GmbH ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Austrian seal of approval for donations.  
7. ↑ List of beneficiary donation recipients , Federal Ministry of Finance.