German Kidney Foundation
| German Kidney Foundation | |
|---|---|
| legal form | charitable foundation |
| founding | 1997 |
| founder | Fokko van der Woude Hendrika van der Woude-Griesen Carl-Heinrich Esser |
| Seat |
Mannheim , Germany
|
| motto | Promote research. Support those affected. Inform the public. |
| main emphasis | Chronic kidney disease (CKD), the unknown widespread disease |
| method | Education, prevention, early detection, research funding |
| Action space | Germany |
| people | Chairman Werner Riegel Deputy Chairman Klaus Dieter Heinrich |
| Website | www.nierenstiftung.de |
The German Kidney Foundation was established in 1997 by Fokko van der Woude, Hendrika van der Woude-Griesen and Carl-Heinrich Esser. It is a foundation under private law and exclusively and directly pursues charitable and charitable purposes. The seat of the foundation is Mannheim . The office is located in Darmstadt . The aims are to promote research, support those affected and inform the public about chronic kidney disease , also known as CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease).
history
On June 23, 1997, Fokko van der Woude, Hendrika van der Woude-Griesen and Carl-Heinrich Esser founded the German Kidney Foundation. After the statutes were signed in Mannheim, the establishment of the foundation was approved by the Karlsruhe Regional Council. The Dutch Kidney Foundation acted as a model for the founders. Jürgen Schwiezer took over the chairmanship. Since the German Kidney Foundation was founded, 30 scholarships have been awarded, information brochures on topics related to kidney diseases have been published and those affected have been supported.
Bodies
The organs of the German Kidney Foundation consist of the board of directors, the foundation board and committees. The chairman is Werner Riegel. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Karlwilhelm Kühn. The scientific council selects the scholarship holders. The Social Committee advises on the support of those affected who have turned to the German Kidney Foundation. The members of the organs of the German Kidney Foundation are volunteers. In addition to the foundation itself, there is a support association and a research administration GmbH.
Support association
The friends' association was founded together with the German Kidney Foundation. It supports the goals of the German Kidney Foundation and is intended to improve the treatment and care of people with kidney disease. The purpose of the association is to raise funds, accept donations, and manage and forward these funds to the German Kidney Foundation. With the membership fees projects in the field of kidney diseases are to be financed on a permanent basis. Both natural and legal persons can become members. There are sustaining memberships for companies and organizations. The seat of the association is Mannheim, the office is in Darmstadt.
patronage
Senta Berger has been the official patron of the German Kidney Foundation since 2011. As part of filming for the doctor series “Dr. Schwarz and Dr. Martin ”of Bayerischer Rundfunk, she took the glimpse into a dialysis station as an opportunity to campaign for the kidney issue.
Other prominent ambassadors who support the German Kidney Foundation's Children's Wishes campaign are the actor and parodist Hans-Joachim Heist , the politician Brigitte Zypries (SPD), the actress Anke Sevenich , the football player Ivan Klasnić and the cabaret artist Frank-Markus Barwasser .
activities
- The Children's Wishes campaign of the German Kidney Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the heartfelt desires of children whose parents and siblings have kidney disease.
- Every year on World Kidney Day on the second Thursday in March , the German Kidney Foundation organizes campaigns to educate and inform about kidney diseases. In 2012 z. B. carried out an information campaign on organ donation.
- The German Kidney Foundation has held a scientific symposium once a year since 2012. In 2014 the 3rd Scientific Symposium on “Chronic Kidney Disease - The Unknown Widespread Disease” took place.
Publications
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Foundation and its committees ( Memento from January 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 14, 2019
- ↑ Senta Berger - official patron of the German Kidney Foundation ( Memento from January 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 14, 2019
- ↑ Children's wishes campaign
- ^ Ambassador ›German Kidney Foundation. March 7, 2018, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ^ German Kidney Foundation / United Charity - Auctions for Children in Need. Retrieved April 14, 2019 .
- ↑ DerWesten- derwesten.de: German Kidney Foundation promotes organ donation on World Kidney Day. March 8, 2012, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ↑ 3rd Scientific Symposium of the German Kidney Foundation - "Chronic Kidney Disease - The Unknown Widespread Disease". In: Diatra-Verlag. Accessed April 14, 2019 (German).