Hans-Georg Graichen
Hans-Georg Graichen (born August 12, 1919 in Hamburg ; † December 8, 2008 there ) was a German tax advisor. He headed the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Mali in Hamburg and was the founder of the Children's Fund Third World eV
Life
After studying law and obtaining a doctorate as a Dr. jur. on colonial constitutional and international law in 1948, Graichen initially worked as a tax advisor in Hamburg. In 1966 he became President of the Federal Association of Tax Advisory Professions and a member of the Hamburg Finance and Culture Deputation. In the same year he worked under the pseudonym Valentin Pfeiffer on the book "Land im Aufstand ... Kurdistan" by Erlendur Haraldsson.
In 1975, one year after his accreditation as Malian honorary consul, he founded the Children's Fund for Third World, which has since carried out health and educational projects for disadvantaged children and young people in ten countries in Africa (mainly in Mali), South America and Asia.
Services
On Graichen's initiative in 1978 in Mali and Senegal the first transnational mass vaccination with one million vaccination units against poliomyelitis was carried out. For this humanitarian pioneering act, he received the honorary title Commandeur de l'Ordre National in 1979, the highest Malian order of merit awarded to non-Malians. In the following year, a comparable honor followed by the state of Senegal with the appointment of Officier de l'Ordre du Lion du Sénégal.
On the board of the Children's Fund for Developing Countries e. V. established around 35 aid projects around the world, such as schools, health centers, orphanages and care centers for street children. As honorary consul of the Republic of Mali, he represented the political and cultural interests of one of the poorest countries in Africa for 34 years.
In 2005, Hans-Georg Graichen received the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class, for his humanitarian life's work .
Children's Fund Third World e. V.
The Children's Fund for Third World eV founded by Graichen and the journalist Randy Braumann in 1975 - renamed Children's Fund Third World eV in 2009 under the leadership of Uwe Schmidt and Hauke Nagel - is a neutral, non-profit and independent aid organization with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and a operational headquarters in Bamako , Republic of Mali ( West Africa ). With a few full-time and numerous volunteer employees, the Children's Fund has been dedicated to basic health services, educational support, street children projects and orphan care in ten countries in Africa , South America and Asia since 1975 . With around 5,000 sponsors in German-speaking countries, the organization is one of the medium-sized NGOs . The organization has been awarded the DZI donation seal since 1992 and is a member of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband .
Web links
- Obituary for H.-G. Graichen in the Hamburger Abendblatt from December 10, 2008
- Website Children's Fund Third World e. V.
Individual evidence
- ↑ khw-dritte-welt.de
- ↑ | Clarissa, Clarissas Krambude - Authors talk about their pseudonyms, 2011
- ↑ The founders . Third World Children's Fund. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graichen, Hans-Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German consul |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 2008 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |