KIDsmiling - project for needy children and adolescents
| KIDsmiling | |
|---|---|
| legal form | non-profit registered association |
| founding | 2003 |
| founder | Sandra von Möller |
| Seat |
Cologne Germany
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| sales | 115,572 euros (2015) |
| Website | kidsmiling.de |
The non-profit association KIDsmiling e. V. was founded in 2003 by the entrepreneur Sandra von Möller in Cologne and has been run by her on an honorary basis ever since. The aim of the association is to support socially disadvantaged children and young people between the ages of six and 18 and to show them perspectives for their future. In addition to the central soccer project, KIDsmiling also offers a nutrition and education project.
Locations
KIDsmiling is active in Cologne , Düsseldorf , Leverkusen , Bonn , Bergheim , Wesseling and Stuttgart in the following districts:
- Cologne: Buchheim , Chorweiler , Deutz , Ehrenfeld , Godorf , Immendorf , city center , Lindweiler , Mülheim , Müngersdorf , Nippes , Neubrück , Ostheim , Porz and Vingst
- Düsseldorf: Flingern , Garath , Hassels and Mörsenbroich
- Leverkusen: Manfort , Rheindorf and Wiesdorf
- Bonn: Dransdorf , Duisdorf and Medinghoven
- Bergheim: Bergheim-Mitte
- Stuttgart : Bad Cannstatt
- Wesseling
Club structure
KIDsmiling is based in Cologne . The association consists of the board of directors and a supervisory board. All members of the management board and the supervisory board are volunteers. The founder and chairwoman of the association, Sandra von Möller, is responsible for the content of all projects . Michael Madaus is responsible for the club's finances. The Supervisory Board, with its chairman Walter Botermann and five other members, has an advisory and controlling role: Paul Bauwens-Adenauer , Gerald Böse, Christian von Daniels, Lionel Souque and Werner Spinner . In addition to one full-time and one part-time employee in project management and project development and one part-time employee in marketing and public relations, the association employs its pedagogically trained trainers at the locations on a fee basis. The structure of the association is regulated by an association statute.
Patrons
The Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne, Henriette Reker , the Lord Mayor of the City of Düsseldorf, Thomas Geisel , the Lord Mayor of the City of Leverkusen, Uwe Richrath , the Lord Mayor of the City of Bonn, Ashok Sridharan as well as the Mayor of the district town of Bergheim, Volker Mießeler , and the Mayor of the city Wesseling Erwin Esser have taken over the patronage for the KIDsmiling projects in the respective cities.
Cooperation partner
The foundation of 1. FC Köln , Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Bonner SC are official cooperation partners of KIDsmiling and support the club in its soccer project. In addition, KIDsmiling works with local football clubs , youth facilities, community centers and schools and regularly takes part in working groups and district conferences.
Godparents
KIDsmiling is supported by the godparents Lars Bender , Britta Heidemann , Brady Scott, Shary Reeves .
Projects
The focus of the association's work is the KIDsmiling soccer project, which has been offering free, pedagogically guided soccer training on public sports fields in Cologne , Düsseldorf , Leverkusen , Bonn , Bergheim and Stuttgart since May 2007 . The training units are aimed at girls and boys between the ages of six and 18 who are often not connected to clubs and institutions. The football trainings take place all year round and are therefore a reliable constant in the lives of children and young people. In addition to having fun in sport and exercise, the trainers convey values such as fairness, solidarity and the non-violent resolution of conflicts. The training courses also make an important contribution to the integration of children and young people with a migration and refugee background and break down prejudices among one another. The offer is supplemented by annual winter and summer cups, in which the teams from the different locations can take part. The third KIDsmiling Winter Cup was held on February 8, 2020, in which over 200 children and young people from Cologne, Bonn, Leverkusen, Bergheim and Wesseling took part. In March 2018, Sandra von Möller, world champion Sonja Fuss, European champion Inka Grings and KIDsmiling godmother Shary Reeves welcomed over 30 girls between the ages of six and 16 for the first girls' training session on the training grounds of FC Viktoria Köln in the Höhenberg sports park.
For the participants in the soccer project, KIDsmiling also organizes cooking workshops where the girls and boys get an insight into food science and learn how to prepare substantial and healthy meals. Most recently, the kids were able to visit the show kitchen of the Breidenbacher Hof in Düsseldorf in November 2019 . In addition, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Caritas Association , KIDsmiling offers professional orientation events to support young people on their way to employment. The offer is supplemented with joint visits to the cinema, football stadium and museum.
Awards
- 2008: Honorary Award "CologneEngagiert"
- 2011: Winner of the competition "Ideas-Initiative-Future"
- 2012: “Futorino Prize” from the Henkel Foundation
- 2013: German Engagement Prize
- 2013: Dirk Nowitzki Foundation Prize
- 2016: GVV honorary special award
- 2017: Federal Cross of Merit for Sandra von Möller
- 2019: Award “25 women who move society with their voice” from the business platform EDITION F in cooperation with Handelsblatt and ZEIT ONLINE for Sandra von Möller
Individual evidence
- ↑ locations. KIDsmiling, accessed December 16, 2018 .
- ↑ IMPRINT - KIDsmiling eV In: KIDsmiling eV ( kibillu.de [accessed on October 27, 2017]).
- ↑ HERIBERT RÖSGEN: Pänz learns how to kick properly . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on November 23, 2017]).
- ↑ Susanne Hengesbach: Federal Cross of Merit: Cologne native enables children to have regular soccer training . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on November 23, 2017]).
- ↑ CHILDREN KICK FOR FREE - RTL WEST. Retrieved November 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Integration starts in the neighborhood: A gateway to a better future. (No longer available online.) "We together", archived from the original on June 12, 2017 ; accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Boosting self-confidence: Starting shot for the KIDsmiling soccer campaign for girls . In: rheinische-verbindungenblaetter.de . ( rheinische-verbindungenblaetter.de [accessed on October 18, 2018]).
- ↑ Cooperation "Breidenbacher Hof" and "KIDsmiling eV" makes it possible: "Young vegetables cook and i (s) st healthy"! In: positive magazine, positive news, be happy . February 4, 2016 ( positiv-magazin.de [accessed November 23, 2017]).
- ↑ Cologne volunteer award 2008. Accessed October 27, 2017 .
- ↑ BMAS - Andrea Nahles: "You deserve our recognition". Retrieved October 27, 2017 .