People for people

People for people
founding	1981
founder	Karlheinz Bohm
Seat	Munich, Vienna, Zurich
Action space	Ethiopia
Website	www.menschenfuermenschen.at www.menschenfuermenschen.ch www.menschenfuermenschen.de

Menschen für Menschen is an aid organization founded by Karlheinz Böhm that carries out long-term aid projects ( helping people to help themselves ) in Ethiopia . Today Menschen für Menschen has its own organization in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. The Swiss organization ended its cooperation with the other country organizations in 2014 and expanded its aid projects to include urban slums. People for people Switzerlandimplements the projects independently with local partner organizations. The projects of the German, Austrian and Belgian organizations are so-called integrated rural development projects and are carried out by Menschen für Menschen Ethiopia, a permanent establishment of the German foundation. Measures from the areas of agriculture, water, education, health and income are interlinked in rural districts. In a study by Stiftung Warentest on donation organizations from November 2014, the German foundation Menschen für Menschen was positively mentioned because of its high level of transparency and low administrative and advertising costs. Böhm died on May 29, 2014 near Salzburg.

The German foundation Menschen für Menschen is a signatory of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative .

history

Karlheinz Böhm (2008)

Almaz Boehm

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In view of the famine in the Sahel zone, Böhm bet on May 16, 1981 on the television show Wetten, dass ..? with the audience,

“... that not even a third of the viewers who are now watching us in Austria, Switzerland and the Federal Republic of Germany are prepared to donate just one mark, one franc or seven shillings for the starving people in the Sahel . And I would like to lose this bet. "

The donation goal was not achieved, so Böhm won his bet, but around 1.2 million DM were collected. Böhm then offered his help to the countries of Chad , Sudan and Ethiopia . Of these, Ethiopia was the first to respond to this offer of help. Böhm flew to Ethiopia for the first time in October 1981 and founded the organization Menschen für Menschen on November 13, 1981 .

The first service project dedicated to 1982, the settlement of about 1,500 semi-nomads of the tribe of Hauiwa in Babila , Eastern Ethiopia. Together with these people, four new villages were built in the Erer Valley.

In December 1984, Böhm agreed to distribute the donations received in Germany for Bob Geldof's Band Aid project.

In 1999 his closest advisor and wife, the agricultural expert Almaz Böhm , was unanimously elected as deputy chairwoman. In 2008 she became the managing director and from 2011 to 2013 Almaz Böhm was chairwoman of the foundation and then patron of the organization until May 2016.

In 2006, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary and based on the genesis of Menschen für Menschen, 21 German cities, represented by their mayors , made the following bet with Karlheinz Böhm: “I bet that at least every third inhabitant of my city between April 1 and May 11, 2006 donates one euro to Karlheinz Böhm's Ethiopia Aid Menschen für Menschen . "The cities of Passau , Pfaffenhofen , Friedrichshafen , Koblenz , Mannheim , Darmstadt , Offenburg , Weimar , Neuburg , Wolfsburg , Heidelberg , Radolfzell , Karlsruhe , Augsburg , Mainz , Nuremberg , Munich , Bremen and Wiesbaden won the bet. Ten schools were built in Ethiopia from the proceeds of 2,072,780 euros.

TV viewers donated a total of 7.4 million euros to the TV gala Alles Gute Karlheinz Böhm - A Life for Africa ( ZDF , 2008). The money flows directly into the existing aid projects and the new ABC-2015 educational program .

“Germany's next top model” Sara Nuru and the band Killerpilze are committed as youth ambassadors for the Generation ABC-2015 campaign .

Structure by people for people

Today Menschen für Menschen has its own organization in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. These national organizations collect donations independently of one another and conduct information and public relations work in their own country. The funds from Belgium, Germany and Austria flow into joint rural projects in Ethiopia. The Swiss foundation has been running independent projects in urban slums and rural regions since 2014.

People for people in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia more than 700 employees work for people for people . 62 of them in the central project coordination office in Addis Ababa, from where all measures in the project regions are coordinated. Formally, the Ethiopian organization is a permanent establishment of the German foundation.

People for people in Europe

Germany

On November 13, 1981, Karlheinz Böhm founded the foundation Menschen für Menschen eV in Munich. In 2003 this was converted into a foundation under civil law. The foundation is based in Munich. The board consists of Sebastian Brandis, Peter Renner and Martin Hintermayer. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is the former Lord Mayor of Munich, Christian Ude .

Austria

The Austrian association Menschen für Menschen was founded on October 20, 1983. The association has its seat in Vienna. Since May 10, 2017, Rupert Weber (CEO) and Alexandra Bigl (Deputy Chair) have formed the Executive Board. The Austrian association finances three project regions independently.

Switzerland

In 1989, the People for People Switzerland Foundation was established in Zurich . In 2014, the Swiss foundation ended its collaboration with the German foundation and has carried out independent projects ever since. Boris Blaser is the President of the Board of Trustees. The predecessor and honorary president is the Swiss artist and actor Rolf Knie .

Belgium

In 1994 the association Menschen für Menschen VoG was founded in Belgium with its headquarters in St.Vith.

Project focus / balance sheet

In 30 years, Menschen für Menschen has received around 415 million euros from the four donor countries Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. a. For:

water 1,972 water points 84 irrigation systems 82 water reservoirs education 363 schools 4 training centers 5 vocational training centers 1 agro-technical vocational college 4 student residences Literacy programs for 279,777 people Infrastructure 15 bridges 2,942 km of roads and access roads

Agroecology Production and distribution of 150 million tree seedlings for afforestation Agricultural training for 102,117 participants A total of 46,702 km of terraces, stone and earth walls to protect against soil erosion Reforestation of 7,618 hectares of land Plantings for soil conservation on 4,068 km² health 86 health stations 14 polyclinics 3 hospitals 39 ambulances 52,847 eye operations ( trachoma ) Anti- HIV campaigns

Women 20,351 small borrowers Further training measures for 60,429 participants 3 dormitories for schoolgirls Combating early marriage and female genital mutilation in all project regions Social 2 children's and youth homes 9 kindergartens 8 training centers "ABC-2015" Parts of this article seem out of date as of 2015 . Please help to research and insert the missing information . Goals by 2015: Drastic increase in literacy rates Reading and writing programs for adults Construction of primary and secondary schools as well as grammar schools and establishment of libraries

(Project status: September 2010)

transparency

Menschen für Menschen has independent external auditors and internal auditors in Ethiopia . The external auditors go through the Foundation's receipts monthly, examine whether national laws have been complied with and whether the prices for the goods and services are in line with the market. The internal auditors go into the project areas and examine whether each expenditure is plausible and in accordance with the project plan.

For every product that costs more than 1000 birr (approx. 30 euros), buyers have to obtain three different offers. The invoice is always paid cashless , namely by check . Each check is signed by the head of administration of the foundation in Addis Ababa as well as by the Ethiopian country representative or his deputy.

The organization's need for money in Ethiopia fluctuates depending on the workload. Therefore, only the sums actually required from Germany, Austria and Belgium are used for the work in Ethiopia.

Honors (selection)

In 2001, the Federal Republic of Germany awarded Karlheinz Böhm the Federal Cross of Merit (Grand Cross with a star). Mikhail Gorbachev presented him with the World Social Award in 2002 . In Austria he received the Great Gold Medal of Honor in 2002 for services to the Republic of Austria . The Ethiopian universities in Jimma and Alemaya awarded him two honorary doctorates in 2003 . The Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi paid tribute to Böhm's commitment in October 2003 when he was granted his country's first honorary citizenship . In 2007 he was awarded the Balzan Peace Prize for his services in the areas of “humanity, peace and brotherhood among peoples” . Böhm was honored with the International Hundertwasser Prize 2008 for the commitment of Menschen für Menschen in supplying Ethiopia with drinking water . In addition, he received the Berlinale Camera and the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008 . In 2009 Böhm was honored with the UNESCO honorary award for his social commitment. In 2009 he received the Save the World Award at the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant .

literature

• Swantje Strieder, Jürgen Strauss: Karlheinz Böhm - What people have created for people. 20 years for Ethiopia. Hugendubel, Kreuzlingen / Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7205-2261-X .
• Beate Wedekind : Nagaya means peace: Karlheinz Böhm and his Ethiopia Aid. 2nd Edition. Rütten & Loening, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-352-00659-8 .
• Frauke Wolter: Karlheinz Böhm. How a star became a helper. Herder, Freiburg 1997, ISBN 3-451-04521-4 .
• Karlheinz Böhm: My life. Search - become - find. Heyne, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89910-383-0 .
• Andre Glucksmann, Thierry Wolton: Politics of Silence. DVA, 1987, ISBN 3-421-06360-5 .

Web links

Commons : People for people  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Organization website for Germany
• People for people Austria
• People for people Switzerland
• Peter-Philipp Schmitt: Almaz and Karlheinz Böhm in conversation: "Greed in industrial nations makes me angry"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extended project strategy, new image: Menschen für Menschen Switzerland is breaking new ground | German press star. Retrieved July 17, 2019 . 
2. ^ Projects in Ethiopia - People for People Foundation. In: People for People - Karlheinz Böhms Aid for Ethiopia. Retrieved July 17, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Donation organizations of celebrities: With heart and mind ; Stiftung Warentest, accessed on October 29, 2014.
4. ↑ www.transparency.de ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2017 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. , accessed March 6, 2014. 
5. ↑ 1981: ZEIT online - Wetten, dass….
6. ↑ 2008: Süddeutsche Zeitung - The role of his life
7. ↑ The most important bet of "Wetten, dass ..?" - Foundation stone for Karlheinz Böhm's aid to Ethiopia. Retrieved July 17, 2019 . 
8. ↑ 2006: Deutschlandfunk - Strengthening women's rights in the fight against poverty Interview with Karlheinz Böhm
9. ↑ 1982: ZEIT online - And they build a well
10. ↑ Märkische Allgemeine , November 14, 2011, p. 12.
11. ↑ 2006: Der Tagesspiegel - The fruits of fame
12. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Menschen für Menschen - Big ZDF donation gala )
13. ↑ 2009: “Let's go - Generation ABC-2015 has started” ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2009 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. 
14. ↑ ^{a b} Annual Report 2016. (PDF) People for People Foundation, Brienner Straße 46, 80333 Munich, 2017, accessed on February 27, 2018 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Annual Report 2014. (PDF) People for People Switzerland Foundation, Stockerstrasse 10, CH 8002 Zurich, accessed on February 27, 2018 . 
16. ↑ Annual report 2018. In: Stiftung Menschen für Menschen. June 17, 2019, accessed on July 17, 2019 (German). 
17. ↑ Project balance sheet. June 30, 2017, accessed March 12, 2018 . 
18. ^ List of foundations with legal capacity based in Bavaria. Retrieved February 27, 2018 . 
19. ↑ Press portal. December 8, 2016, accessed February 27, 2018 . 
20. ↑ Central Register of Associations of the Republic of Austria. Retrieved February 27, 2018 . 
21. ^ Annual report 2016. Verein Menschen für Menschen Austria, Capistrangasse 8/10, 1060 Vienna, 2017, accessed on March 27, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Swiss Commercial Register. Retrieved March 14, 2018 . 
23. ^ Council for Development Cooperation, Solidarity and Integration. Retrieved March 14, 2018 . 
24. ↑ Peter-Philipp Schmitt: Almaz and Karlheinz Böhm in conversation: "Greed in the industrialized nations makes me angry". In: FAZ.net. November 11, 2011, accessed November 13, 2011 . 
25. ↑ People for people - projects . Retrieved September 30, 2010.
26. ↑ All information in this section in accordance with Transparent and efficient. In: People for People Foundation - Karlheinz Böhms Aid for Ethiopia (Ed.): Nagaya Magazin , No. 3.12 (October 2012), p. 8.
27. ^ Decoration of Honor in Gold for Karlheinz Böhm on December 2, 2002, accessed on February 8, 2013.
28. ↑ 2007: 2007 Balzan Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among the Nations ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
29. ↑ UNESCO Charity Gala 2009 - A glamorous evening dedicated to a good cause. (No longer available online.) UNESCO Foundation , November 19, 2009, archived from the original on May 5, 2010 ; Retrieved March 29, 2010 . 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.  
30. ^ Karlheinz Böhm receives "Save the World Award" on OTS from July 21, 2009, accessed on February 8, 2013.

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