Pestalozzi Foundation
The Pestalozzi Foundation in Burgwedel has existed since 1846 and is an incorporated foundation under civil law and a church foundation in the region of Hanover in Lower Saxony . The main focus of work is child and youth welfare, assistance for the disabled and school sponsorship. The foundation is named after the social reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi . She is a member of the Diakonisches Werk in Lower Saxony .
history
From the foundation to the move to Burgwedel
In 1846, the citizens of Hanover took the centenary of the birthday of the Swiss pedagogue Johann Hinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827) as an opportunity to set up a foundation that worked in his spirit. The aim of the founding fathers was to place children at risk through orphanage, impoverishment or “moral neglect” in “recognized righteous foster families”. In return, they received board money from the foundation. Otherwise, the foundation only acted as an intermediary; the support was provided by a network of local “correspondents”, mostly pastors and teachers. Initially, the children only stayed with the foster families until they were confirmed; later up to the age of 21. In 1888 a total of 600 children and young people were cared for by the foundation. Until 1913, at least 214 children billeted in this way are documented at the current headquarters of the foundation in Großburgwedel alone.
In addition to these early forms of the current system of foster parents (or educational institutions ), a so-called “rescue house” for a total of 40 “difficult cases” was held by the Pestalozzi Foundation in Hannover-Kleefeld from 1850 - from 1851 in Hannover-Ricklingen. However, this was completely overcrowded by 1903 at the latest, so that one had to look around for a new building site: On October 26, 1903, the foundation's board of directors decided to buy the “Leisenberg property” south of Großburgwedel for 15,100 marks.
Around Easter 1904, the Hanoverian architect Eduard Wendebourg began building a new rescue house. This offered space for 80 residents and the staff. The foundation was able to cover the construction costs of 135,000 marks from donations, the proceeds from the sale of the house in Hanover-Ricklingen and loans.
The move to Großburgwedel took place on November 22nd, 1904 with a total of 51 pupils and the staff (four deacons from the Hanoverian St. Stephen's Foundation , five housemaids and the housemaid couple Köver).
The Pestalozzi Foundation finally relocated its headquarters from Hanover to Burgwedel.
Business activity
As a diaconal company, the foundation sees its work as social and educational services at 18 locations in the region. In addition to the main location in Burgwedel, there are Burgdorf, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Garbsen, Hanover, Walsrode, Winsen (Aller), Rethem, Schwarmstedt and Celle.
Offers are a children's home , special schools , a kindergarten , youth welfare , assistance for the handicapped and the Pestalozzi seminar (technical school social assistant / educator ). In addition, the Pestalozzi Foundation cooperates with Johanneshof Wettbergen gGmbH, the Jugendwerkstatt Celle gGmbH and the life advice center for Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Wedemark.
The Pestalozzi workshop , which works in a variety of ways for regional companies, is an essential and successful element of assistance for the disabled .
Foundation boards
- 1914–1923: Pastor Johannes Wolff (1884–1977)
- 1923–1965: Pastor Johannes Heinrich Georg Badenhop (1890–1965)
- 1960–1984: Pastor Hans-Georg Badenhop (1924–1989)
- 1984–2010: Pastor Andreas Seifert (1945–2019)
- since 2010: Pastor Claus Dietrich Fitschen (* 1956)
- since 2019: Sebastian Bernschein (* 1977)
literature
- Hartmut Badenhop : The Pestalozzi Foundation in the time of National Socialism , in: Giving Opportunities - Learning to Live. Festschrift for the 150th anniversary of the Pestalozzi Foundation in Burgwedel, Burgwedel 1996, pp. 92–102
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Christian Heppner: Burgwedel - The history of the seven villages . Engensen Fuhrberg Großburgwedel Kleinburgwedel Oldhorst Thönse Wettmar. Ed .: Municipality of Burgwedel. 1999, p. 247 .
- ↑ a b Andreas Seifert, Board of Directors of the Pestalozzi Foundation (ed.): 100 Years of the Pestalozzi Foundation in Burgwedel 1904 - 2004 . 3,000 copies. S. 15 .
- ^ Christian Heppner: Burgwedel - The history of the seven villages . Ed .: Municipality of Burgwedel. 1999, p. 248 .
- ^ Andreas Seifert, Board of Directors of the Pestalozzi Foundation (ed.): 100 Years of the Pestalozzi Foundation in Burgwedel 1904–2004 . 3000 copies edition. S. 22 .
- ^ Dataset in the German National Library , accessed on November 1, 2019
- ^ Obituaries, in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of April 20, 2019, Supplement Family Ads, page 3
- ^ A b Pestalozzi Foundation: Pestalozzi Foundation - The Board. In: Homepage of the Pestalozzi Foundation. Retrieved October 31, 2019 .