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Did you know?
Since 1995, Agapedia has been caring for needy and distressed children under the motto "Passing on love ❤️". We want all children to have a healthy and happy future!
Help now and pass on your love to children in need! Thank you!
What we do
In Germany, we offer disadvantaged children between the ages of 6 and 12 special extracurricular care programs in the afternoons. With sports, games, creative workshops and children's circus, we encourage children to recognize their potential and develop social skills. Every child has a right to equal opportunities!
In Eastern Europe, Agapedia looks after abandoned children and orphans and provides them with family care. They receive support in school and education to help them build an independent life.
We also care for and support the elderly, sick and people in need of care.
Our projects
"The Agapedia Foundation is a manufactory of humanity and an example of how visions can become reality."
- Günther Jauch
Agapedia international
The Agapedia teams are active in five countries as independent foundations under national law: in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. Agapedia focuses on the poorest transition countries in south-eastern Europe, which are struggling to build up social structures and implement European standards in social work following the collapse of the Iron Curtain.
Community makes you strong!
Every help counts
With €25, we can provide 25 orphans a day with a hot meal at our children's and youth center in Tbilisi.
With €100, we can support a social project in Bulgaria, Romania and the Republic of Moldova, e.g. financing school materials and basic foodstuffs for children from needy families, looking after abandoned children, supporting elderly and sick people in need of care
With €250, we can offer 50 - 100 children from our two German children's centers a day out, e.g. a visit to the swimming pool, an adventure trip, a children's circus and creative workshop or a special educational program.
Agapedia in figures
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Samira came to the Esslingen Children's Center every day as a child and especially loved the circus and unicycling. While things didn't always go well at school, the circus performances and her skills boosted her self-esteem! Last year, Samira, who now lives in Norway, came back to our children's center for a voluntary year and was able to pass on her experiences to our current children. Thank you for the great year with you Samira!
Flo came to the Agapedia Children's Center in Esslingen every day from 1996 until he was 12 years old and was an enthusiastic unicyclist! In 2019, he came back to our Esslingen children's center as a federal volunteer for a year and taught our kids a lot of circus and unicycling. Our kids loved it and so did he and now he's studying social work, cool! Good luck Flo!
Bozhidara has been living with Agapedia in Sofia since 2014 and comes from the state orphanage. Thanks to the support of our team, she is now in the 10th grade at the high school for textile design and fashion and would like to pursue an artistic career after graduation. Good luck to you, Bozhidara!
Mariam grew up with her eight siblings in an orphanage in Georgia. After two years at our youth center in Tbilisi, she was able to complete an apprenticeship as a tailor. In 2019, she came to our children's center in Esslingen as a volunteer and ran the entire sewing workshop during the coronavirus crisis, making over 1,000 face masks! If her German improves even more, she would like to study textile design in Germany! We are so proud of you Mariam!
24 great success stories of our former "children"!
Calin was abandoned by his mother at the maternity clinic after an unsuccessful abortion attempt and came to our children's home in Brasov. Calin was diagnosed with autism and bilateral hearing loss. He lived with us for five years before being integrated into a Romanian foster family with two children of their own. Thanks to the incredible support of the family where he still lives today, he was able to finish art school and is a talented model maker. You are the best, Calin!
Nino, 18 years old, is an orphan from Georgia and has found her new family at the children's and youth center in Tbilisi! She teaches the other orphans there how to work with glass in the Agapedia glass workshop.
She made the little house herself. Beautiful Nino!
Burim came to Esslingen from Kosovo in 1996 and was at our children's center every day. After his training, he founded a cleaning company and now has over 70 employees who regularly clean the windows in our children's center! Thank you Burim, well done!
Jana has lived as an orphan with Agapedia in Sofia since 2005 and studied pharmacy after successfully completing school. Today she works for one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Bulgaria. She visits the Agapedia Children's Center very often and is a great role model and motivation for our children today. Well done Jana!
Georgi grew up in an orphanage and was then destitute on the street. Through Agapedia he got a small room in the children's and youth center in Tbilisi and was very well looked after. He is currently training to become a television presenter! Good luck Georgi!
Irina was abandoned after birth and spent two years at the Agapedia Children's Center in Moldova before being adopted into a Moldovan family. Today she studies early childhood education and volunteers at our mother and child center. You are a great role model Irina!
Tobias was at the Esslingen Children's Center every day between the ages of 6 and 12 and had a lot of fun playing, doing circus training and clowning. During this time, he built up an intensive relationship with our management team. The great time at the children's center left a lasting impression on his life, and so after leaving school he first did his recognition internship with us and then trained as a youth and home educator. Today, he enjoys volunteering in his free time to help with the summer holiday program or at events and is always there when you need him! Thank you Tobi, you are great!
Rebecca was abandoned in a Romanian hospital after her birth and came to our orphanage where she spent three years before being integrated into a wonderful Romanian foster family. They loved Rebecca so much that they adopted her in 2007. Today Rebecca is 19 years old and studies forestry in Brasov. In her spare time, she gives private tuition to children from poor families at Agapedia. Thank you very much and good luck Rebecca!
Maria was at the Esslingen Children's Center almost every day during her school years and had a lot of fun! She has been volunteering with the summer holiday program and events since 10th grade and is a great help to us! Thank you Maria!
Radostin was also abandoned and has been living with Agapedia in Sofia since 2009. He is currently training to be a train driver. He also works in a restaurant, because cooking is his hobby, and he teaches our children how to cook! All the best to you Radostin!
Maxim, Margareta and Pavel came to our children's center in Chisinau in 2003 after the death of their single mother and all three were adopted together two years later by a wonderful Moldovan family! Margareta is now married herself and has two children, Maxim is studying business administration in Chisinau and Pavel is training to be a bricklayer. We are very proud of the three of you and your parents!
Nastea was abandoned by her mother at the age of two and came to our children's home in Chisinau. She was adopted by a wonderful Moldovan family and now works as a volunteer in our mother and child center in Chisinau alongside her studies in architecture. You are wonderful Nastea!
Roxana was also abandoned after birth and came to our children's home in Romania in 1997. There it was discovered that Roxana is deaf on both sides. In order to provide her with the best possible support, she was integrated into a Romanian foster family at the age of three, who gave Roxana maximum support in all areas. As a result, she was able to successfully complete school for arts and crafts and now works in a company near Brasov We are proud of you Roxi!
Success story of Andrea from Romania: Andrea came to our children's home in Romania when she was 16 days old because she was abandoned by her mother. At the age of two, she was adopted by a very loving Romanian family. Today she is in the 10th grade of a high school for gifted children. She comes to Agapedia several times a week and offers voluntary tutoring and homework support to children from poor families. You are a treasure Andrea!
Büsra was at the Esslingen Children's Center every day until she was 12 years old. She is currently doing an internship with us while studying childhood education and we are very happy to have her back! Good luck Büsra!
The sisters Hrisa and Nadia have been living with Agapedia in Sofia since 2010, after they were abandoned by their mother and left at the state orphanage. They are both finishing 12th grade and Hrisa is going to study primary education and Nadia wants to study law! Bravo you two!
Mari also grew up in an orphanage. There, she no longer knew what to do next. She attended the children's and youth center in Tbilisi for two years and found new strength and a perspective for her life here. Today she works as a saleswoman in a fashion store and is happy! We are so happy for you Mari!
Leila and her little brother are half-orphans and live in very poor conditions in Georgia. Leila's dream has always been to help other people. Thanks to the support of the team at the Tbilisi Children's Center, she is now training to become a firefighter and is also helping her little brother, who has leukemia. You are a great team and we wish you both lots of strength and health!
Tiberius was abandoned by his mother after birth and came to our children's home in Brasov. From there he was adopted by a Romanian family who gave him all the support they could. He successfully completed secondary school, first trained as a food technician and is now studying food chemistry in his second semester. Good luck Tibi!
