About Agapedia Moldova On the Human Development Index 2018 (index of human development in the areas of health, education and income), the Republic of Moldova ranks 112th and is still the poorest country in Europe. Since people in Moldova also speak Romanian and we had gained a lot of experience with post-communist structures in Romania, we...
Student programYoung people from the Agapedia Children's Center who graduate from school with particularly good grades and are admitted to university receive financial support from Agapedia. Jana, for example, was able to successfully complete a degree in pharmacy after coming to the Agapedia Children's Center in Sofia from the state orphanage and graduating from high school with the support of our social workers. Through...
Foster family programThrough our foster family program, we trained Bulgarian foster families and the foster parents were prepared to take in a child in a three-month course. This enabled abandoned children to grow up in a family of their own and actively helped to close the large, inhumane state orphanages.Twice a year, the foster parents and their children were invited to a training camp with...
Plovdiv Children's CenterIn 2008, the Agapedia Children's Center was established in Plovdiv and has since been regularly visited by social orphans from a state children's home in the immediate vicinity. Here they receive special afternoon activities such as cooking classes, computer courses, homework supervision, creative workshops and learn general life skills. Above all, the intensive relationship work with our dedicated team of employees motivates and supports the children to...
Children's center in Sofia In our children's center in Sofia, we take in children from state children's homes or problematic families who have been physically and mentally abused. Children between the ages of 6 and 18 live in this family-like facility and are lovingly cared for by our team of staff. The biggest challenge is to rebuild the children's broken trust in adults.
About Agapedia Bulgaria A Bulgarian doctor who had heard about our work in Romania told us about the terrible conditions in the state-run Bulgarian orphanages, where the children were more vegetating than living. We traveled to Sofia for the first time in 1999. After the first meetings with the responsible authorities, it quickly became clear that the work here was not possible due to corrupt...
European Solidarity Corps Since 2013, Agapedia has been a recognized institution of the EU's European Solidarity Corps programme (formerly: European Voluntary Service). Young people from Europe can contribute their ideas and gain valuable experience in NGO work at the Esslingen Children's Center for up to one year. We would like to say a big thank you to JUGEND IN AKTION! The volunteers from other European countries...
Photo from left: Marika Barth and Stefan Barth, managing partners and responsible for international project management. Bianca Znoyek and Anja Kökert-Stocker, responsible for donation management.the team.the many years of support for Agapedia projects through the many small and large donations is the guarantee for Agapedia's independence. This independence enables the development of projects that are specifically...
Current program of the Agapedia Children's Center EsslingenIn the afternoons, up to 50 children between the ages of six and twelve at the Agapedia Children's Center in Esslingen experience how they can make their free time meaningful. Children's circus, creative-artistic design, sport, games and relationship work create the basis for teaching the children important skills such as self-confidence, willingness to cooperate and decision-making skills. In the mixture...
About Agapedia Germany When we founded Agapedia in 1995, it was important to Jürgen Klinsmann not only to help children abroad, but also to support children where he himself grew up. We found the right constellation in Esslingen am Neckar, where, according to the city of Esslingen's youth welfare plan, around 1,500 children live in the city center and...