Every year again?
While many people spend the Christmas season with their loved ones, nine volunteer Grünhelme consciously choose otherwise. They are working on an important preparation for the new year – a new year on the high seas. For the second year in a row, they are once again making the motor sailer Nadir seaworthy together with RESQSHIP e.V.
A New Beginning in Syria
We wish you a Merry Christmas! This year’s Christmas message takes us to Syria, where after years of war and displacement people are returning, children can finally go back to school, and collective reconstruction is creating a future.
Healthcare – next level
In the northeast of Sierra Leone, we are now beginning the construction of a nursing school. The graduates are to be deployed in rural areas in the future, helping to improve local healthcare – including in our four health stations.
New Project Launched in the Context of the Darfur Conflict
The Darfur region in Sudan is one of the world’s major crisis zones: massive violence, displacement, and expulsion are part of daily life. Many people are fleeing to neighboring Chad. We are now supporting a school there.
‘It’s also about humanity’ – A Syrian dentist talks about her work in a mobile dental clinic run by the Green Helmets
Tooth decay, tooth extractions and root fillings: the three mobile dental practices run by the Green Helmets have carried out more than 100,000 treatments since 2016. But this work involves much more than that! Dentist Wafaa explains in an interview.
Fourth Health Station Strengthens Medical Care in Falaba District
Since early August, a new health station has been operating in Durukoro, a remote village in northeastern Sierra Leone – the fourth in the Falaba District. This marks an important step toward the goal of the Sierra Leonean health authority to ensure that everyone has access to medical care within ten kilometers.
Syrian school shines in new splendor
After three months of construction, the war damage to the middle school in Buwaydah has been repaired. More than 300 children can now go back to school here. We are already working on the next renovation project.
Why Our Projects Sometimes Need More Time
The Junior Secondary School in Yarawadu is complete. The construction process shows why community projects sometimes take longer - and why we still choose this approach.
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Latest News
14.12.2025
Instead of demolition and waste, the Bauwendehof is committed to radical circularity. It is a place of the future for everyone who wants to rethink construction and save resources. On 14 December from 2:00 p.m., experimental approaches and opportunities for participation in the Bauwende will be presented. At 6:00 p.m., an auction in support of Grünhelme e.V. will take place. Free registration here.
19.10.2025
The cup campaign at the “Allgäus Finest” festival was once again a huge success this year: €4,213.50 was raised! A big thank you to everyone who donated their cup and thus supported our projects – and to the “Allgäus Finest” team for their cooperation and shared commitment!
11.-13.09.2025
A Grünhelme team informed visitors at the “Allgäus Finest” music festival in Wangen about our work and collected donations. Thanks to everyone involved! More information about the festival can be found here.
10.09.2025
Where does my donation go? You can read all about it again now in our 2024 annual report (german).
03.11.2024
The final amount of donations from our cup campaign at the “Allgäu’s Finest” Festival has been determined: 5093 euros! We sincerely thank all festival guests who donated their cups to us! Also, a big thank you to “Allgäu’s Finest”! We’re so glad we could be part of it!
20.10.2024
Looking for a Christmas gift? Why not give bricks for a school, dental treatments for displaced persons, or a month of carpentry training for refugees!
23.-25.08.2024
A Green Helmets team collected donations at the “Allgäu’s Finest” music festival. We received deposit cups from festival guests, collected can deposits, and sold coffee and pretzels. We will announce the exact donation amount here shortly!
21.08.2024
Green Helmets co-founder Christel Neudeck is a guest at the “Storytelling Café” of the Luther Church Cologne. She speaks on the theme: “Life is still beautiful, mostly.” Starts at 3 PM, Martin-Luther-Platz 4, 50677 Cologne. Free admission. Information and registration here.
29.06.2024
The Wakepark at Brombach Lake in Bavaria is once again organizing a charity run for Green Helmets. The park donates 1 euro per completed lap for our work. Additionally, a Green Helmets team is on site to answer visitors’ questions about projects and volunteer assignments. More info here.
04.03.2024
Green Helmet Martin Mikat reported on our work at the annual reception of SPD Engelskirchen. That evening, party members and guests donated 700 euros. We are very grateful for this wonderful support! The Kölnische Rundschau also reported on this. (German only)
17.12.2023
“Not watching idly”: Christel Neudeck in RBB interview, Green Helmets discussion starts at minute 35 (German only)
10.12.2023
We sincerely thank the company “Tjiko” from Rosenheim for their 19,500 euro donation!! “Tjiko” designs and manufactures bathrooms in modular wooden construction. Such a bathroom was auctioned off for our benefit on the occasion of the company’s 5th anniversary. We are impressed and say: Thank you very much for this magnificent support!