The former liberal Federal Minister of the Interior was a member of the Grünhelme (Green Helmets) board of trustees and a long-time supporter of our work. He was 92 years old.
Gerhart Baum in 2019 at an event by “Netzpolitik.org”. Photo: CC-BY-SA 4.0 Jason Krüger
By Christel Neudeck
Bonn, February 16, 2025 – Gerhart Baum has died, because we are all born with death inside us. He was a member of the Green Helmets’ board of trustees for many years and greatly appreciated our work. We mourn him.
Gerhart Baum was among those people who would not be silenced. He stood up for his convictions, just as Heinrich Böll did, for example. In the madness and confusion of our tangled times, we need people who, alongside their intelligence and emotionality, have the courage to publicly stand by their convictions, to swim against the current.
Gerhart Baum was a true democrat! We can learn from him. Not only the Green Helmets will greatly miss his voice.
Current project reports:
‘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.
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.
New Educational Perspectives with New School
In Malawi, we have begun construction of a secondary school. When completed, it will give 360 children the opportunity to attend more than just primary school.
First Green Helmets Projects Started in Liberated Syria
After the return of many refugees to Syria, we are supporting the reconstruction of a village near Homs, the home of our Syrian friends from Lebanon. For this work, we urgently need donations. At the same time, our work in Lebanon is largely completed.