An experience report about a hands-on volunteer assignment in the village of Kalanga, the day-to-day work on a construction site in a rural region of Malawi, and encounters that resonate far beyond the time spent on site – carried by shared responsibility.
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.
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.
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 Huseiyn Al-Hamdan explains in an interview.
Exchanging ideas and sharing experiences: That was the focus of our alumni meeting in May. The Green Helmets were also the first to learn about a planned new project.
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.
We are celebrating a key handover in Sierra Leone: we are delighted to report on the opening of the new junior secondary school in Tambia Balia.
We wish you a Merry Christmas! Our long-time employee Bala from Sierra Leone tells us about his journey in this year's Christmas greeting. Just like us, he has the motivation to make a difference!
Grünhelm-Freiwilliger Michael Hock berichtet, wieso er sich bei uns beworben und mittlerweile sogar schon zwei Einsätze gemacht hat. Und weshalb er jederzeit wieder auf „Mitarbeiten“ klicken würde.
Der Ramadan ist eine Zeit, in der die Familie eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Doch wie erlebt man diese Zeit, wenn man auf der Flucht und fernab der Heimat lebt? Unser Freund und Übersetzer Abu Feyrus berichtet.
