In Georgia, access to education and health is often difficult for people with disabilities. The number of government facilities is low and mainly geared to the needs of adults. The Centre of Free Pedagogy in Tbilisi supports children and adolescents in need of special care holistically in their development and enables them to participate fully in society.

The kindergarten “Pusteblume” (in English, dandelion clock) in Heckenbeck has been remodeled in 2020 to make it inclusive and accessible. The goal was for children with special needs to also be able to profit from the nature-focused care environment in this reform-educational preschool.

Naturally, “Echo hilft!” is, this year, very much affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The more pleasing it is how many creative ideas – including an online concert – have arisen in order to do fundraising, even in difficult circumstances. The campaign is, however, not only collecting money from readers, as well as companies from the region; it is also looking to obtain greater visibility for the socially challenging topic of “dementia”, through in-depth coverage.  ...

Every year in the autumn, pupils at Waldorf educational institutions invest a lot of creativity and commitment to benefit other, less well-equipped establishments worldwide and organise various donation campaigns. This year, the coronavirus pandemic poses special challenges for all those involved, which is why SAGST is doubling the money collected with a total matching fund of €50,000.