The first months after the birth of a child can be stressful and full of uncertainty despite all the joy. Especially when complicated family configurations, financial hardship or health problems  put even greater strain on the situation, there is a need for people to stand by single mothers as well as parents-to-be in difficult circumstances.

Waldorf schools have great potential to provide young refugees with targeted support and to help them round out their education. That is the conclusion educational scientist Larissa Beckel came to in her recently completed doctorate at the Waldorf Education Research Training Group at Alanus University.

An accessible creativity workshop in the forest, a “children’s hotel” in a yurt, or even a new therapeutic horse. For these and two other initiatives, a total of approximately € 200,000 has been collected as part of the “Echo hilft!” donation campaign. SAGST has also once again been involved in the charity campaign.

The KIOLA House in Oldenburg offers a temporary home to children and young people with assistance needs – also with severe or multiple impairments. This important offering provides the concerned families with a brief respite from the challenges of everyday life.

With a second site, the “Kvartier minne-colson” initiative in Schleswig-Holstein is extending its successful work: In the heart of the Schleswig Holstein community of Hasenmoor, an inclusive residential and meeting project is emerging.