The projects we support
are our windows onto the world.

The projects we support
are our windows onto the world.

What We Support

Project Insights

The goal of our public relations work is to make our current activities and exemplary projects more visible. That’s why the people and initiatives that we support take center stage, both in our print publications and on our website. Lighthouse projects both large and small are given a special place.

Here, we provide short updates that reveal current happenings among our projects. In addition, we present in-depth reports and interviews that create a vivid picture of the initiatives that our foundation is privileged to enable and support.

To make this possible, our public relations team visits many of the projects together with the responsible project managers and gets to know the organizations and people on location.

We hope that these reports, in text and image, help to orient engaged individuals regarding possible support from the Software AG Foundation (SAGST) – and encourage them to tread new paths.

A young girl and a female teacher sitting together at a table in a class room, learning
24.11.2015

Seeing the Bigger Picture: New Technical High School at the Emile Montessori School Munich

The so-called MINT subjects (math, IT, natural sciences, and technology) are, while important for society, disliked by many students and often seen as “dry.” But the Emile Montessori School in the East of Munich is demonstrating that this doesn't have to be the case. Here, environmental questions expand the spectrum of inquiry, and regular practical experiences teach students about the applicability of what they're learning.

An employee with a hairnet is carriing a yellow box
17.11.2015

Focusing on Skills, Not Disabilities: Regenbogen Arbeit Promotes Inclusion in the Workplace

Integrating people with mental illnesses into the daily working world and thus into society: this is the goal of Regenbogen Arbeit – “Rainbow Work” – a non-profit organization that manages a total of eleven integrated workplaces in the Munich area. Recently the fresh foods operation moved to a larger and better-equipped facility in order to further develop the business and increase the competitiveness of the organically-oriented service provider.

Students reading at the graduate training institute
28.10.2015

Scholarships Available for Doctoral Research in Waldorf Education at Alanus University

A graduate training institute in Waldorf education has been established at Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Alfter, Germany (near Bonn), in collaboration with the Software AG Foundation and the Pedagogical Research Group of the Association of Waldorf Schools.

Young pupils with and without handicap in their classroom
22.10.2015

Project “Dental Care for the Disabled” at the University of Witten-Herdecke Wins NRW Health Prize

Dental care for multiply disabled or severely disabled individuals is a special challenge, and for the disabled person receiving treatment it can be an especially stressful situation. In Germany, only very few dentists have training in how to best treat disabled patients. As a part of a project on “Dental Care for the Disabled”, the University of Witten-Herdecke established an academic chair for this type of dentistry and treats disabled persons in institutions in the area.

Standing behind a desk Verena Bentele gives her opening welcome in front of the audience
29.09.2015

“50 Years of Community” - Camphill Village at Lehenhof Celebrates Anniversary

Exactly 50 years after its founding, the village community of Lehenhof celebrated its anniversary with a special celebration on September 25. The varied program offered guests a glimpse behind the scenes of a special organisation with an impressive history. Lehenhof, founded in 1965 by the Vienna-born doctor Dr. Karl König, was the first Camphill community in Germany.