Social engagement

At the Germanus Theiss school in Döbern, every pupil gets an individually designed school planner. This year some photos of our nice schoolyard are appearing in the planner. So we were happy to participate in the financing.

We donated to Doctors of the World for their efforts in Ukraine. Donations to this association fund medicines, medical supplies and psychosocial assistance for the population affected by the conflict.

This year we supported Über den Tellerrand . This association intercedes for the integration of refugees. People of different origins get to meet and create friendships on cooking and creative workshops or sport events. We find it a very nice initiative!

The ElisaBeet is an educational garden in the Soldiner neighborhood in Berlin-Wedding. It consists of a vegetable garden and a recreational area in the St. Elisabeth II cemetery. The focus is on environmental education and protection.

More info on www.himmelbeet.de/projekt/elisabeet

In the last decades orchard meadows have drastically decreased in Germany, and especially in Brandenburg. We are doing something against this with Äpfel und Konsorten e.V.!

The association has set itself the target to protect, nurse and create orchard meadows and high quality biotopes and thereby to promote the typical regional biodiversity in Berlin and Brandenburg.

We have been supporting the Björn-Schulz-Stiftung and the Sonnenhof children’s hospital for many years, donating as much as 500€ in 2015. The children’s hospital supports the families of seriously ill children and offers them opportunities such as art lessons, rock climbing, and various other therapies during this trying time. Further information can be found at www.bjoern-schulz-stiftung.de

Those who call the TelefonSeelsorge are usually desperate. They see no solutions to their problems, whether it be their relationship, their family, a tragedy, conflict at work, addiction or depression. Sometimes they see suicide as the only option. These people are lonely and have no one to turn to. TelefonSeelsorge offers 24-hour, 365-day assistance in the form of a person who is willing to listen at the other end of the line, which is only possible through the unwavering dedication of their volunteers. The education of their volunteers is important, and costs money, which we support through donations to ensure that there will always be someone on the other end of the line when help is needed.

Even though ST raum a. is an internationally active planning office, we recognize the importance of making a difference on the community level. Trees play a crucial part in urban environmental conditions, especially in a large city like Berlin. Whether it is the filtering of pollution or microparticles, the shade they offer during the summer months or the habitat they provide to living creatures, street trees are an integral and enriching part of the urban landscape. Despite all of their positive contributions, the number of street trees is still declining in the city, mostly because it does not have the financial means to replace trees that have to be cut down. One way to challenge this reduction in the quality of life within the city is by supporting the city tree campaign of the Berlin senate. Through an annual donation, ST raum a. plays a continued part in the amelioration in the present and future of the city, resulting in a tree being planted directly in our neighbourhood of Kreuzberg. Further information regarding the city tree campaign and the use of trees in Berlin can be found at www.berlin.de