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Welcome to. Name nestwärme ( literally ) nest warmth love and security , happy family life e .V. r egistered association /non- profit organisation Deutschland active nationwide. Slogan Every child needs warmth. 950,000 families and single mothers, in particular,.

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  1. Welcome to

  2. Name • nestwärme • (literally) nestwarmth • loveandsecurity, happy familylife • e.V. • registered association/non-profitorganisation • Deutschland • activenationwide • Slogan • Every childneedswarmth.

  3. 950,000 families and single mothers, in particular, • are living in Germany together with • socially disadvantaged children, • children displaying behavioural problems or • severely or chronically ill children. often feel hopelessly abandoned to this burden, especially in the first years of the child‘s life. • To provide these children with the best chances, family policy must pay special attention to these families‘ needs: • expert advice and relief of strain, • help and support for all problems occuring during childhood from birth to graduation, and • other activities supporting these families. • Parents, especially single parents, of chronically ill or disabled children are facing a very difficult life-task, which demands a great deal of additional resources from these parents: • mentally • physically • financially (continual shortness of money or even worse)

  4. Elisabeth Schuh Petra Moske Fulfilling their desire to help affected children and their families in the long run and with lasting effects, Petra Moske and Elisabeth Schuh founded the non-profit child and family aid organisation nestwärme e.V. in the year 1999. For the beginning, only a personal loan of 2,000 DM was at their disposal. • From the beginning, nestwärme was highly committed to family and social policy and supported‚ burdened‘ parents with ‚special‘ children by means of different projects. • Started as regional initiative, nestwärme provides its activities and services since 2003 nationwide and in all foreign German-speaking countries. • Meanwhile, more than 700 people support nestwärme and the affected families. nestwärme understandsthesupportoffamilies also as a fundamental basisforpromotingourcountryandsociety.

  5. Further foundation in 2004 In 2004, nestwärme e.V. Deutschland founded a publicutilityinstitution, theChildren‘s Center of Excellence nestwärmeKinderkompetenzzentrum– gemeinnützige GmbH. A teamofexperiencedspecialistsprovidesserviceslikeintensive homecareand an integrative day-carecentreforhealthy, illanddisabledchildrenaged 0-3 years. Public administration (Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate) Toaddressthespecialneedoffamiliesandsingleparents in thisburdensomesituation, theMinistryof Labour, SocialAffairs, Family andHealthofthe Federal State ofRhineland-Palatinate supportsthe1st Expert AdviceCentreforFamiliesand Single ParentsofSeverelyandChronicallyIllChildren in Rhineland-Palatinate operatedby nestwärme gGmbH Kinderkompetenzzentrum. Cooperation with enterprises Togetherwithtwo innovative initiatives and a private enterprise, nestwärme foundedthe „House of Family“ (Haus der Familie) asservicecentreforfamilies, childrenandseniorcitizens, officiallyrecognizedas multi-generationhousebythepresent German Minister of Family Affairs, Ursula von der Leyen.

  6. Mission • nestwärme provides help for families with chronically ill and disabled children or single parents that are caring their children at home, in Germany and abroad, in order to relieve the burden of these families, to improve their quality of life and help preventing them from becoming socially excluded. • nestwärme acts as social entrepreneur, thinking in economic terms, committed to use its exceptional creativity and outstanding reputation for the solution of a social problem. • For this mission, we have strong partners in the business sector who are aware of their social responsibility. They closely cooperate with us within the scope of their business operations to realize the concept of corporate social responsibility together with nestwärme.

  7. Major concerns of nestwärme e.V. Deutschland Usuallyprojects Tohelp „padthefamilynest“ ofsociallydisadvantaged, severelyill, anddisabledchildrenandtheirbrothersandsisters. Daily business Toenablenuclearfamilies, toautonomouslyrealize + seize + developtheiropportunities in an ever-changingsociety. Toimprovethequalityoflife oftheparentsandoftheseverelyillanddisabledchildren andtoworktogetherwiththem on their individual chances.

  8. Main focus of activities • Establishment of a sustainable, long-lasting network supporting and promoting socially disadvantaged children, families and single parents with severely ill or disabled children and their brothers and sisters • Individual support, advice, stabilization and relief of the strain of families and single parents with children showing behavioural problems, chronically ill or disabled children as well as socially disadvantaged children • Lobbying, public relations and projects as a chance for the affected children • Empowering families to help themselves • Engagement for the society in two ways: • nestwärme e.V. Deutschland helps socially disadvantaged children and their parents • nestwärme e.V. Deutschland conveys values, takes responsibility, creates new job positions and relieves the state through its own initiatives

  9. Further activities • nestwärme supplements the national social welfare and health system • nestwärme enters, where feasible, into partnership with other regional or national organisation, for the sake of the children and families of the target group • nestwärme keeps contact to stakeholders from the whole range of community, regional and national politics and tries to involve them into activities as far as possible – engaging also the members of the advisory board and celebrities to act as „door opener“ • nestwärme organizes meetings and congresses on the issues of integration, families ‚under constant strain‘, and children‘s health in the federal states of Lower Saxony, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Bavaria

  10. Cooperationswithcompanies • Latham & Watkins (solicitor‘s office) • Luxair (airlines company) • Michelin (tire production site) • Microsoft and Hewlett/Packard • Mila Design (producer and designer of consumer items) • Park Plaza, Trier (hotel) • Schaffer AG (producer of cuddly toys) • Tupperware Germany • Vodafone Foundation Germany • ….and many others…. nestwärme e.V. Deutschland acts as mediator for companies that want to invest in society and are eager cooperate with us in finding sustainable and long-lasting solutions for a social problem. RTL –Spenden-Marathon (Charity TV Show) Vodafone-Stiftung Deutschland(Vodafone Foundation) Michelin Reifenwerke(Tire production site) etc. … Tupperware Germany Permanent andtemporarysupport

  11. nestwärme is supported by many celebrities, e.g. Kurt Beck Bettina Tiedjen Jörg Knör • Kurt Beck (Prime Minister of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate) • Jörg Knör (entertainer) • Bettina Tiedjen (actress, tv show host) • Dr. Brigitte Mohn (Bertelsmann Foundation) • Frank Nimsgern (musical producer) • Ingrid Peters (singer) • Frank Elstner (tv show host) • Ursula Meissner (photo journalist) • Volkan Baydar (vocalist Orange-Blue) • Alice Hoffmann (actress) • Thomas Kiessling (star tenor) Frank Elstner Ingrid Peters Frank Nimsgern Ursula Meissner Volkan Baydar Thomas Kiessling Dr. Brigitte Mohn Alice Hoffmann

  12. Volunteerism What does nestwärme Deutschland give volunteers? • Insights into a new world • A special sense of one‘s own worthiness • Possibility to live up to one‘s own ideals • Warmth, sympathy, joy and cordiality • A home and ‚nest‘ for social commitment • Professional support and appreciation • Possibility to volunteer one‘s time

  13. nestwärme is … nestwärme means: Showing love and respect for others and the otherness, by one‘s own deeds and a strong belief in the guiding principle of mutual giving and receiving. commitment … help … support… Core values of nestwärme Major principles • equality • respect / accepting others and their otherness • honesty and truthfulness • flexibility • willingness to break new ground Meaning is given by being … • creative … • reliable … • gifted for improvisation … • unbureaucratic … • enthusiastic …

  14. Facts & Figures (Last update: 01.01.2007)

  15. Awards 2001 Startsocial – Hilfe braucht Helfer(Help needs helpers) 2001 Multimedia-wettbewerb RLP(Multimedia competition) 2005 Hauptpreisträger HanseMerkur Preis für Kinderschutz(First Prize HanseMerkur Award for the Protection of Children) 2005 Auszeichnung für Katastrophenhilfe Sri Lanka (Award for emergency aid in Sri Lanka)

  16. Awards 2005 Landesverdienstorden RLP (Order of Merit of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate) 2006 Petra Moske one of the five finalists in the competition „Social Entrepreneur 2006” Germany 2006 „Goldener Tabaluga“(Golden Tabaluga Award)

  17. Awards 2006 Certificate „berufundfamilie“ (jobandfamily) awarded by German Ministers of Family Affairs and Economic Affairs 2006 Award for help in Sri Lanka by „Jugend hilft“ (Youth helps) 2006 „Frau des Jahres 2006“ „Woman of the Year 2006“ awarded by the publishing house Axel-Springer-Verlag

  18. Awards 2007 EUWIIN Special Recognition Award 2007 by the European Union Women Inventors & Innovators Network "EUWIIN“

  19. Familien und Kinder in Not München Berlin Luxemburg Hamburg nestwärme House in Trier: Families and children in need Tasks Solutions disabled child Individual help chronically ill child Individual consulting separation of parents Lobbying unemployment Consulting Online/Hotline mental problems Advanced training severely ill child Personality development behavioural problems Workshops socially disadvantaged Relief of strain truancy Youth welfare service Intensive care service

  20. nestwärme e.V. Deutschland Project „www.porta-l.de“ nestwärme gGmbH Children‘s Centre of Excellence Expert hotline for parents Expert Advice Centre for caring and supporting severely and chronically ill children in Rhineland-Palatinate Project „nestwärme Stunden“ (nestwärme hours) Project “ZeitSchenken“ (GivingTime) Integrative day-care centre for children under the age of 3 years Project „Irgendwie Anders“ (Somehow different) Project „Eltern helfen Eltern“ (Parents help parents) Ambulant children‘s nursing service General consulting services and family assistance Project „Help for Sri Lanka“ individual help Sociomedical aftercare

  21. Bavaria Nuremberg Hamburg Hamburg Berlin Berlin Bavaria Munich Saarland Saarbrücken Hesse Frankfurt Cooperating and networking with North Rhine- Westphalia Leverkusen nestwärme gGmbH Children‘s Centre of Excellence in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland Switzerland Austria Luxembourg Luxembourg - city Sri Lanka nestwärme e.V. Deutschland • paediatric clinic • paediatrists • foundations • associations • organisations • companies • members of the social and healthcare sector • - and many others…. Information and Coordination Centre Trier

  22. Staff: Project work: -Ute Stenkamp -Nadine Knauer -Andrea Kedenburg -Ottmar Klauss -B..I..S.. -benefit -Agenturhaus -Buyregio -TED-Geyer -Meta Beratung nestwärme e.V. DeutschlandAdvisory board: Honorary executive board:1. chairperson Petra Moske -Margret Möllenkamp-Lintz 2. chairperson Elisabeth Schuh -Dr. Richard Auenheimer Treasurer: Sybille Gangolf -Walter Bockemühl Secretary: Ulrike Frosch -Dr. Dieter Everz Assesor: Yvonne Schmieder -Christoph Grimm -Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Rauh -Dr. med. Agathe Traut -Dr. Joachim Wilbers -Sandra Overwin -Michaela Plümecke nestwärme gGmbH Children‘s Centre of Excellence Managing director: Elisabeth Schuh Manager nursing services: Sonja Groeger Office assistant: René Schaefer Luxembourg Luxembourg-City Honorary office manager : Isabelle von Spoerken Organisation: N.N. Project manager: N.N. Switzerland Honorary office manager: N.N. Organisation: N.N. Project manager: N.N. Hamburg Hamburg Honorary office manager: Heinz-Gerhard Wilkens Organisation: Anne Fleck Project manager: Maren Heuer Bavaria Nuremberg Honorary office manager: N.N. Organisation: N.N. Project manager: Margot Gröhn Hesse Frankfurt Honorary office manager : Ottmar Klauss Organisation: N.N. Project manager: Ottmar Klaus General management:Petra Moske North Rhine-Westphalia Leverkusen/Wuppertal Honorary office manager : Christa Steiner. Organisation: Wolfgang Entner Project manager: N.N. Bavaria Munich Honorary office manager : Ulrike Grönewegen-Weik Organisation: N.N. Project manager: Karin Ayx Berlin Berlin Honorary office manager : Stefanie Link Organisation: N.N. Project manager: Simone Jank Saarland Saarbrücken Honorary office manager : Elisabeth Schuh Organisation: Dagmar Munkelt Project manager: Yvonne Schmieder Sri Lanka Honorary office manager: Christoph Ernesti Organisation: Christoph Ernesti Project manager: Kumudu Austria Honorary office manager: Heinz Peter Schneider Organisation: Olga Zinell. Project manager: Renate Faschingbauer

  23. Social responsibility What else does nestwärme give society? • Example: • 400 people volunteer their time to achieve a common purpose • Average amount of time spent by volunteers: 4-8 hrs per week • 200 volunteers á 4 hrs/week = 210 hrs per year (10 Euro) = 420,000 Euros • 200 volunteers á 8 hrs/week = 420 hrs per year (10 Euro) = 840,000 Euros • 420,000 + 840,000 = 1,260,000 Euros!!! of voluntary work per year • In addition, nestwärme takes over responsibility and provides society with its expert knowledge and volunteers management.

  24. nestwärme Children‘s Centre of Excellence • 40 employees provide: • intensive nursing service for children • expert advice for parents with severely and chronically ill children • integrative day-care centre for children between 0-3 years • general consulting services and family assistance • sociomedical aftercare

  25. Project „Expert hotline for parents“ • centralized hotline to guide parents through the overload of information provided on regional and national level according to their individual needs • cooperation with network partners all over Germany • affected parents work as experts for the hotline or consulting service

  26. Project www.porta-l.de • Interactive internet platform providing comprehensive information and communication options • growing adaptive portal for affected persons, service providers and public authorities • parents receive help and advice from, e.g., paediatrists, paeditric nurses, psychologists, paedagogues, lawyers, bank employees, and mediators, all working voluntarily

  27. Project „nestwärme hours“ • vouchers for at least 4 hours of spare time • local children‘s nursing service or confidant takes care of the child • parents may finally take a time-off for themselves, as a couple or to spend time with the ‚healthy‘ brother or sister

  28. Project „GivingTime“ • coordinationandmediationbetweenaffectedfamiliesandvolunteersaccordingtotheir individual requirements • familiesreceive individual helptorelievetheirstrain, volunteersgainnewexperiences in thesefamilies • volunteersaresupportedbyfurthertrainingandcontinuousassistance

  29. Project „Parents help parents“ • Aim: using experiences of affected parents for self-help • guided monthly meetings • children‘s care service provided by paediatric nurse

  30. Project „Somehow different“ • offered to primary schools (project days) • issues: social exclusion and tolerance • presented by music and stage play and a tutorial based on the book „Irgendwie Anders“ (Somehow different) • aim: promoting social commitment of pupils through active participation in voluntary work • CD: „Alle Kinder brauchen Wärme“ (Every child needs warmth), text spoken by Federal Minister Kurt Beck and entertainer Jörg Knör

  31. Project „Without frontiers - Help for Sri Lanka“ • help for disabled and disadvantaged children in the disaster area • funding of medical aids and treatment • cooperation for rebuilding houses • funding of the project through, e.g. selling goods produced by the locals • in Germany: children organize and realize fundraising activities for Sri Lanka

  32. Individual help for families • individual and unbureaucratic consulting service and assistance • providing help also through network partners • providing financial help, e.g. through contacts with foundations

  33. nestwärme e.V. Deutschland Phone: 0651-9917723 Christophstrasse 1 54290 Trier E-mail: kontakt@nestwaerme.de www.nestwaerme.de Thank you for your attention!

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