“Please, please take me with you...”

With these words Lena clung onto my leg during a visit to a state-run orphanage. One look into her fearful eyes was enough to tell me that she had lived through some horrific experiences. We learned from the home manager that she had been repeatedly abused by a caretaker.
Less than nine years old, Lena would repeatedly crawl away into a corner and allow no one the slightest glimpse into her seriously damaged soul...

Lena’s story – read on

Children's Home in Romania

The positive changes in the children can be experienced on a daily basis in the “House of Hope”.

First Children's Home in Belarus Slaboda

The first children’s home is opened here, not far from Minsk.

Other Projects: Playgrounds

Playgrounds are a good way of giving children more of a childhood.

Exhibition of the Foundation’s Work

The Foundation has an exhibition of its work and current projects in Rahden, Westphalia.