„PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU“...

…with these words Lena clung to my leg when we visited a state orphanage. One look into her fear-filled eyes suggested that she must have experienced something terrible. We learned from the home's director that she had been repeatedly raped by a caretaker.

Lena, not yet nine years old, kept cowering fearfully in some corner, not letting anyone look into her badly wounded soul…

NEWS

  • The Future of Our Foundation
    To ensure that our foundation’s valuable work continues successfully in the future, we would like to take important steps now.
  • Present with Heart
    Would you also like to help an orphan in one of the children's homes with the help of a Christmas package, to experience a long awaited and happy Christmas?
  • A heartfelt Christmas greeting
    With our Christmas gift packages, we want to bring a little joy to foster parents and give them back some of the warmth and love that they themselves give day after day.
  • Humanitarian aid
    Three truck transports with donations in kind to Moldova in the first four months of 2025
  • Widow's meeting
    Widows are often overlooked in our society – but the foundation holds them in high regard.
  • Parents' vacation
    It’s not just the orphans; foster parents need a break too.
  • Film about the foundation
    In this short film we would like to introduce you to the important work of the foundation DIE BRÜCKE ZUM LEBEN.
  • School Supplies
    School supplies, backpacks, and sportswear—working together to create educational opportunities for orphans and promote their future prospects.
  • Exhibition about the work of the foundation
    In its exhibition in Rahden, the foundation presents its work and current projects.
  • Projects: Playgrounds
    Playgrounds are a great way to give kids more childhood.

    Would you like to visit us?

    In our exhibition, the work and individual projects of the
    Foundation are permanently presented. We look forward to your visit!

    Would you like to visit us?

    In our exhibition, the work and individual projects of the Foundation are permanently presented. We look forward to your visit!