50,000 euros for democracy: Groß-Gerau district is making decisive progress!

50,000 euros for democracy: Groß-Gerau district is making decisive progress!

Groß-Gerau, Deutschland - The district of Groß-Gerau receives significant funding of 50,000 euros in order to strengthen the awareness of democratic values and to counteract extremism. The delivery notification was handed over in the office of the first district deputy, with Interior Minister Roman Poseck emphasized the importance of this initiative. The funding is carried out as part of the Hessian state program "Hessen - Active for Democracy and Against Extremism", which has been successfully implemented for several years. The aim is to increase the resilience of society towards extremist tendencies through various measures in schools and social institutions, such as "https://www.rheinmainverlag.de/2024/12/landkreis-gross-erau-erhaelt-foerderung-in-hohe-von-50-euro/"> rheinmainverlag.de reported.

commitment to extremist tendencies

The Dext-Special Center of the Groß-Gerau district, which was set up in 2020, coordinates preventive activities to promote democracy and tolerance. Minister Poseck underlined that right -wing extremism is the greatest threat to democracy and that the state government is doing everything they can to counter extremist ideologies. "It is about promoting social interaction and effectively fighting extremism," he explained, while he emphasized the importance of the closer exchange between social institutions and public bodies, as well as echo-online.de noted.

The annual funding of 50,000 euros will also continue in 2025, which shows that the state government is sticking to this important program despite the difficult budget situation. The previous years have shown the positive influence of these initiatives on the social climate in the district, since projects were successfully carried out that are aimed specifically against radicalization and strengthen the democratic values.