Equal Equal Education: three Viennese projects awarded

Equal Equal Education: three Viennese projects awarded

In the Austrian capital, three organizations can recently look forward to financial support for their educational projects. At this year's awarding of the “Education Million”, the aspects of equal opportunities and educational promotion were in the foreground. A total of 118 projects started, six of whom made it into the final. The selection fell on several Viennese clubs, which are now funded with one million euros.

The winning projects "Hobby Lobby", "strongly through school" and "kindergarten social work" each received 200,000 euros. The other finalists were also able to look forward to 80,000 euros, which underlines the importance of this initiative. The Secretary General of the Mega Education Foundation, Andreas Ambros-Glechner, noticed that these projects are at the roots of inequalities and thus create new opportunities for children, adolescents and families.

projects in detail

A remarkable project comes from Landstrasse: The Afya association, which is active with its program "Strong through school", is based in the Haus der Opportunities. This program focuses on school classes in which violence is an issue. In workshops, the trainers learn social and emotional skills that not only benefit the students, but also to the teachers.

In addition, the "hobby lobby", which works in several Vienna districts, is an important part of the initiative. This association offers free further training courses for young people, often in cooperation with volunteers who take care of socially disadvantaged families. In addition to increasing social skills, there is another focus on promoting the mental and physical health of the participants.

The "Mega Bildungsstiftung" is the result of a partnership between the B&C Private Foundation and the Berndorf private foundation. Your goal is to support innovative educational projects in both school and extra -curricular areas. Wolfgang Hofer, a member of the board, makes it clear why education is essential for a functioning society and a strong economy.

For detailed information on the projects, it is worth taking a look at the websites of the respective clubs, such as. afya or hobby Lobby .

The awarding of the funding not only shows the commitment of the "Mega Education Foundation", but also how important it is to create educational justice and to offer children and families new perspectives.