Funding Sources
The following funding sources enable us to conduct our seminar events:
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
Funds from the Children and Youth Assistance Plan (KJP) are provided by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Additionally, we receive funds from the Federal Aging Plan through the BMFSFJ for seminars aimed at improving the situation of older people in Germany.
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bpb: Federal Agency for Civic Education
The Federal Agency for Civic Education supports all interested citizens in engaging with politics. Its mission is to foster understanding of political issues, reinforce democratic awareness, and promote willingness to participate politically. This is stipulated in the decree of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and is enacted daily in Bonn and Berlin. Together with a nationwide network of state centers, educational institutions, and organizations, the bpb is committed to political education and culture – independent and nonpartisan. Furthermore, the guidelines of the Federal Agency for Civic Education apply: Link
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Cologne District Government
Labor Policy Funding Programs
Extensive funding opportunities are available for implementing labor market policy in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The goal is to sustainably improve the labor market situation and reduce unemployment. The state’s labor market policy is oriented towards the objectives of the European Employment Strategy.
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Democracy Live State Agency for Civic Education North Rhine-Westphalia
Understanding structures in politics and society. Mastering democratic rules. Being informed about current events: These are prerequisites for being able to engage politically.
In this process, citizens are supported by the State Agency for Civic Education North Rhine-Westphalia. It promotes political education work on location, offers events and media on history and politics, encourages political discourse, and advises memorial sites in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Family, and Women of Rhineland-Palatinate
For participants from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Family, and Women in Mainz provides a subsidy.
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European Social Fund
The European Social Fund was established with the founding of the European Economic Community in 1957. Since then, it has been creating jobs, supporting people through training and qualification, and contributing to the reduction of disadvantages in the labor market. The goal of the European Union is to ensure that all people have a professional perspective. Each member state and each region develops its own strategy within the framework of an Operational Program to best address local needs.
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Ministry of Labor, Integration and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia
The training “Help for Self-Help on Site – Navigator for People with Disabilities” is funded by the Ministry of Labor, Integration and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
The Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship has the legal mandate to promote the comprehensive reappraisal of the causes, history, and consequences of the dictatorship in the Soviet Zone and East Germany, to accompany the process of German reunification, and to participate in the reappraisal of dictatorships on an international scale.
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research
With “Culture Makes Strong”, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports extracurricular offerings in cultural education for educationally disadvantaged children and adolescents. The programs are implemented by local institutions and associations that join together in education alliances.
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