About Us
In order to support the worldwide Waldorf movement, the association “Friends of Waldorf Education” was launched in 1971. Since then, we were able to forward millions of euros in donations – of course at 100%!
Waldorf educators around the globe aim to educate children in such a manner that they can fully develop their individual being. Their intention is to foster the children’s imagination, their interest for the world and later to promote independent thinking, instead of wasting these skills early in life. Unfortunately in most countries, Waldorf schools still do not receive any government support.
Helping on a global scale from Berlin and Karlsruhe...
From our Berlin office our five employees keep up the contact with Waldorf initiatives all over the world and support Waldorf schools and other initiatives in about 70 countries. We report on the worldwide Waldorf movement in our newsletter and on this website, furthermore we arrange sponsorships, organize advice trips and more. Our co-workers working in an honorary capacity support projects that are co-financed with public funds.
In our Karlsruhe office around 30 co-workers organize our voluntary service.
Get to know, our areas of work and our co-workers on the following pages!
Donations - at 100% for the Waldorf initiatives
An essential principle of our work is that we forward all donations at 100% - more than three million € per year. We finance our own work from member donations and donations especially received for this purpose. Around 97% of the donations we receive are meant for specific institutions. The annual amount of € 80,000 in free donations go to our relief fund, with which we respond to urgent requests for assistance that we receive almost daily. Where and how we can help, is decided at the monthly board meeting.
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