The prize has been awarded annually by the Werksviertel-Mitte Foundation since 1999 and recognizes outstanding initiatives that support disadvantaged children and young people.
During the course of the evening, Isabell Zacharias, Managing Director of the Werksviertel-Mitte Foundation, explained with palpable conviction why the foundation chose NichtGenesenKids e.V.: “The foundation doesn’t want the issue to be forgotten. Corona is not over. Every day there are people who fall ill with it and people who don’t recover.”
NichtGenesenKids e.V. is committed to the education and participation opportunities of chronically ill children and young people throughout Germany – especially through its state advisory board in Bavaria. With great personal commitment, members of the association accompany affected families through an often challenging education system. They actively campaign for better structures, greater political awareness and concrete improvements in everyday school life for these children.
The association’s success in cooperation with the Bavarian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs was particularly highlighted, as a result of which it was possible to provide chronically ill pupils in graduating classes with individual paths to graduation – a significant step towards more equal opportunities.
The award ceremony took place in the special atmosphere of the whispering pub at Werksviertel-Mitte, embedded in a varied program with an inspiring tour of the grounds. Stefan Wallner, Managing Director of the Bündnis für Gemeinnützigkeit, gave the laudatory speech. He expressly mentioned how important the work of the association is: “Being with others in loneliness – that describes what it is all about. Often we can’t take away the suffering (…), but we can be there. And that is your strength: you are there for each other – in laughter and tears, in hope – you show that, day after day. And that is anything but self-evident.”
Isabell Zacharias, Managing Director of the Werksviertel-Mitte Foundation, charmingly and pointedly hosted the evening.
The Evening of Hope 2025 was not only a stage for living solidarity, but also a space for encounters, exchange and inspiration. At the get-together that followed, stakeholders from a wide range of areas came together to talk
