Circus project at the elementary school in Venhaus

As part of our annual campaign “Your project, our donations,” we made a one-time donation of €500 to the elementary school in Venhaus at the end of last year in cooperation with OKE Kinderhilfe.

With donations from various companies, a circus project was realized with the students at the beginning of June: Together with the experienced team from Circus Charlie, the old Böker farmstead was transformed into a colorful circus world – full of magic, artistry, and team spirit!

The pupils at Venhaus Primary School slipped into completely new roles: whether as jugglers, acrobats, clowns, or tightrope walkers, the children trained with enthusiasm and dedication for their big performances. The circus tent became a classroom, the ring became a stage. The focus was not only on motor skills, but also on self-confidence, creativity, and teamwork.

›Warm children's shoes‹

Thomas Schmidt, one of our employees, presented Susanne Vollmer from the Diakonisches Werk in Plettenberg with a donation from OKE Kinderhilfe for the “Warm Children’s Shoes” project.

Susanne Vollmer reported on the hardship faced by many families who are unable to provide their children with shoes suitable for winter. Children’s shoes are usually very expensive for families living on the poverty line. The Diakonisches Werk was delighted to receive the donation from OKE Kinderhilfe, which will enable it to provide quick and unbureaucratic support to families in January.

Now all children can enjoy the winter outdoors with warm and dry feet.

Maluna Kunterbunt

At the end of December 2025, Sabine Bartelheim presented a donation to the inclusive circus “Manula Kunterbunt.” “Now we can relax and enjoy the new year,” said initiator Angela Hölscher, delighted with the “wonderful Christmas present.”
Together with the Minden Lübbecke Heimatpreis, funding for the coming year is now secured.
Manula Kunterbunt is a group of around 20 people between the ages of eight and 70, with and without disabilities, who meet once a week to become artists. In this protected space, everyone can try things out according to their abilities, without pressure. And, of course, there is a performance once a year.

WeSpE

The purpose of the Westerkappeln Parents’ Initiative for Play and Experience (WeSpE) is to promote child and youth welfare and to support young people in their individual and social development. The association aims to prevent or reduce disadvantages and contributes to maintaining or creating positive living conditions for young people and their families, as well as a child- and family-friendly environment.
Our donation will be used for the Westerkappeln excavation camp. This learning center for children and young people combines specialist work (archaeology), social learning (teamwork, inclusion), and community and intergenerational encounters.
To this end, project groups from the Lotte-Westerkappeln comprehensive school are developing an area of approximately 450 m2 on the grounds of Regenbogenland, an existing larger project area on Kapellenweg in Westerkappeln. This area is being transformed into an archaeological adventure camp through structural and didactic-conceptual measures. It is a place for anyone interested in paleosciences (earth history, fossils, early human history) and historical archaeology (Germanic-Roman antiquity, Middle Ages) or who wants to participate in one of the events held there.

Kulturkraftwerk Harzenergie in Goslar

With this donation, we want to enable children to participate in and support the local cultural landscape. In 1910, generators supplied electricity to the city of Goslar—today, the energy and power comes from the artists—captivating, dynamic, powerful, harmonious with positive vibrations and often full of excitement. Energy that is transferred to the audience.
Space, artists, and audience form the framework for performances that have been selected with great commitment and care. The goal is to continually create unique, inspiring experiences for audiences and artists alike.