They help, advise, expose issues and are involved in many fields: NGOs from Germany are important actors in society, not just in Germanymore
“zivik” is the name of the programme dedicated to the Federal Foreign Office’s work supporting international peace projects and strengthening Germany’s contribution to civil crisis prevention, conflict resolution and peace...more
Professor Helmut K. Anheier talks about civil society in Germany, the networking of global involvement and why citizen participation is essential for a free societymore
Civil society is viewed as the “third sector” located between the state and the marketplace: one third of citizens in Germany involve themselves for the common good with time, ideas, empathy and moneymore
Karin and Carlo Giersch, the married couple from Frankfurt am Main, are among the most generous benefactors in the Rhine-Main Regionmore
Foundations in Germany are booming. In 2008 there were more foundations than ever before. They have become a significant component of modern civil societymore
The wide-ranging activities of the six large political foundations give fresh impetus to social policy in Germany and around the worldmore
She is a gynaecologist, Alternative Nobel Prize winner and founder of Medica Mondiale: Monika Hauser works for war-traumatized womenmore
He ended his business career to do more for people: Thilo Bode was “Mr Greenpeace” for many years and is now the founder of Foodwatchmore