Which project should we assist with the Christmas donation in 2015?
Chose your favorite one and vote! The project with the most votes will receive the bulk of the donation. The remaining projects, of course, won't be left empty-handed.
This year, the choice is between the following projects:
Medicine helps Refugees (Medizin hilft Flüchtlingen) is a group of doctors and nurses from various areas, who volontarily support the improvement of medical care for refugees. At the moment, the group takes care of 2.300 refugees at four different locations within Berlin as well as further 800 persons from nearby facilities. As most of the refugees do not own any health insurance certificate, they would stay unattended without the team's medical help. Coordinating and financing the complete first care of this people, Medicine helps Refugees was already able to provide 300 important vaccinations. Additionally, medical appointments are being offered in regular periods. This donation could help to finance needed medicine and new equipment.
The ARCHEMED association (Doctors for Children in Distress), is commited for children in Eritrea, one of the poorest countries in the world. International teams of doctors and surses operate on sick children in a surgery center in Eritrea's Capital, Asmara. Furthermore, they take care of ill children within the provincial hospitals and build up perinatal stations for pregnant women and their newborn babies. For ARCHEMED aim to make local people become qualified medical professionals, so that henceforth, this people will be able to competently help themselves. The improvement of the medical infrastructure is a central point. Thanks to the work of ARCHEMED, the mortality of mothers and children has been reduced significantly. Moreover, up to 100 heart surgeries are done successfully each year. Every donation is important to improve the children's lifes.
The Christiane Herzog Foundation supports young people who suffer from cystic fibrosis, a metabolic disorder. In Germany, up to 8.000 children and young people are suffering from this genetic desease, which is still beyond remedy. Medication can only mitigate the symptoms. Whithin Europe, one estimates 30.000 patients. The organization aims to facilitate the life of the affected people. Cystic fibrosis centres Centres exist in all parts of Germany. Here, the foundation support doctors and pays for physiotherapy or nutritional advice for the patients. Thus, the organization enables a climatic therapy on the Canary Islands, which provides a bit relieve and a relaxing brake for curelessly ill people.
