TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE
In the past, the Werner Erkes Foundation has relied on partnerships with German and African associations and NGOs, particularly for its projects in Africa. This has resulted in great educational projects based on mutual trust and respect.
In order to achieve an even higher level of quality in the projects and cooperation over many thousands of kilometers, WES has decided to move closer to the people and projects.
Three new foundations were established in Masaka (Uganda, East Africa), Swakopmund (Namibia, South West Africa) and Kaolack (Senegal, West Africa). These NGOs are managed by directors who have gained their life and project experience both in Germany and in their African country of birth or over many years in their adopted country of Africa. They are familiar with the problems of the people in these regions and know how to deal with the challenges there in terms of politics, authorities and cultures.
Thanks to the close personal contacts and now shorter distances, we will achieve our goals - the construction of many educational facilities such as kindergartens, elementary school, vocational schools, sports facilities, boarding schools, orphanages, etc. - even faster.
All future projects will find their home under the umbrella of the respective WE Foundation, which will construct the buildings and assume responsibility for them. This is the only way to guarantee the economically secure and sustainable development of the projects.
However, we are still dependent on close cooperation with other established associations in Germany on the one hand and NGOs in the crisis countries on the other, particularly in Africa.
All relevant organizations that can imagine successful and secure project work integrated into the WE Foundations are welcome to contact us.
Our projects in Eastern Europe
and sub-Saharan Africa
Our projects are always developed with experienced and strong partners in the target regions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
In addition to the boarding school and sports hall in the eastern Romanian border town of Victoria, further projects to promote education are planned in Ukraine and Bulgaria, for example.
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Victoria, Romania 🇷🇴
Boarding school for boys and girls
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Victoria, Romania 🇷🇴
Multifunctional sports and event hall
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In East Africa, numerous schools, kindergartens and boarding schools are already being built or planned to improve education in Uganda and other countries.
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Kasese, Uganda 🇺🇬
Horizon elementary school, kindergarten and boarding school
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Masaka, Uganda 🇺🇬
International School of Music, Languages and Polytechnic Studies (IMLS)
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Nkamba, Rwanda 🇷🇼
Kindergarten
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We are still looking for competent partners for the planned projects in West Africa. We are already gaining initial experience with partners in Senegal and Ghana.
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Kaolack, Senegal 🇸🇳
“Elhadj Diouf” kindergarten and primary school
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Kaolack, Senegal 🇸🇳
Multifunctional sports field
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Hobor, Ghana 🇬🇭
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The first education center (ODEC) has been in operation in Namibia since January 2024. Construction of another school will start in the summer of 2024 and other projects are in the pipeline.
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Swakopmund, Namibia 🇳🇦
Open Doors Education Center ODEC
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Swakopmund, Namibia 🇳🇦
DRC School Project & Community Center
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“A child, a teacher, a pen and a book can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education is the beginning of everything”.
Malala Yousafzai, children's rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner
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Postanschrift: Werner Erkes Stiftung, Marc-Chagall-Straße 146, 40477 Düsseldorf, Germany: Werner Erkes, E-Mail: erkes@erkes.de
Büroadresse: Toulouser Allee 4, 40211 Düsseldorf
Werner Erkes Foundation Southwest Africa: Volkan Sazli, E-Mail: sazli@erkes.de
Werner Erkes Foundation East Africa: Peter von Heyking, E-Mail: vanheyking@erkes.de
Werner Erkes Foundation West Africa: Dr. Djiby Diouf: E-Mail: diouf@erkes.de
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