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Short InformationThe organization GRUENHELME e.V. (GREEN HELMETS) was founded in Germany in April 2003. The association is working as a humanitarian agency and consists of nine members. The executive Committee consists of Dr. Rupert Neudeck as chairman (Neudeck was founder of the NGO Cap Anamur), Aiman Mazyek (spokesman of the Central Committee of Mulims) and Josef Grundner (a logistician and specialist in houses and school construction who worked several in Kosovo and Afghanistan on humanitarian base). The association is supported by several well-known personalities in Germany, such as Wolfgang Thierse – President of the German Parliament, Prof. Amin Farhang – Minister for Reconstruction in Afghanistan, Dr. Norbert Bluem – former Minister of Labor, Hans-Juergen Wischnewski – ex-Minister of State, Prof. Barbara John – Responsible for Affairs of Foreigners in Berlin, Marieluise Beck – Parliamentary Secretary of State. The dialogue between different religions and cultures is not new. There is no lack of conferences, summit meetings, papers and good intentions. But what is missing is the aim to transfer these intentions into real actions. Our main interest is the reconstruction of villages, schools and ambulances in destroyed regions. We always collaborate with the local population. We want to revive John F. Kennedys idea of a Peace Corps and we aim to unite young christian and muslim Germans as well as other people with the same understanding and the intention to work together and create something. We are looking forward to get the best collaboraters who are able to work practically and who are willing to invest radically three months of their life for this work. We are not looking for dreamers, each collaborator has to be psycholgically and physically stable and able to bear the challenges of our work. The commitment does involve expenses for the collaborators but it does not include a salary or a contract of employment. The association only pays the flight, the bord and accomodation in the project (there are no singl rooms), foreign health insurance, accident insurance and a monthly pocket money of 100 Euro. Current projects Irak: In the slums of Bagdad (Shishan), a school was built for 2,100 children. The inauguration of the schools took place on September 30th 2003; children and teachers had been waiting impatiently for that moment. Northern Irak: Since October 15th 2003, a team has been at Zurnaj in the district of Makhmoor south of Erbil. 60 houses, once destroyed under the regime of Saddam Hussein, are now reconstructed. Two schools are being built, one for the Kurdish and one for the Arab population. During the current crisis, the projekt had to be interrupted for two weeks. Afghanistan: In Totechi (engl. “the flutist”), a village of 369 families, two schools for boys and girls were built. At the same time, the 750 pupils undertook to plant one tree respectively as a sign against erosion. On March 5th 2004, the first stone for the next school in Talab was set, with the governor of Herat Ismael Khan and the German consul Dr. Axel Weishaupt present. In Sang Kutal a school for 750 pupils is being constructed, in Siad Kamarak a school for 800 pupils. Besides, in Totechi, a workshop for joiners has been established, the next workshop will be set up in Qarabagh; young craftsmen are trained here. A gynaecologal ward is planned. One school for up to 1000 pupils costs about 45,000 Euro. We are searching for staff who are able to work in practice and who are willing to radically invest three months of their lifetime. We are not looking for dreamers, each staff member has to be psychologically and physically stable and must be able to bear the challenges of the work! The commitment does not involve any expenses, but there is no working contract or salary either. The association only pays for the flight, acommodation and catering in the project (no single rooms), insurance and a monthly pocket-money of 100 Euro. At the moment, eight staff from Germany are working in the projects together with numerous local people. Our bank account no is 20 00 008 at Deutsche Bank München, bank code: 700 700 24 All donators that indicate their full address get a receipt. |
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(c) 2003-2008 Grünhelme e.V.