Initiators:
Some enthusiastic people in Halle/Saale (Germany)
What they do:
Seelensteine is a specialised service for families. They support children of mentally ill parents with a mentor system
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Seelensteine (Soul Stones) February 24, 2015
CAP markets (CAP Märkte) February 21, 2015
Initiator:
Rainer Knapp
What they do:
By opening centrally located supermarkets named “CAP … centre of life” new chances for handicapped people are being created. They find suitable jobs that are sustainable. At the same time, small towns, villages and rural areas get easy access to supermarkets.
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Infofon e.V. February 18, 2015
Initiators:
Some youngsters in the city of Munich/Germany
What they do:
INFOFON is a telephone service from young people for young people under the age of 27. Daily from 6 to 10 pm people can call and discuss their issues and challenging situations with well trained volunteers their age in order to get advice and help. In addition, there’s an online platform with chat and forums.
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Centre Ya Bana February 15, 2015
Founders:
Simon Zimmermann, Rodrick Sampu
What they do:
Centre Ya Bana is a forward-looking project that combines free education with economic sustainability. The operation of the elementray school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is being financed through an add-on bakery. Since there is a huge need for bread in the city, two birds can be killed with one stone.
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Rosa’s Pizza February 6, 2015
Founder:
Mason Wartman
What they do:
Located in the Jefferson Hospital Area of beautiful Center City Philadelphia, Rosa’s Fresh Pizza believes that Pizza should be fresh and cheap. With such a rich Cheesesteak culture, Philadelphia has long neglected an old favorite: the Pizza Pie!
You see, at Rosa’s Fresh Pizza, we’ve made a promise. A promise to our hardworking customers to always have a fresh pizza waiting for them upon their arrival.
Yet the best is this: In March 2014, a customer asked he could buy a slice for someone in need. Since that day, more than 8,000 of the cheese slices, which have been lauded as delicious, have been donated in the nine months since the program was born. You can even buy a slice online now. Homeless people are welcome to eat the pre-ordered pizza and have a great time at Rosa’s.
As an addition, you can buy t-shirts and sweatshirts and Mason donates 7 slides for each sale.
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Plasno February 3, 2015
Founders:
Daniel Vogelpohl, Simon Gröning, Benjamin Bartels und Meshal Kadourah
What they do:
Plasno is Europe’s first online shop that offers a large variety of products that contain no plastic at all. All products are packed in recycled boxes and is shipped in a bag made of strong paper. Plasno = say no to plastic.
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