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ChangemakerXchange is a global community providing safe, supportive, fun, and empowering spaces for changemakers. We foster profound and lasting connections, nurture wellbeing, and enable peer-learning and meaningful collaborations so that changemakers may create, sustain and scale positive change.

The organization was established as a result of a spontaneous initiative and willingness to help the those people who are in need, who suffered from military actions in Ukraine. Our mission is the permanent and balanced integration of Ukraine with the European Union through the implementation of current tasks and long-term activities in the form of, among others: - Humanitarian actions - Social projects - International cooperation

Our vision is an inclusive society, driven by the power of sport. People with intellectual disabilities shall have equal access to sports, education, culture and health care. Our mission is an immediate and permanent change of consciousness in society and self-determined participation of people with intellectual disabilities. And our goals are to (1) increase awaress, (2) facilitate encounters, and (3) foster appreciation for people with ID in our society.

At Lambda Bund, young queers are committed to improving their living conditions: For more freedom, more opportunities, more social participation, more networking and exchange. And want less discrimination, less fear, less crooked looks. To achieve this, we act on different levels: - We offer nationwide advice for young LGBTIQ. - Through youth encounters and workshops, we make it easier for young queers to get to know each other and exchange ideas. - Various DIY projects boost self-confidence and make it easier to raise your voice. - We are also politically committed to our interests at the federal and state level. At the moment, for example, we are particularly committed to improving the legal and medical situation for trans* and inter* young people.

Our Mission is to create opportunities for everyone to unleash their creative potential, so that people can become freer and, as a result, happier

We have a beautiful mission: we want to cure every child's cancer. Find new treatments, improve existing ones, and kick children's cancer to send it far, far away forever and may it never come back!

Bioteka' s mission is to effectively connect science and society. As of 2010, when our civil society organization has been formed, we are dedicated to educating and raising public awareness on the importance of scientific discoveries and results, STEM, nature/environmental protection, sustainable development, public health, and related areas. We specialize in bringing scientific language, methods, and facts to the wider public. Our work includes educational (workshops, educational camps etc.), popular science (content creation, article writing, public outreach), volunteering and research activities, as well as initiatives for raising the public's awareness of topics in the field of natural sciences, nature and environmental protection, climate change and sustainable development. Bioteka continually promotes critical thought, science, modern teaching methods, active citizenship, sustainable development, and implementation of nature-based solutions. We cooperate with scientists, educational institutions, the private sector, and the public and have so far successfully carried out more than 75 projects of local, national, and international character and importance.

Bergwaldprojekt's aim is to protect, to conserve, to tend the forest, especially the mountain forest and the cultural landscapes, and to help people understand the connections in nature, the issues of the forest and the dependence of humans on these sources of life. That is why the Bergwaldprojekt works with volunteers in organized project weeks in forests, bogs and open land biotopes at various places in Germany. The goals of the project weeks are to > conserve the various functions of the ecosystems, > make participants aware of the importance of our natural sources of life and that they are threatened, > convince the general public of a sustainable use of the natural resources.

Plan International Espana is an international development and humanitarian organisation which strives for a just world that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We focus our action to: - empower women, young and communities to make vital changes that tackle root causes of discrimination, poverty, exclusion and vulnerability; - drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through our experience. - Work with young to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity; - support the safe progression of children from birth to adulthood. Plan International is committed to safeguarding of women and young people. We are an organization that works to defend, promote and protect children's rights in order to achieve societies that respect the rights of all children and enable them to have a life of dignity and a future full of opportunities. We are currently present in 77 countries around the world and we aim to ensure that our work provides lasting benefits to children, their families and communities. One of our main areas of work is the economic empowerment of youth, especially the most vulnerable adolescents and young people, so that they become resilient, acquire knowledge and skills for employment, have access to job opportunities and actively participate in the development of their professional careers. We develop programs aimed at economic security, through training in employability and entrepreneurship skills. o To this end, we seek the commitment of citizens and institutions, and build partnerships to: o Empower children, young people and their communities to generate lasting change that addresses the causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability. o Drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and international levels through our outreach, experience and knowledge of the realities that children experience. o Support children and their communities in adapting and responding to crises and adversity. o Ensuring the safe and positive development of children from birth to adulthood. For 83 years, its work based on social responsibility and transparency has cemented its reputation for ethical, effective and committed humanitarian aid in each of its projects. Plan International is a Foundation that has been working in Spain since 2010 on programs in Spain aimed at raising awareness and empowering Spanish girls and young women about their rights. In 2012, and as a result of the economic crisis and the transformation it brought to the labor market, Plan International started to implement insertion programs for groups at risk of exclusion.

Concisely, rubicon e. V. aims to address both the individual and social challenges faced by the marginalized lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, intersex* and queer identifying persons and to demand, promote and facilitate interactions with heteronormative structures and stakeholders, in order to defend human rights and to reduce violence and discrimination. rubicon works towards a just society where gender and sexual diverse people live self-confidently and love freely.

ORA Singers is an award-winning and critically-acclaimed professional vocal ensemble, recognised for its commitment to producing the highest quality choral music; continuing and enhancing the centuries-long tradition of choral singing in England. We do this primarily through performance, recording, commissioning and choral education. We believe that choral singing is truly at the heart of Britain's classical music tradition, and we are committed to showcasing its beauty, power and relevance to a modern and demographically varied audience. Building on our success of the last six years, we are developing a new vision of cross-cultural work that we believe will introduce British choral singing to a wider audience than ever before, both nationally and internationally. We will be collaborating with, and commissioning, extraordinary artists from other world music traditions, building musical bridges between different cultures. We are also continuing to expand our educational programme, which reaches out to under-privileged young people across the UK. We provide free mentoring and access to professional musicians and musical opportunities to aspiring composers from state schools. We were inspired to build this programme by the continual reduction of support for music education in our state education sector, and the knock-on effect this is having on young people's musical development and aspirations. We have always supported the creation of new work, commissioning over 50 new musical pieces in the last six years, and with a target of 100 new works in 10 years. We have become known for our creative and prolific commissioning programme, providing employment and exposure to a huge number of composers, and building a legacy of early 21st century choral music which will continue to be performed for hundreds of years to come.

GESINE Intervention, in Traegerschaft des Vereins Frauen helfen Frauen EN e.V., ist das Zentrum fur Praevention, Information, Schutz und Unterstuetzung bei Gewalt gegen Frauen im Geschlechterverhaeltnis im Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis - arbeitet aber auch immer wieder weit uber den Kreis hinaus. Neben Schutz und Beratung fur Frauen bietet GESINE auch Interventionsangebote fur Maenner sowie Unterstuetzung fuer all die Menschen, die in ihrem Beruf oder Privatleben mit von Gewalt betroffenen Frauen in Kontakt sind. Seit den spaeten 80er Jahren setzt sich der Verein Frauen helfen Frauen En fuer den Schutz und die Unterstuetzung von Frauen und ihren Kindern im Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis ein. Mit dem GESINE Frauenhaus, der GESINE Frauenberatung, dem GESINE Netzwerk Gesundheit und dem Programm fuer gewaltaktive Manner hat der Verein eine breite Infrastruktur zur individuellen Unterstuetzung und zum Schutz von Frauen und ihren Kindern geschaffen. 1992 konnten wir das erste Frauenhaus im EN-Kreis eroeffnen. 1996 wurde mit der Frauenberatungsstelle in Witten ein Angebot fuer Frauen in schwierigen Lebenssituationen geschaffen. Lebenskrisen, Trennung/Scheidung, Mobbing, Stalking und auch seelische, koerperliche oder sexuelle Formen von Gewalt sind haeufige Beratungsthemen. Mittlerweile haben wir in drei weiteren Kreisstaedten Beratungsstandorte: In Schwelm, Hattingen und Herdecke. Das GESINE Netzwerk Gesundheit mit seinen vielen Akteur_innen setzt sich seit 2004 fuer eine gute gesundheitliche Versorgung gewaltbetroffener Frauen und ihrer Kinder ein - eine wichtige Voraussetzung fuer eine Zukunft ohne Gewalt. Dieses Ziel verfolgt der Verein seit 2007 auch mit unterschiedlichen Forschungs- und Praxisprojekten. So etwa von 2012 - 2019 mit dem Kompetenzzentrum Frauen und Gesundheit NRW - finanziert vom Gesundheitsministerium NRW. Seit 2006 war GESINE Intervention Partnerin in 7 EU-Projekten und zwei bundesweiten Projekten. Seit 2015 wird mit TONI ein Programm fuer Manner und Frauen angeboten, die in ihrer Partnerschaft zu aggressiven verbalen oder koerperlichen Uebergriffen neigen und ihr Verhalten aendern moechten. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind regionale Projekte zur Verbesserung des Gewaltschutzes fur Frauen und Manner mit Behinderungen sowie fuer Frauen in Fluchtsituationen. Dies alles sind Angebote, die von uns kontinuierlich weiter entwickelt werden. Zur Praevention von und Intervention bei Gewalt gegen Frauen hat der Verein eine Gesamtstrategie entwickelt. Ueber individuellen Schutz und Unterstuetzung hinaus zielt diese auf die grundlegende Veraenderung der Bedingungen, die Gewalt gegen Frauen erst moeglich machen. Mit dem Internetportal GESINE Intervention www.gesine-intervention.de bietet der Verein eine digitale Anlaufstelle fuer Gewaltbetroffene, ihr Umfeld, Fachpublikum und Engagierte. Dort sind auch die von GESINE Intervention entwickelten Materialien fuer von Gewalt betroffene Frauen (auch Jugendliche und Maenner) sowie fuer das Fachpublikum eingestellt - Flyer, Broschueren, Plakate, Dokumentationsboegen, Filme. Viele Materialien liegen in mehreren Sprachen sowie in Leichter Sprache vor. Mit GESINE Campus bieten wir Fortbildungsangebote fuer verschiedene Berufsgruppen sowie die Entwicklung von Gewaltschutzkonzepten fuer verschiedene Einrichtungen an. GESINE Intervention kooperiert mit vielen Institutionen und Verbaenden. So z.B. mit dem Dachverband der Frauenberatungsstellen NRW, der Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Autonomer Frauenhaeuser NRW, dem Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe (BFF), der Zentralen Informationsstelle Autonomer Frauenhaeuser (ZIF), der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Taeterarbeit Haeusliche Gewalt, der BIK = Bundesweite Initiative der NGOs zur Umsetzung der Istanbul Konvention, dem Arbeitskreis Frauengesundheit in Therapie, Medizin und Gesellschaft (AKF) sowie auf der internationalen Ebene u.a. mit WAVE = Women against Violence Europe und dem Verein Autonome Oesterreichische Frauenhaeuser (AOF). Ganz aktuell fuehrt GESINE Intervention ganztaegige Schulveranstaltungen zum Thema "Und das soll Liebe sein?"" durch. In geschlechtsgetrennten Gruppen arbeiten Schueler_innen der 9. und 10. Klasse zum Thema Partnerschaftsbeziehungen und moegliche Warnzeichen fur Gewalt bzw. zu der Frage, wie Beziehungen gewaltfrei und partnerschaftlich gelebt werden koennen. GESINE Intervention, under the auspices of the association Frauen helfen Frauen EN e.V., is the center for prevention, information, protection and support in cases of gender-based violence against women in the Ennepe-Ruhr district - but it also works far beyond the district. In addition to protection and counseling for women, GESINE also offers intervention services for men as well as support for all those people who are in contact with women affected by violence in their professional or private lives. Since the late 1980s, the association Frauen helfen Frauen En has been committed to the protection and support of women and their children in the Ennepe-Ruhr district. With the GESINE Women's Shelter, the GESINE Women's Counseling Service, the GESINE Health Network and the Program for Violent Men, the association has created a broad infrastructure for the individual support and protection of women and their children. In 1992 we were able to open the first women's shelter in the EN district. In 1996, with the Women's Counseling Center in Witten, an offer for women in difficult life situations was created. Life crises, separation/divorce, mobbing, stalking and also mental, physical or sexual forms of violence are frequent counseling topics. In the meantime, we have counseling locations in three other county seats: In Schwelm, Hattingen and Herdecke. The GESINE Health Network with its many actors has been working since 2004 for good health care for women affected by violence and their children - an important prerequisite for a future without violence. Since 2007, the association has also been pursuing this goal with various research and practical projects. For example, from 2012 - 2019 with the Competence Center Women and Health NRW - funded by the Ministry of Health NRW. Since 2006, GESINE Intervention has been a partner in 7 EU projects and two nationwide projects. Since 2015, TONI, a program for men and women who are prone to aggressive verbal or physical abuse in their partnership and want to change their behavior, has been offered. Other focal points are regional projects to improve the protection against violence for women and men with disabilities and for women in refugee situations. These are all offers that we are continuously developing. The association has developed an overall strategy for the prevention of and intervention in cases of violence against women. In addition to individual protection and support, this strategy aims to fundamentally change the conditions that make violence against women possible in the first place. With the internet portal GESINE Intervention www.gesine-intervention.de, the association offers a digital contact point for people affected by violence, their environment, experts and committed people. The materials developed by GESINE Intervention for women affected by violence (including young people and men) as well as for the professional public - flyers, brochures, posters, documentary sheets, films - are also posted there. Many materials are available in several languages as well as in easy-to-understand language. With GESINE Campus we offer further education for different professional groups as well as the development of violence protection concepts for different institutions. GESINE Intervention cooperates with many institutions and associations. For example, with the umbrella organization of women's counseling centers in North Rhine-Westphalia, the state working group of autonomous women's shelters in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Association of Women's Counseling Centers and Women's Emergency Calls (BFF), the Central Information Center of Autonomous Women's Shelters (ZIF), the Federal Working Group on Domestic Violence, the Federal Initiative of NGOs for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention (BIK), the Working Group on Women's Health in Therapy, Medicine and Society (AKF), and at the international level with WAVE = Women Against Violence (WAVE), among others. among others with WAVE = Women against Violence Europe and the association Autonome Oesterreichische Frauenhaeuser (AOF). GESINE Intervention is currently conducting day-long school events on the topic "And that's supposed to be love? In gender-separated groups, students of the 9th and 10th grade work on the topic of partnership relationships and possible warning signs of violence, or on the question of how relationships can be lived in a non-violent way and in partnership. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)