Our KRASS members spend their time last week to make the lockdown more colorful and to spread a bit of joy. They have visited families and distributed drawing books. They also used the time to inquire about the need for donations and media for a successful homeschooling.
Our great coloring book with our mascot Krassi and many beautiful motifs
Due to our humanitarian orientation, we cultivate a very social and flexible atmosphere in a respectful manner regarding individual responsibilities. In this way, we ensure the reconciliation of work, family and private life, especially by allowing our employees to flexibly adjust their working hours if necessary.
It is easily possible to shift working hours to another day of the week, or to the evening. Important for us is the result of the work not the time of the day when it is done.
Ultimately it is of particular importance for us that teachers and educators, but also the people who donate their time, feel comfortable at KRASS. Our team members largely decide independently how they organize the tasks of the association.
They are fully flexible with regard to the organization of the work. Due to the decentralized structure and the individual responsibilities, KRASS allows a high degree of personal individuality.
Formalities such as gender, origin of birth, etc., do not matter. The individual motivation are the main criteria. Ultimately, this motivation leads to the use and acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
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The beginning of spring was colorful for KRASS. Great movies, well-known artists and Hip-Hop. More information in the new newsletter: Read here!
The subject of the day at our KRASS ArtLiveChannel (KunstLiveKanal) was the german artist Franz Marc and his work ” Blaues Pferdchen ” (Blue Horse). The young artists were eager and had a lot of fun.
We have a new campaign planned for you with the It’s for Kids Foundation.
It is a goal to collect at least 1000 items such as: Cell phones, printer cartridges, dental gold, old gold or silver jewelry, coins, old foreign currency or D-Mark.
All collected items will be monetized by the It’s for Kids Foundation partners and donated to us.
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From our MediaLab, we now offer free digital tutoring with the necessary technical equipment. As a sustainable help, so that children with the school material do not fall by the wayside. Registration: info@krass-ev.de
As part of the project “Style your Rights – it’s your partycipation”, a rap workshop on the topic of children’s rights took place during the Easter vacations 2021. In the premises of the comprehensive school on Stettiner Straße in Düsseldorf Garath, 12 children had the opportunity to express themselves creatively and artistically. The children wrote their own song lyrics, which were professionally recorded by workshop leader Jason Firchow aka JayJay.
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Living the Diversity
In the theater project, children and young people went on an exploratory journey into their own personalities through acting.
Under the guidance of the KRASS actress Ulrike Schwab offered KRASS e. V. schoolgirls of the GHS Benrath in Düsseldorf the opportunity to discover themselves in a theater project and freely express their wishes and opinions.
The artistic work sent the students on a journey of exploration into their own personalities, strengths and talents. It helps the young people to reflect on their own lives, develop social skills and, in ensemble, gain the knowledge and strength to actively shape their own lives and the environment.
„We are very happy to see and experience how the children and young people use their creativity to draw attention to their feelings. With such enthusiasm, motivation and openness, as only children manage to capture an audience.“ –Uwe Rittmann, Senior Partner PwC
Teilnehmer: 90 young people aged 12 to 16
Schirmherrschaft: Uwe Rittmann, Senior Partner PwC
Hauptsponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Bündnispartner: GHS Hauptschule Benrath
Forget the dreary everyday life by living out creativity – outside the #Corona crisis, KRASS gives children the tools to do so at the pro bono KiA from Mondays to Fridays, from 4-6 p.m. each day at Linienstrasse 78 in Düsseldorf. And for parents and children, the workshops are free! You can also view more photos here.
It has been open for over 2 years now. “My heart’s desire”, as Claudia Seidensticker calls the KRASS KinderAtelier. Because she helped plan it from the ground up. She has invested her heart and soul and time.
But above all, because of the little artists who drop by – quite shyly at first, sometimes with little self-confidence. “I can’t do it,” the artists Barbara, Duschka, Katja, Melanie, Mareike and Katja often hear.
Then they sit down next to the kids, pick up the brush themselves or mix the colors, show the techniques. Showing that there is something to the saying: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
And then something happens that always amazes us at KRASS: the kids leave their protective walls, come out of their shells, confide in the artists and trust in themselves. This is especially evident during picture discussions, where the kids tell us something about their artworks. Whether they paint with Mareike’s pastel chalk, make small boats out of Barbara’s natural materials, or build a model village out of the tetrapaks that Tine collects: Behind each work of art are entire stories, incredibly exciting and touching. A matter of the heart.
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This was THE EXPERIENCE for a total of 70 young and young-at-heart Düsseldorfers and refugees aged 12 to 16: participation in the Shrove Monday parade at Carnival 2019 in Düsseldorf!
In 2019, in addition to the long-term vision “Free access to culture and education for ALL children” for the 10th anniversary of the association, we also had the short-term vision “Point out children’s rights at the carnival!”.
The idea was implemented with the own motif wagon “ARCHE NOAH” under the motto “Children have rights. The young people were involved in the motif float construction under the direction of the Jacques Tilly team. The young participants were prepared for the KRASSen Karnevals appearance in a total of eight different workshops/measures and contributed numerous ideas of their own for the construction of the ARCHE NOAH and the choreography of the dances as well as in the selection of music and drum pieces during the parade.
Colorful, loud artistic was the credo of the carnival project – not only for the Ark, but also for what it houses: In various workshops, the animal participants study dance – choreographies, practice music and drum pieces. Since December 2019, every Sunday afternoon was dedicated to elephant ears, tiger paws and giraffe tails, stitch by stitch, the most diverse animal costumes were created in the KRASSen KinderAtelier in Oberbilk. In the process, refugees and Düsseldorfers worked hand in hand – creating new friendships and achieving sustainable integration. Claudia Seidensticker, founder of KRASS e.V., is particularly pleased that language barriers were overcome through active cooperation and collaboration, thus strengthening the sense of community and the relationship to each other.
Nothing stood in the way of the successful implementation of the project, because in addition to the dedicated kids and instructors, the association can look forward to several generous sponsors. But read for yourself:
No less than 7 dedicated employees from METRO-NOM, the tech unit of METRO AG, have not only actively supported the project supported the project actively and voluntarily, but also successfully CSR program “We help” successfully organized financial support for float construction and entry fees. organized. “Our goal was to help refugee children get acquainted with our culture in a creative, fun way. Behind us are great working days, but now the anticipation of the big day prevails,” says Jens Voss, METRO-NOM employee, carnival enthusiast and now also volunteer float builder float builder, costume designer and choreographer.
The success was also due to the intensive partnership between KRASS e.V. and the long-established Düsseldorf-based company Sonnen Herzog, which was which has existed since December of last year. The basis was created by the leading wholesale company for paints, wallpapers and floor coverings with 15 branches in North Rhine-Westphalia made a Christmas donation. Instead of customers presents at Christmas, Sonnen Herzog KRASS e.V. made a donation of on behalf of all employees and customers a sum of 10,000 euros. “We are happy to make a contribution to the cultural support of disadvantaged children in our city and are thrilled about the diverse projects that KRASS e.V. sets up. We are already very much looking forward to the Shrove Monday procession”, says Managing Director Margarete Sonnen, who is the fifth generation to run the family business. fifth generation. Sonnen Herzog also regularly supports the work KRASS e.V. regularly with donations of materials. At the Düsseldorf Sonnen Herzog headquarters at Pinienstrasse 20, private customers can also make purchases.
The team around Renate Hirschmann, founder of Elsa hilft GmbH is pleased to be able to use this generous donation to provide the children with many creative workshops and carefree, colorful hours. The fun of the children to spend an unforgettable day with Noah’s Ark at the Düsseldorf are motivation enough to continue this great project of Krass e.V.. of Krass e.V. to support.