All members and interested parties who might want to become members are cordially invited to attend.
You can find more information about the event and a detailed report from our 1st Chairman Martin Knittel here.

During the service, which will take place at 10.30 a.m. in the church Zur Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit in Schmiden, there will also be information about our projects.
The subsequent Lenten meal in the Maximilian-Kolbe-Haus offers the opportunity for discussions and socialising. This year there will be “Linsen, Spätzle und Saiten”

Karibuni Kwa Chakula – Kommt und esst!

The photos and videos show that the pupils were very happy about this gift!
On behalf of everyone, we would like to thank all the donors who made this purchase possible.

Many of our pupils have to travel around 20 km to school every day. The new school bus now provides a safe and reliable means of transportation. Previously, we only had a rented bus at a high cost. We wish the pupils a safe journey at all times.

Thousands of kilometers away and yet united in thought. With this message, Zeppelin School is launching a school partnership with Baraka Pre & Primary English Medium School in Tanzania. The announcement of the agreement on cultural exchange and the will to stay in contact with each other was sealed with a symbolic handshake by Mr. Knittel, the chairman of the association Kinderhilfe Kilimandscharo e.V. and Mr. Paul, the vice principal of Zeppelin School, on Friday, 28 June 2024 as part of the elementary school’s Federal Youth Games.

The school community at Zeppelin School is looking forward to learning more about the school in Karansi, which is currently under construction, and about the living conditions of the people there, as well as to personal contact with the pupils who go to school there. The Zeppelin School will donate the proceeds from the sponsored run following the Federal Youth Games to the Baraka Kinderhilfe e.V. association in order to support the school there financially.

We as an association are very happy about the start of the school sponsorship. We are very excited to see what will come of it. We will be on hand with help and advice wherever we can.

This was followed by the report from treasurer Anja Schuster and the result of the audit by the independent auditors. The accounts for the 2023 financial year were correct, meaning that the actions of the chairperson, deputy chairperson and treasurer were unanimously approved. There was a question about the status of the audit by the tax office. The association is obliged to disclose its financial data to the tax office every three years. The association fulfills this obligation every year and its non-profit status is confirmed by the Waiblingen tax office with the notice of exemption. It was positive and surprising for everyone how our small association in a small town like Fellbach receives a six-figure sum in donations. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all donors for their generosity and support.

In an informative and richly illustrated presentation, Martin Knittel presented the current status of the project with a focus on the Baraka School. The hospital and school are in very good condition, although the school area still needs to be expanded over the next few years in order to accommodate the secondary grades. With the support of the Association of Scientific Catholic Student Associations Unitas e.V., an entire school building was financed, which was painted in blue, white and yellow in the Unitas colors as a thank you. A 10-year plan drawn up by those responsible on site in Tanzania shows that the work is in good hands.
Finally, there was an ideas workshop led by Judith Rubröder. “Where can we become more active? Which donations can we approach in the future? etc. were among the questions. The members’ meeting ended with good and lively discussions.
“There is still a lot to do,” concluded Martin Knittel. The next meeting will take place in spring 2025, once again in the Franziskusheim or in the Maria Regina parish hall. Specifically, the association took part in the cake sale as part of the parish festival surrounding the inauguration of Rev. Thampi Thomas Panagatu at the beginning of May; the donations were once again sent to Tanzania.