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School as a therapy

09.02.2010: Soon, circumstances might change for thousands of traumatized children who have lost nearly everything in the earthquake of Haiti. Before the earthquake: Pupils attend lessons in Lakou (Photo: Achim Pohl) The HelpAlliance participates in the acquirement of school materials together with the “Salesians Don Bosco”. The sets are named “school in a bag” and are perfectly suitable [...]
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Appeal for Donations

15.01.2010: Haiti – one of the poorest countries in Latin America was hit hard by an earthquake. The people need help and support urgently. The Vocational school ENAM after the earthquake (Photo: Don Bosco) The harrowing pictures are constantly shown in the press, as well as the discussion about the logistical problems with the emergency measures. HelpAlliance is [...]
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Lufthansa makes a donation to Pattaya Orphanage in Thailand

07.12.2009: Within festivities on the occasion of 50 years Lufthansa in Thailand, Thierry Antinori, Lufthansa Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales, visited the HelpAlliance project “Pattaya Orphanage” and handed over a check in the amount of 1 million Thai Baht. By dispensing with customer presents and Christmas parties altogether this sum could be donated by Product Management, [...]
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HelpAlliance is supporting the disaster victims in Manila, Brazil and Indonesia

13.11.2009: Manila: The tropical storm Ketsana hit Manila and its provinces on 26 September 2009. It brought devastation and misery to the people. HelpAlliance is supporting a project with 10,000 euros which helps flood-stricken inhabitants that have lost their houses in the provinces of Montalban. The local government has provided a total of 10 hectares of land to [...]
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Finally there’s water in Dioundiourou

02.10.2009: It’s completed – the much anticipated well for Dioundiourou. And it’s not only the children of the school in the Malian village of Dogon country who benefit from it. The whole village has seen an increase in their quality of life. It’s completed – the much anticipated well for Dioundiourou. And it’s not only the children [...]
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HelpAlliance Annual Report 2008

02.10.2009:   In 2008 HelpAlliance was able to invest even more money in projects to relieve the distress of people and to provide new prospects for children and their future. Of course criteria such as the economic crisis do not spare aid organizations and so for the first time caused donations to drop, but we are glad [...]
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HelpAlliance celebrated their 10 year anniversary

02.10.2009: On September 22, HelpAlliance invited to the anniversary celebrations at the Lufthansa Training & Conference Center in Seeheim. More than 450 guests came to spend a very entertaining, and thanks to generous sponsors’ donations (PDF, 1.5MB) of raffle prizes, a very exciting evening. Besides culinary-delights and cocktails for a good cause, a varied entertainment program [...]
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10 Years Of HelpAlliance

25.08.2009: Just in time for its 10th anniversary HelpAlliance has spruced up on the internet. There are lots of new possibilities of finding out more about us on the new website. The current film which promotes our activity „Small change – it’s a big help” (On Board collection program on Lufthansa flights) can finally be watched on [...]
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A compressor for Mali

20.05.2009: Lufthansa Cargo, DB Schenker and Bilfinger Berger support HelpAlliance Just two weeks ago a mayday call came in at the HelpAlliance office. The well building project had suddenly come to a halt. The compressor utilised in the Help Alliance well building project in Mali had irreparably broken down and there was no way of getting a [...]
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10 years of HelpAlliance e.V. (registered charity)

13.05.2009: “Balance”, the Lufthansa sustainability report, portrays the organization With the foundation of the HelpAlliance e.V. in September 1999 thirteen Lufthansa employees established a common platform for socially committed colleagues. In the course of ten years the association has emerged as an umbrella organization of more than 30 projects in 20 countries. An important basis for the [...]
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Fleeing from Poverty – Sponsorship Programs at HelpAlliance

03.06.2008: Sponsorships ensure education chances for children in Nigeria and Central India. Because education is the key to overcoming poverty, HelpAlliance is now also offering sponsorships for the first time. For the time being, this is possible in two different projects. The project Obizi in Nigeria supports a hospital and the construction of schools in the vicinity [...]
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Donations instead of Gifts – amazing story about a Frequent Travellers Birthday Wish

23.11.2007: On the occasion of his 50th birthday celebration a Lufthansa HON Circle Member asked for a donation for Lufthansa HelpAlliance instead of receiving presents for himself. Encouraged by his son, a Lufthansa Boeing 737 Co-Pilot assuring the Lufthansa HON Circle Member this donated money will be used for a good deed. “His reports totally convinced me [...]
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