Eric Baumgartner - SOS Children's Village in Germany
Thu, Jul 25th 2013 at 12:00 am - 2:00 am
An update of the talk on the SOS Knderdorf charity that Eric gave in January 2013.
On this occasion, our member Eric Baumgartner had brought seven youngsters over from the Ludenscheid Children's Village (Kinderdorf) in north-west Germany, together with two of their carers - Ute Friederich and Peter Werzbech. They are here in the UK for a couple of weeks, accommodated by Teikyo University in Durham, to improve their English language skills. Eric had spent four years in his early teens in the village and this is part of his efforts to "give something back".
Between them, Eric and Ute explained the way the village works - it is a small collection of very attractive houses on the outskirts of the town of Ludenscheid - and highlighted the significant differences in approach to the care of vulnerable and at-risk children between the UK and Germany.
There are now almost 600 Children's Villages in 125 countries around the world, caring for over 62,000 children and young people. Check out their English language website for more information.
The youngsters from Ludenscheid introduce themselves under Ute's watchful eye.
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