CHILDREN for a better World

CHILDREN for a better World

Children for a better World e.V.

München, Germany

Children & YouthPoverty & HungerDemocracy & Civil societyEducationTax-deductible donations
CharityFounded 1994National reach11-50 staff
Profile last updated: October 22, 2026

About

Founded in 1994, CHILDREN for a better World is a charity based in München, Germany working on children & youth, poverty & hunger, democracy & civil society +1 more.

CHILDREN for a better World is a donor-funded children's charity based in Munich that works to reduce the effects of child poverty in Germany and to strengthen children's and young people's participation and social engagement. Its main programmes are CHILDREN Entdecker, which supports children in poverty in disadvantaged urban districts through partner youth facilities in 66 cities, including a daily lunch programme and excursions; the CHILDREN Kinderbeiräte, in which children and young people decide on the funding of children's aid projects; and JUGEND HILFT, which funds social, ecological and political projects initiated by young people aged 6 to 21 and offers workshops, mentoring and a camp. The association was founded in 1994, is recognised as charitable and non-profit by the Munich tax office, and has its registered seat in Munich. It publishes annual financial and impact reports and has its accounts audited by an independent auditor.

Location

München, Germany

Founded

1994

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

e.V.

Legal name

Children for a better World e.V.

Registration

VR 14680 (Vereinsregister Amtsgericht München)

Staff

11-50

VAT number

DE722003030

Focus areas

KinderarmutPartizipationEngagementförderungDemokratiebildungKinderhilfe

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthPoverty & HungerDemocracy & Civil societyEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthCommunities

How they work

Grant-makingDirect servicesAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

CHILDREN Entdecker

Child poverty · Germany

Supports children growing up in poverty in disadvantaged urban districts through partner youth facilities, with activities such as a daily lunch programme, excursions and new experiences, in 66 cities.

CHILDREN Kinderbeiräte

Democracy & Civil society · Germany

Children's and youth advisory boards in which 8- to 18-year-olds decide on the funding of children's aid projects with their own budgets.

CHILDREN JUGEND HILFT

Youth engagement · Germany

Funds social, ecological and political projects initiated by young people aged 6 to 21, with a competition, mentoring, workshops and a camp.

CHILDREN Mittagstisch

Child poverty · Germany

Provides children in poverty with a balanced hot meal each day at partner facilities.

Countries of operation

Germany

Funding & support

Annual budget

€3.5m (2025)

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsGrants

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsPHINEO Wirkt-Siegel

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen

Deutschland Land der Ideen2007

Preis des Westfälischen Friedens

Stiftung Westfälischer Friede2012

PwC Transparenzpreis

PricewaterhouseCoopers2012

Integrationspreis

Stiftung Apfelbaum2020

Purpose Award

Bankhaus Donner & Reuschel2023Gemeinwohl

Industry memberships

Bundesverband Deutscher StiftungenBundesnetzwerk Bürgerliches Engagement

Partnerships

Commerzbank-Stiftung, Messe Frankfurt, Oliver Wyman, BioLotta, Kathinka-Platzhoff-Stiftung, Viktor-Rolff-Stiftung, Bankhaus Donner & Reuschel, Schwalbe, Wir machen. Für ein Kinderlachen

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