IKE Förderverein für Interkulturelle Erziehung
IKE Förderverein für Interkulturelle Erziehung e.V.
Remscheid, Germany
About
Founded in 1992, IKE Förderverein für Interkulturelle Erziehung is a non-profit association based in Remscheid, Germany working on education, refugees & migration, children & youth +1 more.
The IKE Förderverein für Interkulturelle Erziehung e.V. is a non-profit association based in Remscheid, Germany, working since 1992 to support intercultural living and coexistence among people of different origins. Its main areas are intercultural education in kindergartens and schools, and support for newcomers. It runs the Interkulturelle Kindertagesstätte und Familienzentrum Confetti in Rosenhügel, which provides childcare for 79 children, many from international families, with a multilingual team. The association also offers German language courses, literacy and women's education courses, parent education courses, a language support project at a secondary school, refugee-focused initiatives, and an intercultural reading series. It is a member of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband NRW and is recognised as tax-exempt for charitable purposes by the Remscheid tax office.
Location
Founded
Organisation type
Legal form
Legal name
Focus areas
Languages
Causes & programmes
Causes
Works for
How they work
Programmes
Interkulturelle Lesereihe
ViewCommunity development
Twice-yearly intercultural reading series in Remscheid's central library, featuring German-language authors with a migration background, with free admission and accompanying musicians.
Wortschatz-Projekt
ViewEducation
Targeted small-group language support for children who are not native German speakers, delivered at the Emma-Herwegh-Gymnasium by students from the University of Wuppertal.
Elternbildungskurse
ViewEducation
Parent education courses for women with international family backgrounds, run in Remscheid kitas and primary schools with the Kommunales Integrationszentrum, mostly bilingual, covering the German education system and child support.
Zusammen! Lernpartnerschaft
ViewRefugees & Migration
Learning partnerships pairing refugee pupils from Year 5 upwards with older pupils and students, supported online, focused on language development.
Mini-Kindergarten Freiheitsstraße
ViewRefugees & Migration
Weekly morning sessions for refugee children aged four to five at the Freiheitsstraße meeting centre, focusing on creativity and motor skills, while mothers learn German in an adjacent room.
Mentoren-Projekt
ViewEducation
Mentoring for pupils in their final school year, with mentors from various professions helping with study choices and career insight, supported by the Marianne- und Emil-Lux-Stiftung.
Bunt Deutsch lernen
ViewEducation
Summer holiday workshop where parents and children learn basic German through play, gardening and cooking with local plants.
Funding & support
Funded by
Ways to support
Trust
Credentials & affiliations
Awards
Ehrenpreis der Stadt Remscheid
Industry memberships
Partnerships
Caritasverband Remscheid e.V., Die Lütteraten e.V., Akademie der Kulturellen Bildung e.V., Katholisches Bildungswerk Wuppertal/Solingen/Remscheid, Kommunales Integrationszentrum Remscheid, Stadtteilbüro Rosenhügel, Paritätische Akademie NRW, Verein für Bewährungshilfe Remscheid e.V., Stadtsparkasse Remscheid, Rotary Club Remscheid Lennep e.V., Marianne und Emil Lux-Stiftung, Wurm GmbH & Co. KG, Britta und Peter Wurm Stiftung, Soroptimist International Deutschland Club Remscheid, Wirtschaftsjunioren Remscheid
People
Management & team (1)
Other non-profits in Germany
View allDRK-Kreisverband Bautzen
Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief, Children & Youth
pferde Stärken e.V.
Health, Disability
Althafen Foundation
Arts & Culture, Education
Ourchild e.V.
Children & Youth, Education +2 more
MOYO-Ansbach für Malawi
Health, Education +4 more
Dr. Klara Goldbach-Stiftung
Education, Gender equality