Schüler Helfen Leben

Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben

Berlin, Germany

Children & YouthEducationDemocracy & Civil societyPeace & Conflict

CharityFounded 1992International reach

Profile last updated: April 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1992, Schüler Helfen Leben is a charity based in Berlin, Germany working on children & youth, education, democracy & civil society +2 more.

Schüler Helfen Leben is a youth-led charity in Germany, founded in 1992 and run by young people for young people. It is best known for organising the annual Sozialer Tag (Solidarity Action Day), in which students donate their earnings to support youth, education and democracy projects in Southeast Europe, the Syria region, Jordan and Ukraine. The organisation runs youth projects focused on education, encounter, democracy and engagement, offers volunteer service placements in Germany and abroad, and operates offices in Berlin, Neumünster, Lübeck and Sarajevo. It also supports partner organisations in several countries in the Balkans and beyond.

Location

Berlin, Germany

Founded

1992

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Stiftung

Legal name

Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben

VAT number

DE294122518

Focus areas

youthvolunteeringsolidarity action dayeducationdemocracySoutheast EuropeUkraine

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationDemocracy & Civil societyPeace & ConflictHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief

Works for

ChildrenYouth

How they work

Awareness & educationVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Sozialer Tag (Solidarity Action Day)

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Children & Youth · Germany

Annual nationwide day on which students swap the classroom for a paid job and donate their earnings to youth and education projects abroad.

Actival

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Democracy & Civil society · Germany

Annual youth conference bringing over 150 young people from more than 30 European countries together for workshops and discussions.

Shelter Ukraine

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Ukraine

Psychosocial support, courses and programmes for young internally displaced people in several Ukrainian locations.

Countries of operation

GermanyUkraineAlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaJordanKosovoMontenegroNorth MacedoniaSerbiaMoldovaPoland

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

SAME (Solidarity Action Day Movement in Europe)

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