My name is Angelika Griessmair, and I am very pleased to serve as the foundation’s director. I am convinced that learning is far more than simply imparting knowledge. Children and young people—as well as adults—need people who believe in them, provide them with guidance, and take their development seriously. Where trust is built and individual strengths are recognized, people can grow and find their own path. For me, an inclusive, holistic perspective is a given. I see great potential especially in out-of-school learning environments. They create opportunities to gain experience, take on responsibility, and get to know oneself better. This is precisely where I see the foundation’s special value: it supports and creates spaces where individual and collective development becomes possible. In addition, it provides important impetus for both education AND personal development. For me, the focus is always on the young person—with their personality, their abilities, their interests, and their very own perspectives on the world.
The foundation is working toward an Interreg project in which a cross-border participatory process will be used to identify challenges and needs in the fields of education, social services, and youth work, with the goal of subsequently supplementing these areas with new and sustainable programs. Through a variety of partnerships, the foundation aims to establish support systems and launch projects in which children, adolescents, and young adults take on responsibility for shaping their region and the community in which they live. The initiative is based on the conviction that people grow and come together through taking on responsible tasks and, when integrated into communities, can create a supportive and nurturing environment for themselves and for others.
My name is Angelika Griessmair, and I am very pleased to serve as the foundation’s director. I am convinced that learning is far more than simply imparting knowledge. Children and young people—as well as adults—need people who believe in them, provide them with guidance, and take their development seriously. Where trust is built and individual strengths are recognized, people can grow and find their own path. For me, an inclusive, holistic perspective is a given. I see great potential especially in out-of-school learning environments. They create opportunities to gain experience, take on responsibility, and get to know oneself better. This is precisely where I see the foundation’s special value: it supports and creates spaces where individual and collective development becomes possible. In addition, it provides important impetus for both education AND personal development. For me, the focus is always on the young person—with their personality, their abilities, their interests, and their very own perspectives on the world.
