Non-Governmental Organization

The White Freedom Ribbon Campaign

• is an open platform. We gather knowledge and information from organisations on the topic of our 'one world'.
• addresses young people. School children are our main target group. We hope to interest teachers in the topic of 'one world' so that they will introduce it into their lesson plans.
• initiates action. Learning leads to action – action stimulates learning.
• supports the commitment of volunteers. Pupils get to know the work of the organisations and can play a part in these efforts.
• is independent. We are not affiliated with any ideology or political party. Thanks to our journalistic orientation, we are committed to providing an unbiased information platform.

The White Freedom Ribbon Campaign was founded in February 2003 against the backdrop of the impending war in Iraq. With our initiative, we as journalists hope to expand the perspectives of young people.

Since 1988, the Third World alliance in Hanover (a registered association) has focussed on education work with regard to development policy. The focus is public relations concerning the topic in the area of Hanover, the documentation centre ‘Archiv³ Cooperation of Third World Archives’ www.archiv3.org and the campaign for clean clothes. We coordinate tasks on a local level and develop projects for Global Learning.

The Hammer Forum provides medical help for children in war and conflict zones. Help provided by the Hammer Forum is based on voluntary work of doctors, nurses and other people. It comprises founding stationary institutions in the children’s home countries, sending doctors and nurses from Germany to the various regions and, in exceptional cases, transferring injured children to Germany for treatment.