Highly exciting, inspiring and moving - The Hero*innen Festival 2022
With the Held*innen-Festival, the participating teams celebrate their further development in the program "Helden der Heimat Oberfranken". Three teams move on to Phase II.
Creating new impact for the region - after the Adalbert-Raps-Stiftung in cooperation with the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the University of Bayreuth called for the third round of the "Heroes of Upper Franconia" competition in April 2022, nine selected teams embarked on a hero mission. In workshops and coaching sessions, the teams qualified and developed themselves further. The teams presented the results to the jury in a pitch format. Three of the nine teams were each awarded €15,000 in unconditional hero money and will receive an additional year of coaching and workshops.
Held*innen-Festival 2022 offers a stage for social commitment
All nine participating teams had the opportunity to present their personal and further development of their projects to the audience and the jury in a pitch at the Hero Festival in the German Steam Locomotive Museum Neuenmarkt. Thus, the diverse social commitment in the region of Upper Franconia became visible and brings the social actors the deserved attention.
These are the 2022 superhero teams
The jury was able to award three teams as superhero teams. These three teams will each receive €15,000 in unconditional heroine money and qualify forPhase II "Work and Grow" of the Upper Franconia Heroes of Home program. In this phase, the three selected teams will receive another year of coaching and workshops to further develop their projects. Phase II, like Phase I of the program, is accompanied by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Bayreuth. These three teams are delighted to have been named superhero teams:
"Lacrima" of theJohanniter Unfallhilfe Regionalverband Oberfranken e.V.
The "Lacrima" project in Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg offers grief counseling for children and families who have lost a close relative. In regular group sessions, volunteers accompany the children and families in order to strengthen their mental health. The team is also committed to removing the taboo surrounding the topic of mourning and death.
The following are pleased with the award: Bernadette Sauerschell (Lacrima Director), Kathrin Person (Volunteer), Christine Fuchs (Volunteer), Werner Herold (Volunteer), Marion Herold (Volunteer), Ute Lorenz (Volunteer), Marie-Luise Höfer (Fundraising)
TüftlerTreff "of the Geschwister-Gummi-Stiftung Kulmbach
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The "TüftlerTreff" of the Geschwister-Gummi-Stiftung is located in the Kulmbacher Familientreff in Negeleinstraße. Here, defective small electrical appliances can be handed in and repaired by senior citizens. For senior citizens, the TüftlerTreff offers a meeting place to counteract loneliness in old age and to pursue meaningful leisure activities. At the same time, the repair work creates a counterbalance to the throwaway society.
Happy about the award: Antonia Beyerlein (Head of MGH Negeleinstraße/TüftlerTreff) and volunteer Heinrich Bosch
neo Makerspace "of the Institute for Innovative Education e.V.
The Makerspace "neo" offers children and young people in Bamberg an out-of-school place to learn about technology. Here, children and young people can tinker, research and experiment. The aim is to introduce children and young people to MINKT topics (M=mathematics, I=informatics, N=science, K=creativity, T=technology). On the one hand, this allows children and young people to pursue their natural urge to explore, uncover undiscovered strengths and awaken their enthusiasm for technology and science. On the other hand, a real impact is created for Upper Franconia and the shortage of skilled workers is counteracted in the long term.
About the award are pleased:
Frank Fleischmann (Project Management Makerspace), Gisa Stich (Management Institutfür innovative Bildung e.V.), Carla Holtgarve (Staff Makerspace/Institute for Innovative Education e.V.), Christian Distler(Staff Makerspace/Institute for Innovative Education e.V.)
These are the hero teams 2022
Even though the evening only awarded three winning teams, there were no losers! All participants and guests benefited from new impressions, lively exchange and went home with the certainty that they made an important contribution to the Upper Franconia region. In addition, all teams can use their pitch to present the added value of their project to potential supporters. A competence that the teams can use for themselves in the long term. Pitching comes from the start-up scene. With a pitch, you can convince (potential) supporters of your project in a short time. The aim of the pitch format was to enable social actors to get to the heart of their social commitment in the shortest possible time. This is just as relevant for the acquisition of funding as for the recruitment of committed people or for reaching the target group.
Bambus Bildunge.V.
The association has set itself the goal of offering extracurricular educational opportunities for all generations. Currently, the association focuses on children.
Initiative Liebenswertes Kulmbach e.V.
The initiative is committed to the social design of the city of Kulmbach and the implementation of ideas.
Musikverein Stadtsteinach e.V.
The music club shapes the social togetherness in their hometown of Stadtsteinach by maintaining traditional music making together. The special thing about it is the training of young musicians, which is aimed at making it possible for really all families and children to make music.
SiSoNetzWeidenberg e.V.
SiSoNetzWeidenberg e.V. is committed to ensuring that senior citizens, people with disabilities, but also families and children in a rural region are comprehensively cared for.
Skate down the Walls e.V.
The skate club offers sports education for children and young people in Kulmbach. The goal: to accompany children and young people in their development. The guiding principle is: The kids will have their say - children and young people help shape the offers themselves.
Verein Bayreuther Sportkegler e.V.
The Verein Bayreuther Sportkegler e.V. develops concepts that help bowling clubs (and, in the future, other clubs) to develop personally and socially. The focus is on promoting young talent and creating extracurricular (educational) opportunities for children and young people in rural regions.