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The “empowering people. Award 2015”, launched last July, has attracted innovators and developers around the world. They entered products and solutions in the most relevant categories of basic supply designed to tackle challenges faced by those living in the poorest regions of the world. Alongside the 23 winning solutions, the most promising entries will be Read More...

"You cannot donate education. You have to acquire it yourself," Maria Schumm-Tschauder, the project manager of the media portal at Siemens Stiftung, noted during a discussion titled "Can Foundations Donate Education" that was held at LEARNTEC 2016 in Karlsruhe. Together with Dr. Ekkehard Winter, the Managing Director of the Deutsche Telekom Foundation, and Micha Pallesche, Read More...

Energy supply is an urgent issue on basic services in developing countries and is therefore one of the main categories of the "empowering people. Award" and the "empowering people. Network". To foster the implementation of intelligent solar energy solutions Siemens Stiftung is joining forces through awarding a Special Prize in the “Solar for All” Contest Read More...

Cooperation deal concluded between Siemens Stiftung and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs (BMBF) The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs and Siemens Stiftung intend to work together in future to provide free teaching materials. More than 5,500 digital media from the media portal are now additionally available to teachers Read More...

The Pope and a humble community project in Nairobi’s Kangemi slum on Friday sent a strong global message about access to safe drinking water. Water for Pope Francis’ visit to the St Joseph’s Catholic Parish was provided by the Kangemi Resource Centre (KRC) in bottles featuring the Pope’s image. The Pope says access to safe Read More...

The webportal Music In Africa has been online for a year. During this period, it has become the leading source of information about music on the African continent. With its up-to-date high-quality content, it intends to build networks and increase public exposure of the African music sector. The goal is to have relevant information about Read More...

Entries can be submitted until January 15, 2016 – €200,000 available for winners The competition by Siemens Stiftung focuses on identifying appropriate technologies to help people in developing regions access their basic needs. Now the contest will remain open until January 15, 2016 to provide even more inventors and start-ups with the opportunity to submit Read More...

“Learning materials for refugees should be free and open.” That is the demand voiced by OER initiatives and players in an open letter – titled the Schmerlenbach Appeal – to the public authorities. Siemens Stiftung also offers open teaching and learning materials (open educational resources or OER) on its Media Portal and so supports this Read More...

MOVIMIENTO SUR has been bringing artists from throughout Latin America together in temporary academies since 2012. On the basis of contemporary dance and its potential for innovation, young artists come together in laboratories to work on current social issues and develop new ideas and projects as part of a cross-discipline dialog. MOVIMIENTO SUR will take Read More...

Siemens Stiftung and Solarkiosk AG have jointly founded Solar Fountain gGmbH in Germany. The purpose of the non-profit organization is to give people in low-income regions of developing countries access to vital products and services. At the heart of this venture for basic supply infrastructure is a solar-powered kiosk that produces environmentally-friendly electricity, filters contaminated Read More...