Press Releases & News

The Safe Water Enterprises of Siemens Stiftung and SkyJuice Foundation provide clean drinking water to rural communities in East Africa. The latest kiosk was completed on 20th February in Korumba, Kisumu County, Western Kenya. It is the third kiosk built in cooperation with SOS Children Villages now providing safe drinking water to communities, families and Read More...

The third meeting of the National STEM Forum was held recently in Lima, Peru, supported by Siemens Stiftung and Instituto Apoyo, who also was the organizer and main actor of the initiative.  The forum included important speakers which analyzed  and presented different scopes of the importance of STEM education for societies, economies and people.   Read More...

The aim of the “Music In Africa” online platform is to enhance the popularity of African music throughout the world and promote international collaboration between artists. This event marks the first time that this joint initiative of the Goethe-Institut and the Siemens Stiftung has been presented in Germany.   The presentation on March 21 will Read More...

On March 21, 2015, the Goethe-Institut and Siemens Stiftung will be presenting the “Music In Africa” online platform, a joint initiative between the two organizations, for the very first time in Germany. The venue is the Muffathalle in Munich. This platform gives people around the world an opportunity to discover and appreciate the music being Read More...

Siemens Stiftung and the Freudenberg Foundation are launching a model project titled “Service learning in STEM subjects.” The project will collaborate with the education ministry in the state of Saxony-Anhalt and the region’s service learning network office, which is run by the Volunteering Agency Halle Saale district e.V. The partners aim to show how the Read More...

A recent investigation published by German research institute forsa found that only 38 percent of the teachers surveyed frequently make use of digital media in their lessons. Not only that, but the teachers estimate preparing lessons using digital media involves just as much work as preparing traditional lessons. Why should that be? And, most importantly, Read More...

Every year, the Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar brings together thousands of African music lovers. This year again, from February 12-15, many artists from Africa and their fans gathered under the theme “Together as one”. There were a lot of amazing concerts as well as numerous opportunities to make new contacts and to discuss Read More...

How does an Experimento workshop in South Africa’s Gauteng Province differ from an Experimento workshop in Western Cape Province? What have the multipliers learned themselves in the course of sharing their knowledge with teachers at area schools? Do certain elements of the program content have a particular power to convince and motivate? The first Experimento Read More...

empowering people – entrepreneurial ideas for sustainable social change   The Impact Hub offers networks, infrastructure and space for entrepreneurs and social innovators to help them build and develop their start-ups and social enterprises. At the heart of all the initiatives stands the goal of creating a positive impact for society. Today, the worldwide network Read More...

The figures speak for themselves: Nine companies founded the “Knowledge Factory” platform (Wissensfabrik – Unternehmen für Deutschland e. V.) on January 26, 2005. Today, it comprises some 120 businesses and foundations, all working together for greater knowledge, greater skills and a greater future. Siemens Stiftung, established in 2008, immediately became a partner of the nonprofit Read More...