Paritätisches Bildungswerk Bundesverband

The Paritätisches Bildungswerk Bundesverband e.V. is a German non-profit umbrella association for non-governmental, non-profit organisations, institutions and educational centres that work without party-political or denominational ties. It was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. Its stated purpose is to contribute to social justice, equality, democratic education and the defence of human rights through the promotion of social education. The association addresses current social developments and translates them into practice and educational policy, both through its own further-education offerings and projects and in cooperation with other educational institutions, including the Paritätische Akademie founded by the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband. Its thematic priorities include children's and youth education, parent and family education, political education, model projects such as "Kultur macht stark" and "coolermove", and seminars for Bundesfreiwillige (federal volunteers). As a Bundesverband (federal association), it operates as an umbrella body with regional member organisations, among them the Paritätisches Bildungswerk Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland e.V. and the Paritätisches Bildungswerk LV Brandenburg e.V. The chairperson is Dirk Springenberg and the managing director is Angela Merkle. It is a registered association (e.V.) and is not listed on any stock exchange.

The Paritätisches Bildungswerk Bundesverband e.V. was founded in 1964 as an association of supra-regional non-governmental and non-profit organisations, institutions and educational centres that operate without party-political or denominational ties. Its seat is in Frankfurt am Main. From its founding, the association pursued the goal of contributing to social justice, equality, education for democracy and advocacy for human rights through the promotion of social education. Over time it developed into a federal umbrella organisation (Bundesverband) with regional member associations, including the Paritätisches Bildungswerk Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland e.V. and the Paritätisches Bildungswerk LV Brandenburg e.V. The Bildungswerk addresses current social developments and implements them practically and in terms of educational policy, both through its own further-education offerings and projects and in cooperation with the Paritätische Akademie, founded by the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, and other institutions in the education sector. Its thematic priorities include children's and youth education, parent and family education, political education, model projects such as "Kultur macht stark" and "coolermove", and seminars for Bundesfreiwillige. As of the source information, the chairperson is Dirk Springenberg and the managing director is Angela Merkle.

• 1964

  Founded as an association of supra-regional non-governmental and non-profit organisations, institutions and educational centres without party-political or denominational ties.

Non-partisan, non-denominational non-profit umbrella association for social and civic education in Germany.

• Further education seminars

  Own further-education offerings addressing current social developments.

• Political education

  Programmes contributing to democratic education and human rights advocacy.

• Parent and family education

  Thematic priority area of the Bildungswerk.

• Children's and youth education

  Thematic priority area of the Bildungswerk.

• Kultur macht stark

  Model project.

• coolermove

  Model project.

• Seminars for Bundesfreiwillige

  Seminars for federal volunteers.

1. 1Paritätisches Bildungswerk Bundesverband – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Paritätisches Bildungswerk – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org