OneWorryLess Foundation
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The OneWorryLess Foundation is a foundation based in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Berlin. Its goal is to promote the social participation of people affected by or at risk of poverty. It supports those seeking help through its own and mediated services. It sees itself as connected to the European idea, even though it has so far been active mainly in Germany and only in German.[1][2] So far, it has been active mainly but not exclusively on the social network Twitter.
History[edit]
The foundation goes back to the initiative EineSorgeWeniger, which has been in existence since 2018 and was launched by Natalie Schöttler, Konstantin Seefeldt and Mona Schiller and is organised via the social network Twitter.[3] Schöttler, Seefeldt and Schiller launched the initiative in 2018 in response to an article by Christian Baron in the weekly newspaper der Freitag, in which he talked about being the first in his family to graduate from high school. With his article[4], he and der Freitag called on readers to report social devaluation via Twitter. In the course of the debate and in response to the reports of those affected by poverty, the idea was born as a private initiative EineSorgeWeniger shortly before Christmas to offer help and support to those affected. EineSorgeWeniger networked with other initiatives and associations such as Computertruhe, KeinerBleibtAllein and Sanktionsfrei. EineSorgeWeniger was also supported by Inge Hannemann. In 2019, the initiative had 3,000 followers on Twitter and was described by the daily newspaper taz, using the attribution "Digital Social Rebels", as "still a smaller initiative" at the time.[5]
The OneWorryLess Foundation was finally founded in October 2020 in the Netherlands, where Konstantin Seefeldt lives,[5] together with Natalie Schöttler and Mona Schiller,[3] to institutionalise the work of the initiative.[6] The CEO is Konstantin Seefeldt. Natalie Schöttler, with whom he runs the business together, is CFO. Ramona Schiller is COO.[7] Co-founder Seefeldt formulated the goal of "also exerting more political influence through the foundation. Because we can help in isolated cases, but to really make a difference, the causes of poverty have to be addressed structurally."[6]
According to its own information, the financing of the foundation's work runs similar to a community foundation via crowdfunding exclusively with small and micro-donations as well as donations in kind from private individuals, organisations and companies.[8]
Commitment[edit]
Donations of money and goods[edit]
Through the initiative EineSorgeWeniger, donations of money and goods are arranged for those affected by poverty, such as food, meal vouchers, clothing, used household appliances or money for tickets. Under the hashtag #Bratenpaten, it aims to help with food supplies, especially at the end of the month, and to provide a Christmas meal at the holidays. By October 2020, over 50,000 euros in donations had been collected.[6] In an interview with Die Welt, co-founder Konstantin Seefeldt recounted looking back to the first quarter of 2022 with a view to the Russo-Ukrainian War and inflation: "Normally we give out food vouchers worth about 1,000 Euros a month, now it's almost 4,000 Euros."[9]
In ”Münchner Runde” on Bayerischer Rundfunk, Jörg Mertens reported on the foundation's commitment to participation in education when it came to laptops, tablets and smartphones for pupils from families affected by poverty: "the #Technikpaten try to provide devices on a monthly, weekly and daily basis, because otherwise people would have to learn with old, rickety technology."[10]
On 20 May, the foundation put out a call on its Twitter account for people affected by poverty to buy and give away a 9-euro ticket. Requests as well as offers were to be published under the hashtag #Ticketpaten, so that both sides could find each other this way.[11] On the response, Konstantin Seefeldt said: "When we posted the idea, there were many comments from people who didn't even have it on their radar, didn't even realise that even these nine euros are a big problem for many. And in this respect, the idea is quite simple, to bring together people who can help and people who need support there, to show solidarity."[12]
Visibility and mobilisation[edit]
The foundation aims to raise awareness of the existence of poverty and its consequences. The declared aim is to make the consequences of poverty more visible in order to ultimately achieve political change. There is also the goal of overcoming stigmas and mobilising those affected by poverty through empowerment.[3][13] The donations of money and goods are not seen as a permanent solution. Founder Seefeldt affirmed to watson: "Alms have nothing to do with a life in dignity." More money must be made available to the welfare state, he said.[14]
Among other things, the foundation proposed the hashtag #EinWortMehr for people to report their experiences of poverty.[13] It also supported the campaign IchBinArmutsbetroffen, which began as a hashtag on Twitter in May 2022, in organising and financing protest actions in various cities in Germany and Austria, as well as providing media coverage.[15][16]
Critic[edit]
The initiative EineSorgeWeniger was criticised for, like the Tafeln, cementing the existing inadequate social system through donations in kind and money and thus contributing to its maintenance. Konstantin Seefeldt replied: "It is not about supporting the system to further dismantle itself. People should know all the possibilities that still exist, and we take over things where there is a hole. We make that public so that the holes are visible. The welfare state has a responsibility."[5]]
See also[edit]
de:OneWorryLess Foundation nl:OneWorryLess Foundation
References[edit]
- ↑ @sorgeweniger. "1/x Weil es im heutigen #Space Thema war: Wir sind eine europäische Stiftung, momentan noch deutschsprachig aber mitnichten allein in #Deutschland. Hilfesuchende kommen auch aus #Österreich, #Schweiz, #Schweden, #Niederlanden und #Großbritannien" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-06-27 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ @sorgeweniger. "Niederlande, weil 2 der 3 Gründer*innen in den Niederlanden leben. Als Stiftung, die sich dem Europäischen Gedanken verbunden sieht, die schon heute Menschen in Belgien, Schweden, Großbritannien und – ja vornehmlich – Deutschland unterstützt gibt es keinen Grund dagegen? ^ks" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-06-27 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Armut ist in Deutschland längst kein Randphänomen mehr". Perspective Daily (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "#unten - Sie nannten uns Sozialhilfe-Adel". www.freitag.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Selle, Anett (2019-02-13). "Twitter-Hilfe für Arme: Die digitalen Sozialrebellen". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in Deutsch). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Per Twitter: Wie eine Alleinerziehende armen Menschen in der Coronakrise hilft | hessenschau.de | Wirtschaft". web.archive.org. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Bedrijfsinformatie bestellen". www.kvk.nl. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Start Page". oneworrylessorg.start.page. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ Wimalasena, Jörg (2022-05-19). "Hashtag #IchBinArmutsbetroffen: Der virale Aufstand der Armen". DIE WELT (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (2022-06-16). "Münchner Runde: Die politische Talksendung im BR Fernsehen". www.br.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/sorgeweniger/status/1527680305158672390". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-06-27. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "#Ticketpaten: Wenn das 9-Euro-Ticket zu teuer ist". BR24 (in Deutsch). 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "»Ich fühle mich nicht arm, ich fühle mich im Stich gelassen«". Perspective Daily (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Existenzängste durch Inflation: Wieso wir Armut als Gesellschaft angehen müssen". watson.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Von Twitter in den Bundestag: Jetzt machen Betroffene ihre Armut sichtbar". Perspective Daily (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Warum im Internet viele von ihrem Alltag in Armut erzählen". WEB.DE News (in Deutsch). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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