Children in the beekeeping hat demand: save our social projects!

Children in the beekeeping hat demand: save our social projects!

Rotes Rathaus, 10178 Berlin, Deutschland - Today, on July 8, 2025, around 1,500 people gathered in front of the Red City Hall in Berlin to raise their voice for the preservation of social and educational projects. Among the participants, numerous primary school children were found with yellow beekeepers and creative signs such as "Our social workers are unconception" and "saved our bee project" aware of. The protest was made by

A concern of the demonstrators was the uncertainty about the grants for social projects that many in the city consider indispensable. According to the nature work educator Arezki Keddam, there are serious concerns about the financing of the bee project and the impending loss of many jobs in the field of nature and work pedagogy. The projects are from Pestalozzi-fröbel-haus Its representatives emphasize that the uncertainties endanger the continuity and quality of the social pedagogical work.

threaten massive cuts?

The educational senator Katharina Günther-Lüsch (CDU) has announced that no grants for external projects are planned in the draft budget for 2026/2027. This not only triggers the children and parents, but also with experts who worry about their jobs. The finance senator Stefan Evers (CDU) called on the demonstrators to patience until the final budget draft is present. The discussion about these matters will be taken up again in a week after the summer break.

An advisory voice in this discussion is the ver.di which supports the parity welfare association. This union emphasizes that the intended cuts in the area of ​​social work could lead to a breaking out of crucial offers. The current uncertainties not only hinder the planning of projects, but also endanger the job opportunities of many specialists who work in these areas.

The consequences for Berlin and the company

The possible effects are alarming: temporary employment contracts cannot be extended, which means that specialists have to report to work, and qualified staff could be lost to other employers. The risk of financial imbalance due to uncovered personnel costs is also not to be neglected. A healthy social infrastructure is essential for Berlin, because cuts in the social field could increase segregation and social tensions and ultimately burden the entire city society.

The Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband therefore calls for clear commitments to further financing existing projects and an adaptation of the funding amounts to the increased costs. This is the only way to ensure that social work in Berlin can continue to take place at a high level and that the community does not suffer from the effects of savings.

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