Robert Bosch Stiftung

🗞️ Is it even possible to wrap this up? What a year! 🥂 When we think of 2024, we first think of celebrating three anniversaries at once: that of the foundation itself (#BoschStiftung60), that of our Robert Bosch Academy (#RBA10), and that of our UWC Robert Bosch College. We are grateful for this opportunity to look back on what we have achieved so far. But of course, our anniversary year was about more than just celebrating. 📢 During this year we have successfully drawn public attention to social issues with alarming study results and appeals to political decision-makers. 🌱 At the same time, we have been moving many innovative ideas forward more quietly - which of course does not make them any less important. 🫱🏾🫲🏼 All of this has only been possible because we are not alone... Because we know we can count on you: strong partners and allies - with enormous expertise and experience that (to be honest) in many cases exceeds our own. And among that our alumni and fellows, who provide the impetus to help us stay on the cutting edge. But we don't want to gloss over the past year: 🌍 2024 has also left us deeply uncertain about the direction in which the world's multiple crises are drifting, and also about the social upheavals here in Europe and in Germany in particular. ♥️ This does not mean that we have lost our faith in the power of people who are willing to fight for social change, even in the face of adversity – for a more peaceful and just world, for educational opportunities and good medical care. We wish all of you reading this a holiday season that brings you a truly restful break. So that you can start the new year with renewed strength. 💫 Let's open the door to '25. See you soon.

In the latest episode of our podcast "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Dr. Pradnya Bivalkar talk to Kwame Akyeampong about 📌 his observations of the #German #school system, 📌 the challenges that students with migration histories #Migrationshintergrund face when attending German schools, 📌 issues pointed out by teachers and parents' organizations and much more. Listen to the whole episode here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dDsN4SwY

🇩🇪 In Deutschland lebt die größte syrische Community in Europa - und wird nun im Wahlkampf instrumentalisiert. 💪 Die Syrer:innen hierzulande leisten längst einen wichtigen Beitrag zur deutschen Gesellschaft, und sie könnten zugleich eine Schlüsselrolle beim Wiederaufbau Syriens spielen. Wie, das skizziert unsere Migrationsexpertin Raphaela Schweiger in ihrem Kommentar und fordert: Wir müssen weg von der populistischen Rückkehrdebatte! ➡️ Hier geht's zum Beitrag: https://lnkd.in/dM7bAfe7

📢 The voices of #migrants must be heard when it comes to migration politics! That's what we want to highlight today on the #InternationalMigrantsDay. At the Robert Bosch Stiftung, we are committed to ensuring that migrants' perspectives are included in migration policy discussions on all political levels. Together with our partners, we strive to create a fairer and more inclusive system for all. 🤝 🔍 Our report on the situation of migrant workers in the EU shows the needs of those affected – and how effective their own commitment can be. ➡️ Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eUiZEfUf #Migration #MigrantsDay #MigrantRights Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI)

We recently launched our newsletter 📬 INSIGHTS SUPPORTING #UKRAINE. Take a look at the great work of our Ukrainian partners! 💪🏻 I am so proud to work with them. 💙 💛 https://lnkd.in/eXz4DdvN Robert Bosch Stiftung mit Markus Lux, Isabel Scheller, Claudia Hagen & Regina Mennig

👩🏽💻 Can #AI become a teachers ally in the classroom? In partnership with experts at Stanford University Graduate School of Education, we want to equip #Education professionals with the skills they need to use AI in ways that make learning more individual and interactive. Let us know what you think: What's the most important thing to learn about #AILiteracy? 💬⤵️ -- Victor Lee | Christine Bywater

🌈 Diverse societies have a better outlook for their #SocialCohesion - but not every country can live this future as easily as we imagine in Europe. 🇾🇪 In #Yemen, the country's division by civil war poses a major challenge to bringing together people from different regions or backgrounds. For women and young people, participation and dialogue can even be life-threatening. This is the reality that our partner organization, the Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies, deals with every day. ➡️ Learn more about their commitment to inclusive #Peace in Yemen: https://lnkd.in/eRxr_PTT -- #Diversity #Inclusion #PeaceBuilding

🚨 Last chance: The 2025 edition of the European Press Prize is open for entries until December 14, 2024, at 23:59 CET. This includes the #Migration Journalism #Award, now in its third edition, which we proudly launched with our partners at the European Press Prize. Don’t miss the chance to showcase impactful and inspiring #Journalism! 🌍✍️ ⤵️

#COP16Riyadh closed 4 Dec – #Land Day – with a strong sense of motivation. 🌍 Delegates and UN and civil society representatives expressed invigorating recognition that secure land tenure – in particular for #women – plays a profound role to combatting #desertification and land #degradation, and supporting sustainable land #restoration.   📖 These topics feature prominently in UN Convention to Combat Desertification's latest book Her Land. ✨ We’re proud to have contributed two articles. There we outline a path to justice through our land rights reporting tool – Haki Ardhi – and feature our Women’s Land Rights Initiative that advocates for women’s #LandRights to be firmly rooted in the Rio Conventions to tackle climate change, protect biodiversity, and achieve land degradation neutrality.   Read our Land Day #recap below and explore invigorating contributions on this timely topic in this easy-to-read flip book, Her Land 👉 https://bit.ly/4gb9VgU Stay tuned for more updates as we begin celebrations for #WorldSoilDay!   Robert Bosch Stiftung, Laura Rahmeier, UN Biodiversity, UN Climate Change, Kenya Land Alliance, Rainforest Foundation UK, UN Women, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Human Development Forum, Land Equity International Pty Ltd #HerLand #UNCCD #GenderEquality #COP16Riyadh #OurLandOurFuture #WomensLandRights

🌱 Realizing the #LandRights of women is key to empowering them as the critical land stewards they are in driving action for our climate and biodiversity. 🌎 This is the point of departure for Frederike Klümper from our partner TMG Think Tank for Sustainability and our own expert Laura Rahmeier in their essay published in the new #HerLand publication on the occasion of UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) #COP16 in Riyadh. 💬 Their main call: We need to anchor women's land rights in the frameworks of all three 🇺🇳 UN Rio Conventions, following the example of the UNCCD. This will ensure that people's and especially women's rights are protected and that they have the best chance of advancing sustainable and equitable land management, as commitments on land multiply within the Conventions. Read their article ⤵️ 🔹 to understand why women's land rights and gender equality are central to sustainable land use and global climate and biodiversity goals. 🔹 to be inspired about strategic entry points and actionable pathways for implementing women's land rights at the UN level. 🔹 to learn about the commitment of the Women’s Land Rights Initiative (WLRI) to bridging global commitments with grassroots realities. ➡️ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/etj7NjmD #HerLand #UNCCD #GenderEquality #COP16Riyadh #OurLandOurFuture #WomensLandRights