Padma Stiftung für Kinder
Padma Stiftung für Kinder
Padma, the lotus flower: it grows in the mud — yet no dirt ever clings to it.
How can we help children and young people grow up confident and joyful amid the many challenges of our time?
How can we believe again that something good can emerge?
More than 20 years of projects for children — from Sikkim and Burkina Faso to Heilbronn. Around €480,000 in funding.
Where a roof, food and schooling were once the focus, we now see entirely new challenges.
Our assessment →Our vision: zuFrieden — at peace with yourself and with others — and adults who become role models again.
Vision & three goals →The foundation is being reimagined — and that only works with you. Creativity, presence & heart, experience.
Get involved →Since 2003, the Padma Foundation for Children has funded projects on three continents with around €480,000 — schools, playgrounds, street work, outdoor adventures:
Where a roof over one's head, food, medical care and school attendance were once the focus, we now see entirely new challenges we want to address:
That is why we are convinced: work with children and young people must fundamentally change — and we adults must become role models again.
Three words carry our work:
And this becomes a path — from I to We:
From this follow our first three goals: the zuFrieden online resources with Project 23, the HAGLIT spaces, and the FamilienTag pilots 2026 in Heilbronn — envisioned nationwide from 2027.
This invitation is not a donation form. The Padma Foundation is being reimagined — and that only works together. We are not looking for spectators, but co-creators:
Just write to us — no formal application needed. We will reply personally.
✉ I want to get involvedOr use the contact form on our website.