Subjects

AntigypsyismAntigypsyism

Sinti and Roma have been living in Germany and Europe for more than 500 years - and they are persecuted and treated with hostility. About half a million Sinti and Roma were systematically murdered by the National Socialists. Today, structural and institutional racism determines the everyday lives of this minority.

Teilnehmende der Jugendkonferenz „Power of Youth“

Youth engagement Youth engagement

Young people are the future bearers of the culture of remembrance! Since its establishment, the EVZ Foundation has supported a variety of multilateral funding programs, cooperation projects and operational projects with youth and young adults. The "Z" in the name of the foundation stands for "Zukunft" - "future". It represents the responsibility to support future generations in becoming diversity-sensitive, historically aware young people who stand up for diversity and democracy.

Gruppenbild: Gründer:innen des Netzwerk Israel

Support for IsraelSupport for Israel

Alongside the Central and Eastern Europe region, Israel is a priority country for the EVZ Foundation's funding activities. Since the terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023, civil society in Israel has done a great deal to care for terror survivors and internally displaced persons, to support Shoah survivors and their families and to promote peaceful coexistence between Jewish and Arab people in Israel.

Culture(s) of remembranceCulture(s) of remembrance

The culture of remembrance in Germany has been changing and developing all the time. Even though the time of National Socialism and crimes were pushed out of awareness and hidden for a long time, recognition of them and the responsibility that arises from them are now part of Germany's reason of state.

EVZ AcademyEVZ Academy

The EVZ Academy is a driving force and disseminator of the EVZ Foundation's strategic, programmatic and communicative approaches. In this capacity, it opens up spaces for networking, exchange and learning, both offline and online. It brings together stakeholders from politics, science and civil society to discuss the Foundation's subjects, further develop them and introduce them into social debates.