VW Employee Foundation

The program aims to create sustainable employment opportunities for young people or to support them in setting up small businesses in order to improve their living conditions and those of their families in the long term. To this end, unemployed young people are placed in social professions and given training to promote their integration into the job market, while in a business incubator, aspiring small entrepreneurs receive practical training, advice, and targeted support for particularly promising business ideas.

APADIM supports young people with intellectual disabilities on their educational and life paths. Participation and independence are paramount. The organization runs its own school and vocational training center, including an on-site bakery, vegetable garden and shop, IT lab, and printing press. APADIM also supports young people with disabilities in mainstream schools, offers career guidance, job search assistance, and on-the-job support. Wherever possible, placement in the primary labor market is facilitated. 

The project strengthens the life skills of young people and paves the way for dignified and sustainable work and income opportunities. Participants complete training courses in market-relevant occupational fields and receive support in integrating into working life or self-employment. Sexual exploitation of children and young people is a major problem in the project area. Therefore, social and state protection systems are also being strengthened.

The project improves the educational, professional, and life prospects of children and young people who live on the streets and/or are in conflict with the law. They receive case-specific support that enables their social reintegration. This includes school and vocational training programs, psychological support, and the opportunity to voice their concerns to decision-makers and thus contribute to the reform of youth welfare services.