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• Unterkunft:  10 Euro  (8000 RWF)
• Nahrungsmittel (Monatskarte für die Mensa):  27 Euro (21.000 RWF)
• Unterrichtsmaterialien (Bücher,Kopien): 5 Euro  (4000 RWF)
• Täglicher Bedarf (Zahncreme, Kleidung etc.):  7 Euro (6000 RWF)

Der Lebensstil der ruandischen Studenten ist vergleichsweise bescheiden.  Meist teilen sich die Studenten ein Einzelbett, bis zu 4 Betten ( 8 Personen) sind in einem Raum untergebracht. Die Mahlzeit in den Mensen sind wenig abwechslungsreich, es gibt täglich Reis und Bohnen, manchmal etwas Kohl dazu.  Um Geld zu sparen, essen viele Studenten nicht täglich, sondern nur jeden zweiten oder dritten Tag.

Die Abschaffung der staatlichen Stipendien bedeutet für viele Studenten das Aus ihres Studiums. Somit sind auch die Projekte des Rwanda Village Concept Projects gefährdet.Über Patenschaften möchten wir versuchen, den Fortgang des Studiums der für das RVCP engagierten Studenten zu sichern.

Mit einer Patenschaft über 50 Euro monatlich sichern Sie den vollständigen Lebensunterhalt eines Studenten, mit einer Patenschaft über 35 Euro monatlich sichern Sie den Status quo durch Übernahme des ehemaligen staatlichen Stipendiums.

Haben Sie Interesse an einer Patenschaft? Auch Vereine oder Schulklassen können Patenschaften übernehmen.  Eine Patenschaft gilt als Spende, für die wir Spendenbescheinigungen ausstellen können.

So wird eine Patenschaft organisiert!

Wählen Sie selbst eine/n Paten-Student/in aus der folgenden Liste aus!

Studentenwohnheim, je 2 Studenten teilen sich 1 Bett. Dormitory, 2 students share one bed

Mensa

• Accomodation: 10 Euro (8000 RWF)
• Food (monthly ticket for mensa): 27 Euro (21.000 RWF)
• Lecturing materials (copies, books): 5 Euro (4000 RWF)
• Daily needs (tooth paste, cloths): 7 Euro (6000 RWF

The living standard of Rwandan students is comparatively modest:  Usually 2 students share one bed, up to 4-6 bed are hosted in one room. The food in the mensa is simple: every day there is rice, beens and sometimes cabbage.  To safe money many students don’t eat every day, but only every second or third day.

The abolishment of the state scholarships means the end of their studies for many students. Therefore the activities of the Rwanda Village Concep Project are also endangered.  By organising partnerships we are trying to ensure that those students, who are commited for the Rwanda Village Concept Project, are able to proceed their studies.

By a partnership of 50 Euro / months you cover all daily costs of a Rwandan student, by a partnership of 35 Euro you maintain the status quo by substituting the former state scholarship.

Are you interested in having a partnership?  School classes or organsation can assume partnerships as well. As a registered non-profit-organisation we are able to certificate donation receipts for your partnerships!

Read how a partnership is organised!

Chose your partner student!

1. Wählen Sie zunächst Ihren Paten-Studenten  aus der Liste.

2. Teilen Sie uns dann über die Email-Adresse jaegern@web.de folgende Angaben mit:

• Name des gewünschten Paten
• Höhe der gewünschten Patenschaft (35 oder 50 Euro).  Mit 50 Euro finanzieren sie die tatsächlichen monatlichen Ausgaben eines Studenten, mit 35 Euro ersetzen Sie das bisherige staatliche Stipendium.
• Ihre Anschrift (falls eine Spendenbescheinigung gewünscht wird)

3.  Erstellen Sie einen Dauerauftrag:

• Bankverbindung: RVCP-Frankfurt e.V.,  Kontonr.: 3005429, BLZ: 83094495
• Verwendungszweck:  Name des gewünschten Paten
• Die Frequenz des Dauerauftrages können Sie selbst bestimmen (monatlich, vierteljährlich, jährlich)

4.  Nach Eingang der 1. Überweisung erhalten Sie ein Zertifikat über Ihre Patenschaft

5.   Zum Jahresende erhalten Sie eine Spendenquittung über den gesamten gespendeten Betrag. Auf Anfrage können wir Spendenquittungen auch monatlich oder vierteljährlich ausstellen.

Um die Transferkosten so niedrig wie möglich zu erhalten, überweisen wir monatlich die Beträge aus allen Patenschaften auf einmal auf ein Partnerkonto nach Ruanda. Der Schatzmeister des RVCP wird das Geld dann entsprechend an die jeweiligen Studenten auszahlen.

1. Chose your partner student from the list

2. Send the following information to the email adress jaegern@web.de

• name of the student you want to support
• amount of money you want do donate (35 Euro substitutes the former state stipendium, 50 Euro cover the actual monthly need of a Rwandan student)
• your adress (if you would like to receive a certificate and donation receipt)

3.  Set up a standing order

• bank connection:  RVCP Frankfurt e.V., account number: 3005429,  bank account: 83094495
• reason for payment: name of your partner student
• you can determine the frequeny of your standing order (monthly, every 3, 6 or 12 months)

4.  After your first bank transfer you will receive a certificate of your partnership

5. At the end of the year you will receive a donation receipt of the total amount of money you have donated

To keep transfer costs low, we will transfer them money of all partnerships at once every three months to a contact person in Rwanda, who will distribute the money accordingly to the various students.

This list comprises only students, who are commited to the Rwanda Village Concept Project. All students work as volunteers for the project.

STUDENT 1:

• Name: TUYISENGE Théodonata
• Age: 24 years
• Study field: medicine (4. Jahr)
• Contact: sengatheo@yahoo.fr
• Status:  Sponsorship with Hannah
  
• Personal notes:

I’m the  9^th child in a family of 12 children. My parents are old, paysan farmers. They tried their best to pay for all of us the primary school, because of limited funds, they paid the secondary studies only for those who succeeded the national examination and went in public schools. Nowadays, I and my brother are doing the academic studies under the government’s loan. My three sisters are waiting for us to finish our studies and help them to continue. My parents, with a very low income, are paying the secondary studies to my two brothers. The big problem I have is that the bursary I usually received from SFAR (Student Financing Agency for Rwanda) is cancelled. This money was used to pay a hostel, food and school materials. Now, there is a high risk that I stop my studies this year.

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STUDENT 2:

• Name:  NDIKURYAYO Athanase
• Age: 24 years
• Study field: Pharmacy (4th year)
• Contact: ndiatha@yahoo.fr
• Status: sponsorship by Theo
  
• Personal notes:

I am a student in national University of Rwanda, Faculty of medicine, Department of pharmacy in the fourth year.  I have done my secondary school at E.A.V Ntendezi. I was born in a poor familly of five children where I am the only one to attend school because of lack of funds.  When I was in secondary school, my parents used to sell pieces of our land to find school fees for me and some materials. Both of my parents are cultivators and our small land is no longer productive.I was government sponsored, but now I am no longer sponsored by the government and I am unable to find funds for myself. The situation for me is appalling now. I am still at home while others have started the studies on 10^th january,2011.

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STUDENT 3:

• Name: UWIZEYE Olivier
• Age: 22 Jahre
• Study field:  medicine (4th year)
• Contact: oli.zeye@gmail.com
• Status:  Uwe 
  
• Personal notes:

I am an orphan by father and mother, and live with my two brothers who are also students. Our parents left us without any other fortune that could help us survive. In fact, in the past three years of university I have been living on the Government loan (bursary) to pay for my living, accommodation and syllabuses (notes). Now that the government has stopped that loan (bursary), I don’t know how I will be able to finish my studies, but I hope to find someone to support me.

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STUDENT 4:

• Name:  HAKIZIMANA Augustin
• Age:  25 years
• Study field:  medicine (4th year)
• Contact: hakizaug@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorhip
  
• Personal notes:

I’m living in a big poor family of twelve persons (7 sisters. 2 young brothers, father, mother and me). My father is 73 years old and my mother is 50. My five young sisters are students in primary school and other two abandoned the school due to the lack of money and they are now cultivators. My two young brothers are too young to go to school. The living condition of my family is difficult. The family relies on agriculture which is not enough to help a such big family due to the lack of the sufficient field to cultivate (the land of the family is below 100m²).

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STUDENT 5:

• Name:  HABANABAKIZE Thomas
• Age: 20 years
• Study field: medicine (2nd year)
• Contact:  thomdidyme07@yahoo.fr
• Status:  Sponsorship by Michael
  
• Personal notes:

I am the eldest of the family of seven children and my parents are cultivators on small land,  they do also low trade for getting food and school fees for my young brothers. Actually I am in the second year of general medicine in National University of Rwanda. In this university; I am the active member of RVCP in its program of HIV-AIDS and awareness. In addition to this fact, I have to study seven years; what my family can’t sustain unless my young brothers do not even attend the secondary school. As result I apply for financial support for the continuation of my university study after that the government has stopped all it was giving to us as loans for accommodations and food.

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STUDENT 6:

• Name: MUKUNZI Dominique Savio
• Age:  26 years
• study field:  Pharmacy
• Kontakt:
• Status:  Dominique has graduated, congratulations!!!
  
• Personal notes:

My names are Dominique Savio Mukunzi. I am a third boy in a family of 4 children, three boys and one girl. I was born on April 9th, 1984. My parents are alive and old. I belong to a poor family as my parents do not have jobs since the end of genocide. Also one of my old brothers is now in prison since 2003 and the whole family must take care of him. That’s why I even did my secondary school with the help of Italian benefactors as I was studying in minor seminar.

Thus, since the organization in charge of scholarship in Rwanda (SFAR) suspended me for getting the scholarship, I lost the hope of continuing my studies because life in Huye where I am studying at the National University of Rwanda is so hard to afford and expensive especially getting   accommodation fees, money for restaurant, books, hygienic materials, clothes, etc. But I still have faith that with the help of God and different benefactors, I will complete my studies.

In everyday life, I like reading books and novels, listening musics especially traditional music and I am interesting in working in team as now I belong to a student organization called Rwanda Village Concept Project (RVCP) where I act as the head of HIV/AIDS Awareness program

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STUDENT 7:

• Name: RUGWIRORUSA Eugene
• Age:  26 years
• Study field:  Pharmacy
• Contact: rugeug12@gmail.com
• Status:  no sponsorship
  
• Personal notes:

I was born in Karengera sector, Nyamasheke district,western province. I have done primary school at Ecole primaire de Mwezi,secondary school at Petit seminaire saint Aloys de cyangugu and university studies till now at the national university of Rwanda. I have volunteered in Rwanda Village Concept Project (RVCP) from 2006,  the year I entered the university and am still involved in this project as well. My ambiton is to continue helping people in need mainly in public health domain after accomplishment my undergraduate studies.

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STUDENT 8:

• Name: NDEREYIMANA Jean Pierre
• Age:  26 years
• Study field:  medicine
• Contact: njpeter2007@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorship
  
• Personal notes:

Actually I am the general secretary of Rwanda Village Concept Program(RVCP). I was born in south province, Muhanga district , sector Kabacuzi, in village called SHORI. I am a member of six children and I am the oldest of them. My family is so much poor. My parents have not studied , they are agriculture. They are doing hard to feed the family by cultivating on small land that we hold. Since 2000 until 2006, when I was in secondary school, I had a local NGO which helped me to study by giving me school fees and from there they have stopped because it was the program of only secondary school. And by this time, I was sponsored by the government which is becoming to stop their sponsorship.

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STUDENT 9:

• Name: RUTEBUKA Evariste
• Age:  24 years
• Study field:  biology and conservation
• Contact: ruteva07@yahoo.fr
• Status:  graduated, congratulations Evariste !!!
  
• Personal notes:

I am a student in national University of Rwanda, faculty of sciences. I was born in small village of Karenge sector , Rwamagana district, eastern province of Rwanda, I am fourth child in nine children, my family is among the poor families, because it lies on agriculture even if they have very small land, all my parents are above 65 years old they are not able to do hard for satisfying basic needs.

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STUDENT 10:

• Name: KARENZI Alphonse
• Age:  23 years
• Study field:  urban and regional planning
• Contact:
• Status:  Sponsorship with Nelly und Dominik
  
• Personal notes:

The firstborn in 6 children family, originated from the poor village in eastern province of Rwanda, my parents left me with 5 younger sisters in Rwanda, went to Uganda where they try finding at least 3 sisters’ school fees. Even if education was very poor in my village, I passed the national secondary school examination in mathematics-physics option with second place in our district. Now I’m the second university student from my village and a great competitive third year student in urban and regional planning at national university of Rwanda. I’m relations officer of RVCP in charge of taking care of International Participants

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Student 11:

• Name:  RUTAGANDA Felicien
• Age:  23 years
• Study field: Modern languages and publishing
• Contact: seanponny@yahoo.fr
• Status:  sponsorship with Udo 
  
• Personal notes:

I was born in family of eight (8) children, where I ‘m the 7^thchild. I’m orphan of both parents and I have been living with my uncle during the last two years. I was supported by government since my uncle could not afford to pay for my school fees and living needs. Now it seems to be difficult to continue my studies without that government help!

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Student 12

• Name:  Emmanuel TUBANE
• Age:  23 years
• Study field:  Economics and Management; Department of Applied Statistics
• Contact: seanponny@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorship
• Personal notes:

I, TUBANE Emmanuel, was born in an illiterate family and my parents struggle to live. So it is hard to have primary needs or basic necessities as my family is poor. My studies meet with many obstacles, such as lack of means of living, lack of means to do researches so as to improve my career of statistics.

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Student 13

• Name: Emmanuel BAKUNDUKIZE
• Age:  23 years
• Study field:  Medicine
• Contact: bakemmaofgod@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorship
• Personal notes:

In secondary schools, I was supported by a volunteer who is not alive. After being informed about your announcement in R-VCP. I decide to write to you in order to help me if possible . I remind you that I am the active member of RVCP since 2009. After being rejected by SFAR during this academic year 2011, I was struggling mainly with these principal problems of the life such as: lack of restoration, accommodation, means for the notes…, especially I wonder what I am going to do since March 2011, because there is no belief of studding in this campus. Moreover; you know that the medical students in Doctorate I , are clerking from Monday to Friday in Hospital (CHUB); thus we cannot find any chance of doing any other businesses for instance: teaching in secondary schools, building the houses…, as well as do these of other departments. In addition, there is no money planed for the clerkship doctorate I. My family is unable to support me continuing the University because of its lowest level of economy. I am available anytime, for any suggestion or information and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

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Student 14

• Name: INGABIRE Gloriose
• Age:  22 years (1989)
• Study field: applied statistics
• Contact:
  Status:  no sponsorship
• Personal notes:

After the death of my father, I started following University studies in 2009 being a public student sponsored by the government. And now, the sponsorship I used to get from the government has been stopped. Meanwhile, the sponsorship was 500 US Dollars per year. For the situation is getting more and more complicated, I would like to get a help from you as I am remaining with two years to finish my studies.

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Student 15

• Name:  UWIRINGIYIMANA JEAN DAMASCENE
• Age:  22 years (1987)
• Study field: agronomy
• Contact: judius10@yahoo.com
• Status: no sponsorship
• Personal notes:

I am a member of Rwanda Village Concept Project (RVCP), in Pyramid Program. I am one child of the family with the seven people. My family is so poor because my father and mother are both illiterates, rely only on agriculture with a little land, also they do not breed. we live in difficult condition . To get what to eat, to wear is not easy. In secondary school, I got scholar fees from government. It is a reason why, it is difficult, even impossible to me to continue my study because I am not on the list that government (SFAR) will support.

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Student 16

• Name: BIGIRIMANA Simon Pierre
• Age:
• Study field: medicine, 3rd year
• Contact: bimprsi@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorship
• Personal notes:

I got this opportunity to introduce myself and to make a good relationship with you. I am Simon Pierre BIGIRIMANA and I am doing medicine in Rwanda in third year. We area 13 family children, 6 are siblings and other are our cousins orphans of genocide. Two of my sisters are married, the rest are students. I have been sponsored by an Agency called SFAR (Students Financing Agency for Rwanda) for this moment I am no longer sponsored by this Agency because our government has a big crisis so for that, this Agency (SFAR) decided to stop the support for us and this is a big challenge for my life even for my studies.

In addition of this big number of children in our family, know both of my parents are retired they have no longer sufficient ability to take care of all those problems. . For finishing my medicine I remain with 4 years for being graduated so my way is still too long.

Dear this was a part of my testimony and I believe you are worried for me.

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Student 17

• Name: Victor MANIRAGUHA
• Age:  22 years (1987)
• Study field: medicine
• Contact:manvy01@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorship

Dear, it is my pleasure to send my greetings to you in Jesus name

I got this opportunity to introduce myself and to make a good relationship with you. I am Victor MANIRAGUHA and I am doing medicine in Rwanda in third year. We are 9 children in my family without parents and all of us we are students but i have been sponsored by an Agency called SFAR (Students Financing Agency for Rwanda) for this moment I am no longer sponsored by this Agency because our government has a big crisis so for that, this Agency (SFAR) decided to stop the support for us and this is a big challenge for my life even for my studies.

In my family we have so many challenges we can’t solve those problems because we are students and we have no job some of us returned home other we want to finish this year and stop the studies because we don’t have another way to be supported by this agency, we still praying for miracles from the heaven. For finishing my medicine I remain with 4 years for being graduated so my way is still too long.

Dear this was a part of my testimony and I believe you are worried for me but God bless you, also may God be with me and my family.

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Student 18

• Name: ELIEZER UKOMEJEGUSENGA
• Age: 26 (1985)
• Study field:  Economics and Management
• Contact: ukomejely@yahoo.com
• Status:  no sponsorship

I was starting my studies in Cyete primary school from 1994 and secondary studies in groupe scolaire Imena /APEEDUC from 2000 year, Now I am student in National university of Rwanda faculty of Economics and Management, department of management Business Administration’s option in third year . In fact, I have been living together with only one parent (Mum) since 1994 genocide when my Daddy died with my two brothers, now we remain as three children [me and two sisters who study in secondary school} with Mother who really is incapable to pay for us school fees. I was financed by SFAR [Student financing agency for Rwanda} but it does no long help me , reason why I’m not hopping to continue my studies. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

ELIEZEL UKOMEJEGUSENGA

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Student 19

• Name: Pascal HAVUGARUREMA
• Age:
• Study field:  Medicine, 3rd year
• Contact: jamiloe03@yahoo.fr
• Status:  no sponsorship

I was born in family of nine (9) children, where I ‘m the 7thchild, I have only my old mother as my father has died. The profession of my parents was traditional farming. During my studies in secondary school, I was supported by government since my Family could not afford to pay for my school fees.

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Student 20

• Name: Vincent Ndebwanimana
• Age: 26 years
• Study field:  Medicine, final year
• Contact:
• Status:  no sponsorship
• Personal notes:

I’m VINCENT NDEBWANIMANA 26 years old male, medical students from National University, I was born in rural area where the health problems were critical including the family planning, unwanted pregnancies and hygiene promotion challenges plus limited income generation almost for all population, although above challenges , I’ve been able to study my secondary school and later I joined the Medical school and where you have to work hard to make it successful with much time in Hospital for practices. When I first joined the University , the Government supported me in terms of scholarship and living fees which currently have been cancelled from last year and my parents are supposed to care a lot about my 5 young sisters, among them one joined the secondary school. When I joined medical school at the same time, I found interesting volunteering students organization Rwanda Village Concept Project( RVCP: www.rwanda-vcp.org), where I become an active member from 2007,the organization vice coordinator in 2009,the organization coordinator in 20010 and currently organization advisor.

I would love the sponsorship to help me for living fees in the rest of my studies including hospital training.

Was steckt hinter POWER ON/OFF?

Das Projekt „Power ON/OFF“ möchte einerseits Schüler zum Nachdenken über die unterschiedlichen Lebenssituationen in Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern anregen und andererseits die partnerschaftliche Zusammenarbeit zwischen ruandischen und deutschen, für das Rwanda Village Concept Project engagierten StudentInnen fördern. Zu diesem Zweck arbeiten die Mitglieder des Vereins RVCP-Frankfurt e.V. in Zusammenarbeit mit einem/r eingereisten ruandischen Student/in Unterrichtsseminare für Schüler aus, die an deutschen Schulen gehalten werden.

Kinder und Jugendliche haben normalerweise wenig Kontakt mit entwicklungspolitischen Themen. Ihr Bild von „Afrika“ ist häufig stark medial von Armuts- und Katastrophenberichten geprägt. Power ON/OFF zielt ganz bewusst nicht auf diese Seite Ruandas ab, sondern greift Alltagsthemen auf, die sowohl in Entwicklungsländern wie Ruanda als auch in Industrieländern wie Deutschland von Aktualität sind. Dazu zählen im Einzelnen Energieversorgung, Nahrungsmittelversorgung, HIV/AIDS, soziales Engagement/Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Die Schüler sollen aufgerufen werden, diese Themen in einem globalen Zusammenhang zu betrachten. Der direkte Austausch mit einem/einer Studenten/in aus Ruanda steigert die Authentizität der Lerninhalte und stellt eine spannende Form der Wissensvermittlung dar.

Der Titel des Projekts „Power ON/OFF“ fasst die Ziele unseres Projekts prägnant zusammen: Das englische Wort „Power“ lässt sich mit Kraft, Leistung, Macht, Energie oder Elektrizität übersetzen. Die Worte ON/OFF sind ein Gegensatzpaar, sie beschreiben den Zustand des Vorhandenseins oder Nicht-Vorhandenseins. Wir möchten Schülern einen Einblick in das Leben der ruandischen Bevölkerung geben und sie so in die Lage versetzen, ihren eigenen Alltag mit anderen Augen zu betrachten. Die POWER des kleinen Landes Ruanda steht dabei in mehrfacher Hinsicht im Mittelpunkt.

Alphonse Karenzi ist 22 Jahre alt und studiert in Ruanda “urban and regional planning”, also “Stadtentwicklung”.  Er engagiert sich ehrenamtlich für das Rwanda Village Concept Project und ist derzeit verantwortlich für die Betreuung der nach Ruanda kommenden internationalen Studenten. Sein Besuch in Deutschland war sein erster Aufenthalt in einem Land außerhalb von Ruanda.  Insgesamt hielt Alphonse Karenzi 6 Vorträge an verschiedenen Schulen über das Leben in Ruanda.   Zielgruppe waren Schüler im Alter von 8-18 Jahren.

Wir danken allen, die POWER ON/OFF nun zum zweiten Mal möglich gemacht haben!

• Vortrag im Club Voltaire Frankfurt,  17.12.2008
• Grund- und Realschule Budenheim plus / Mainz Mombach  18.12.2008
• Vortrag an der Universität Koblenz 07.01.2009
• Vortrag an der Universität Birkenfeld 08.01.2009
• Vortrag an der Universität Wageningen / Holland 11./12.01.2009
• Vortrag bei den IPPNW Frankfurt, 13.01.2009
• Vortrag an der Hochschule für Gestaltung 15.01.2009

• Besuch einer Bio-Farm
• Besuch einer Kläranlage in Frankfurt
• Besuch des Malteser Migrantenzentrums in Frankfurt
• Besuch von Berlin und des Holocaust-Memorials
• Besuch einer Veranstaltung für Schwule und Lesben
• Veranstaltung eines Videoabends mit anschließender Diskussion über die Dokumentation “We Feed the World”