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HerzCaspar e.V.
Hamburg, DEImpact-drivenAssociationHealthcareSocial Services
Impact2Sustainability Goals
Employees11 - 50
Founded2017
LocationHamburg
About HerzCaspar e.V.
HerzCaspar e.V. is a non-profit organization founded in 2017, dedicated to bringing lightness, courage, and connectedness to young patients in hospitals. The organization creates meaningful encounters between young volunteers, known as Buddies, and patients to brighten their hospital stay and enable a sense of normality. With 60 active volunteers and four partner clinics, HerzCaspar e.V. has already facilitated 4,000 such encounters. The association is funded by donations and memberships and actively recruits Buddies in Bielefeld and Gießen.
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Sustainability Goals
Good Health & Well-Being
Fostering well-being for young patients
HerzCaspar e.V. provides valuable encounters through volunteer support, bringing joy, normality, and courage to children and adolescents in hospitals. This significantly contributes to their psychological and emotional recovery.
Reduced Inequalities
Reducing social isolation for patients
By connecting young patients with Buddies, the organization helps break the social isolation experienced during long hospital stays, enabling equitable access to social experiences for vulnerable youth.
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Q1What is the purpose of HerzCaspar e.V.?+
HerzCaspar e.V. is dedicated to bringing lightness, courage, and connectedness into the daily lives of young patients in hospitals. The organization creates meaningful encounters between young volunteers, known as Buddies, and patients to brighten their hospital stay and enable a sense of normality.
Q2How can one support HerzCaspar e.V.?+
The organization welcomes support from volunteers as Buddies, particularly in Bielefeld and Gießen. HerzCaspar e.V. also relies on donations, which come from private, corporate, gift, and occasion-based contributions, as well as memberships and a shop.
Q3Where is HerzCaspar e.V. active?+
HerzCaspar e.V. collaborates with four partner clinics and actively recruits Buddies in cities such as Bielefeld and Gießen. The association was founded in Hamburg and has its legal seat in Bonn.
Q4When was HerzCaspar e.V. founded and what was its inspiration?+
HerzCaspar e.V. was founded in 2017. The idea originated from Caspar v. Schiller, who spent a significant amount of time in hospitals as a teenager and wished to offer young patients variety and normality during their clinical stays.
Q5Where can interested individuals find job openings at HerzCaspar e.V.?+
Current job openings at HerzCaspar e.V. are available on the organization's website at https://www.herzcaspar.info/jobs. Applications are typically accepted as PDF documents.
Q6Which UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) does HerzCaspar e.V. support?+
HerzCaspar e.V. primarily contributes to SDG 3 "Good Health and Well-being" by promoting the welfare of young patients. Secondarily, the organization supports SDG 10 "Reduced Inequalities" by creating more equitable opportunities for positive experiences in hospitals.
