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The “Stiftung RTL – Wir helfen Kindern” has supported the PATRIZIA Foundation with a donation of €200,000. Astrid Gabler, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the PATRIZIA Foundation, accepted the donation cheque in Cologne from Wolfram Kons, Head of RTL Charity and Deputy Chairman of the Foundation’s Board.
The donation will support a special education project in Peru: the construction of a new inclusive preschool in San Juan de Lurigancho, one of Lima’s most disadvantaged districts. Many children there, including those with disabilities, grow up in challenging circumstances. For many families, access to early childhood education, care and safe learning environments is extremely limited.
The project includes accessible classrooms with age appropriate sanitary facilities, dedicated spaces for therapy, care and targeted support, and the integration of the new preschool into the existing school campus. Close collaboration with parents, the local community and the project partner Fe y Alegría Perú will ensure that the project is sustainably embedded within the local community.
“This support sends a powerful message about the importance of inclusive education from the very beginning,” says Astrid Gabler, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the PATRIZIA Foundation. “By building this new preschool in Lima, we are creating a place where every child is welcome and has the opportunity to develop their full potential.”
Each year, around 360 preschool children will gain access to safe and stimulating learning environments. Children with disabilities will benefit from therapy services, personalised support and an inclusive community. In this way, the project will strengthen not only the children themselves, but also their families and the wider community.
In the long term, the school will become a fully inclusive education campus, reaching more than 1,600 children. It will serve as a flagship project for education, protection and inclusion.