Friends of Waldorf Education

Since 1976, the Friends of Waldorf Education have been promoting Waldorf education around the globe. Thus far, we have supported more than 830 Waldorf initiatives worldwide – all our donations are forwarded at 100 %. Each year, about 1.700 young people commit to a voluntary service, and the emergency pedagogy program conducts urgently needed rehabilitation campaigns in many conflict areas. Furthermore, our worldwide student campaign WOW-Day enables children to go to school.

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Fields of Activity

[Translate to Englisch:] Kinder und ihre Lehrerin in einem Klassenzimmer in Guatemala.
Waldorf Worldwide

Create educational opportunities: Join us in supporting Waldorf schools and Waldorf kindergartens as well as curative education and social therapy facilities around the world.

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Freiwilliger steht mit den Kindern im Morgenkreis im FSJ in der Schule
Voluntary Services

Seek commitment, find joy: Whatever you are looking for, with a voluntary service you will find a lot of things – experience, career prospects or even fascinating sides of yourself.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Eine Notfallpädagogin mit einigen Kindern in einer Notunterkunft.
Emergency Pedagogy

Promote help that matters: Emergency pedagogy supports children and families in dealing with traumatic experiences in crisis and disaster areas.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Schülerinnen verkaufen Selbstgemachtes um Spenden zu sammeln.
WOW-Day

Let’s create a future for everyone: With your own fundraising campaign by pupils for pupils, you donate school time, a warming meal or a protective community.

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100 Percent Donation Forwarding

You can rely on this: Your donation will be forwarded in full without deduction of administrative costs.

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10 % Campaign

A simple click makes it possible: Anyone who actively opts for our 10% campaign donates an additional 10% to our work.

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Would you like to donate regularly as a sponsor? Or make a one-time donation to a special project? Become active and discover the possibilities.

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Certified by Deutscher Spendenrat

In good hands: The German Donations Council's seal of approval certifies that we handle donations transparently, efficiently and sustainably.

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News Blog

20 Years of Emergency Pedagogy – From a Pilot Project to an International Network

Children are holding hands and laughing

Wars and violent conflicts are among the most severe causes of humanitarian crises. They often force people to flee their homes and result in shortages of food, water, and medical care. Humanitarian disasters threaten or destroy the lives of countless people, including children, who are often the…

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Ukraine: Vital Emergency Pedagogy Work in Kharkiv

Several children sitting at a table are showing off the candles they have made themselves

From March 2022 through November 2025, the Emergency Pedagogy Department of the Friends of Waldorf Education was able to support children, adolescents, and pedagogues in Ukraine through, among other initiatives, four training cycles, each consisting of eight modules. The participating pedagogues…

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Water damage in the shelter at the Kryvyi Rih Waldorf School

Water in the shelter at the Waldorf School in Ukraine

The Kryvyi Rih school is one of the oldest Waldorf schools in Ukraine, having been founded in the 1990s. Despite the major challenges faced over the past four years, neither the school’s daily routine nor life in the school’s nursery has come to a standstill. To make this possible, the construction…

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