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Stiftung Lesen, German Reading Foundation

Mainz, Germany

Programme name

Lesestart (Lesestart 1–2–3)

Country

Germany

Date of information

December 26th 2023

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Organization name

Stiftung Lesen

Organization address

Stiftung Lesen Römerwall 40 55131 Mainz

Goal/objective

“Lesestart” is a national reading promotion programme for families with young children. “Reading is our Future – The Lesestart for Refugee Children Reading Program” (Lesen bringt uns weiter – Lesestart für Flüchtlingskinder) is a national reading promotion programme for refugee families with their young children.

Organization contact

Sabine Bonewitz (Ulrike Weber)

Position of contact person

Head of Programme, Lesestart Project Manager (Lesen bringt uns weiter Project Manager)

Organization website

https://www.lesestart.de/ https://www.lesestart.de/das-lesestart-set/ https://www.lesen-bringt-uns-weiter.de

Organization type

The Programme is part of the work of the German Reading Foundation. Our foundation aims at running national and regional reading promotion programmes for every reading age. As to the statutes of our organisation, we have a Foundation Council as consultants of our projects and a Board of Trustees.

How many staff does your organization employ?

Lesestart Programme: 10 employees (50 percent part-time workers) Lesen bringt uns weiter programme: 5 employees (70 percent part-time workers) Stiftung Lesen staff: 45 employees (50 percent part-time workers)

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Basic details

Programme name

Lesestart (Lesestart 1–2–3)

Country/Province/City where the programme takes place

Germany

Year started

2011

Programme goal/objective

“Lesestart” is a national reading promotion programme for families with young children. To support children in their very early literacy education.

Funding sources

Lesestart is funded by the German Reading Foundation on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]).

Geographic coverage

In this programme, we work on a national basis with several partners, i. e. paediatricians, librarians and other stakeholders, who support us on a voluntary basis.

Purpose of the programme

Not for profit?

We work non-profit.

Religious or political purpose?

Our organisation does not have any religious or political purpose.

Local consistency of model

Is your programme model consistent across your geographic area, or are there regional differences?

We offer a basic supply for our target groups. There is no other sponsorship.

Book Packs

What are the contents of your gifting pack?

The set includes one book for beginning readers and a small guide for parents in 12 languages.

Is your programme offered free of charge to all families?

Yes.

Partnerships and Delivery

What are your primary `points of contact` with the population you serve? (i.e your local programme partners.)

In this project, we work together with local partners, i. e. qualified persons in arrival centres for asylum seeking people and specially trained volunteers, who practice first German words with the children.

Who gifts/hands-out your pack to families?

160 Arrival Centres for asylum seekers of the Federal States (so-called Bundesländer) in Germany are the single delivery partners in the project. Qualified persons in arrival centres and specially trained volunteers.

Does your programme uses volunteers?

Gifters include specially trained reading aloud volunteers in 160 Arrival Centres

Audience

Is the programme universal or targeted?

The programme is for young refugees and their families in Germany. The material is targeted for parents and their children who are refugees.

How many children does your programme serve a year?

Roundabout 57.206,25 children annually, which makes 228.825,00 children in the report period (2015 – 2018).

At what age/gifting period do children receive your programme?

Mainly they are very young (1 to 6).

Diversity provision

Does your program include provisions or resources for children with special needs?

The sets are beneficial for all children.

What language populations does your programme serve?

Our small guide for parents is available in 12 languages. For details, please see https://www.lesestart-fuer-fluechtlingskinder.de/materialien/elternflyer-in-verschiedenen-sprachen/.

Evaluation and research

Have you conducted programme evaluation or research (including longitudinal)? If yes, has this evaluation/research been published?

“Reading is our Future – The Lesestart for Refugee Children reading program” has not been evaluated.

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