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Allianz Foundation Annual Report 2025

Whether through the Movers of Tomorrow Award or strong alliances for social cohesion, the 2025 Annual Report shows how the Allianz Foundation is making a difference across Europe.

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Visiting Umoja, Kenya’s women-only village

As part of her Allianz Foundation Fellowship, Anuscheh Amir-Khalili traveled to Kenya for her third and final visit to partner projects. This time, she went to Umoja, a women-only village and place of resistance against violence toward women.

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Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study

The Allianz Foundation’s second Next Generations Study reveals that young people across Europe are eager to shape the future and make their voices heard. Out now!

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Allianz Foundation Annual Report 2024

From emergency funding for democracy initiatives to honoring youth engagement with the Movers of Tomorrow Award — our 2024 Annual Report shows how the Allianz Foundation stood with those building solidarity, justice, and climate action across Europe.

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HouseEurope! Transformation instead of demolition

With its recent exhibition ‘FIX IT!’, the European Citizens' Initiative ‘HouseEurope!’ promotes the ongoing discourse on reconstruction and advocates for the duty to reuse. The exhibition is touring Germany, showcasing best practices in conversion houses and highlighting the importance of avoiding demolition and promoting conversion to protect the climate. At the same time, signatures are being collected for the European Citizens' Initiative.

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CORRECTIV.Europe: “I’m always cold”

According to an analysis by our funded project CORRECTIV.Europe 47 million people in Europe cannot afford to heat their homes in the winter. Millions are also affected in Germany. Experts warn this may lead to social conflict. Read this year’s first major investigation by the newly established media network and get to know their work.

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Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts: Meet the 2025 fellows

The Allianz Foundation is co-founder of the newly launched Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts. We are an alliance of some of Europe’s leading arts philanthropic foundations, uniting substantial resources, and building a collaborative network. Together, we provide support and a connected voice to help socially engaged arts to thrive.

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Media Forward Fund: supporting public interest journalism

Democracies require independent, long-term, and sustainably financed journalism, which is crucial for publishing trustworthy content. The Media Forward Fund was launched with this objective in July 2024. The first funding partners have now been announced.

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Exploring Afro-European Identities at Les Rencontres d’Arles 2024

In 2024 Institute Contemporary presented its inaugural exhibition, "On the Vastness of our Identities", at Les Rencontres d’Arles, featuring diverse perspectives on Afro-European identities through photography. Here you can find some impressions from the exhibition.

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From words to actions: Second funding round of the "Vereint für Demokratie" fund

Allianz Foundation and ProjectTogether have launched the "Vereint für Demokratie" ("United for Democracy") fund, which aims to support organizations operating at regional, national, and online levels with a fund of more than 2 million euros. The broad coalition of contributors is now extending invitations to additional companies and donors in Germany to join this collaborative effort for democracy.

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Earthquake Solidarity Fund: Rebuilding and Connecting Communities

On the first anniversary of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in 2023 the Allianz Foundation, together with its Hubs partner Postane, launched the "Earthquake Solidarity Fund". The fund supports eight projects in the earthquake-affected regions of southeast Turkey, aiming to promote long-term reconstruction, incorporate cultural aspects, and support women and the next generations.

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Culture of Solidarity Fund: Empowering Democratic Resilience in Europe

The European Parliament elections 2024 represent a crucial test for democracy and international cooperation. This year, the Culture of Solidarity Fund, co-financed by the European Cultural Foundation, Allianz Foundation, Evens Foundation, and partners, is actively supporting initiatives aimed at mobilizing voters and strengthening democracy.

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Reframing climate justice: A BIPOC-led speaker series

The climate crisis impacts marginalized communities, including Black, indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) in Europe now, not just in the future. Systemic Justice's speaker series sheds light on this, presenting BIPOC perspectives and community-led actions against racial, social, and economic injustices.

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Empowering EU Climate Action: Insights from Forum Energii & ECCO

An insight into the analysis of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), carried out by ECCO in Italy and Forum Energii in Poland. Discover how these think tanks evaluate the implementation of EU climate goals and identify challenges in their country – an important glimpse into how civil society actors shape current EU climate policy.

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Celebrating the Launch of the Allianz Foundation

We take a look back at the launch event of the Allianz Foundation on November 21, 2022, at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin.

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Allianz Foundation Summit: Towards Just Futures

Towards Just Futures: What could they look like? And who is fighting for them? We opened the doors for you on the evening of November 8th at our inaugural Allianz Foundation Summit 2023 in Berlin in search of the answers to these questions. Over the course of 2.5 days, we invited our partners from more than 20 countries to jointly address the urgency of social justice by acting with the next generations in mind. Better living conditions for the next generations and what roots of injustice must be addressed to achieve them - that is what the Allianz Foundation works towards.

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Allianz Foundation Future Dialogues: paths towards collective action in Italy and Greece

We assembled 36 stakeholders from politics and civil society to meet in Rome and Athens as part of the Allianz Foundation Future Dialogues, organized in close collaboration with our local partners in Italy and Greece. The participants discussed the Allianz Foundation Next Generations study findings and their implications for Italy and Greece.

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JIVE climate: the premiere of live journalism in Germany

On Tuesday, November 21st 2023, the premiere of a journalism live show represented an absolute first in Germany. An audience of 300 flocked to the large auditorium at Babylon in downtown Berlin Mitte for “JIVE KIima” (or “JIVE climate”). And they experienced an evening that - symbolically - broke through some boundaries - and many of them!

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Future workshops of the Klima-Allianz Deutschland: Climate Protection Needs Many Voices

When considering culture and climate, the focus is usually on two different perspectives. What has been lacking in Germany so far is an interdisciplinary exchange that focuses on the transformative potential of culture in all its diversity. The Klima-Allianz Deutschland (Climate Alliance Germany) has brought together a wide range of stakeholders in four future workshops to explore this question.

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ECCHR: 15-year-anniversary symposium

To mark its 15th anniversary, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) organized a symposium on November 9, 2023, under the title: “Addressing systemic injustice through legal means: New frontiers for legal interventions".

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Jasemin Seven reflects on: Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study 2023

After releasing our Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study: 'The Movers of Tomorrow?' on October 31, we asked Jasemin Seven from the Young Islam Conference to reflect on our findings. Read her blog about the findings in the German context here.

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Out now: Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study 2023

Climate crisis, war, inequality: Europe’s young adults are concerned about their future. This is revealed by the first Next Generations Engagement Study by the Allianz Foundation. However, almost half of those surveyed are prepared to become more engaged – most of all, for the climate. This is one of the findings produced by the Allianz Foundation’s first engagement study.

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Aleksandra Łoboda reflects on: Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study 2023

Before releasing our Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study: 'The Movers of Tomorrow?' on October 31, we asked Aleksandra Łoboda to reflect on our findings. Read her blog about the findings in the Polish context here.

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Magid Magid reflects on: Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study 2023

Before releasing our Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study: 'The Movers of Tomorrow?' on October 31, we asked our Fellow Magid Magid to reflect on our findings. Read his blog here.

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Responsibility and self-interest: Social actors in climate transformation

Most people agree that achieving a climate-neutral future should be done in a way that is fair to everyone. However, there is no clear agreement on the best way to accomplish this. To find answers, the Berlin Governance Platform conducted a survey of 25 socio-political actors.

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Talents for Tomorrow: Diversifying Foundations for Europe

The Allianz Foundation in Berlin and the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam are collaborating on a new Traineeship program focused on promoting and diversifying philanthropy with a European purpose. Throughout the 8-month pilot program, the Trainees will gain hands-on experience in one of the two Foundations.

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The Narrative Change Academy - new campaign launched

What will narratives of post-migrant Muslim life in Europe look like if we choose new ways of thinking and stop (re)producing stereotypes? The participatory social media campaign #UnboxStories provides opportunities to answer that question.

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Performing Exiles Festival: Berlin as the Capital of the Exiled

During the 20th century, Berlin was a place from which people were forced to emigrate – now, however, the city has become a place of the exiled. The interdisciplinary festival “Performing Exiles” examines the concept of exile in the light of continual global changes and multiple migration movements.

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Heat pumps as key technology for climate-neutral buildings

The year 2045 is the deadline – Germany has to be climate neutral by then at the latest. This also applies for the building sector. Heat pumps are a key tool to achieve this, together with energy-efficient renovations – this is a main finding from a project of the Deutsche Umwelthilfe (Environmental Action Germany).

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Disruption Network Lab: How AI promotes discrimination against migrants

„Technologies are never neutral – they replicate existing biases and power differentials in our society and create new risks.” Petra Molnar, speaker at the Disruption Network Lab conference "Smart Prisons", has investigated how AI is used in the surveillance of migrants.

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Mediendienst Integration Conference: 'Pointing out facts is Treason'

Can the welcoming of Ukrainian refugees lead to better treatment of others seeking protection in Europe? How do debates on refugees and migration differ across Europe? Why do some negative immigration narratives persist and how can we tell new stories? These were some of topics at the conference. Read the report here.

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Two foundations become one.

Hello world! Allianz Kulturstiftung and Allianz Umweltstiftung are joining forces to fulfill their mission even better: enable better living conditions for future generations. Watch the full clip here.

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Risktakers Fellowship Call

+APPLICATION DEADLINE EXPIRED+ The fellowship aims to create spaces of hope and resilience while facing the complex crises of our time. It supports individuals who meet these crises by developing ideas for desirable futures – in the digital space and beyond. This Fellowship is a collaboration with SUPERRR LAB.

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Research Out Now: Allianz Foundation Risktaker Pulse

The views, visions and experiences of social movement leaders, artists and other risktakers can serve as a valuable resource for civil society. In order to share their first-hand knowledge, the Allianz Foundation Risktaker Pulse has captured insights from 59 risktakers in five European countries.

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Residency on the Road Call: Decolonizing Food

+APPLICATION DEADLINE EXPIRED+ "Decolonizing Food: Water, Land and Heritage" is the first edition of Residency On The Road, the unique Allianz Foundation Hubs residency program. It aims at bringing together artists, writers, curators, thinkers, activists, chefs, farmers and designers to explore food practices.

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European Climate Hub Gets to Work

The Allianz Foundation is strengthening its work in the area of climate protection. With the launch of the European Climate Hub, it supports future partner organizations in making contributions to the ambitious implementation of the European Green Deal and with that, combating the climate crisis.

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SUPERRR LAB: Building diverse and equal futures in tech and beyond

What kind of world do we want to live in in the future? What role should digital technologies play in determining this? And how can we work together to create equitable and diverse visions for the future? Read the blog contribution from Nandita Vasanta, Project Lead at SUPERRR LAB.

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Forensis documents widespread, systematic and shameful drift-backs practice

Since 2020, “drift-backs” have become routine practice. Vulnerable refugees are loaded onto life rafts with no engine and left to “drift” back toward Turkey. This practice is illegal and highly dangerous. Forensis published a year-long investigation into the practice in the form of a navigable, web-based map.

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Clean Cities Campaign: A vision of zero emissions urban mobility

How can we reallocate public spaces for walking, biking, and greenery? How can public transport be better promoted? How can we phase out petrol-fueled cars from cities? Here's a blog contribution by Barbara Stoll, Director Clean Cities Campaign.