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Many little things can come together to create something big. That´s why we have once again decided not to give Christmas presents this year and instead support various projects close to our heart with generous donations. In particular, the youngest and weakest in society are often unable to help themselves, but are in most urgent need of support to manage their lives...

The 24-year-old Julia Porzelt from Prien a. Chiemsee, her riding pony mare Lettenhofs Lovely Daintiness (“Dainty” for short) and her Oldenburg gelding Bruno are a successful trio in disabled riding. Julia has a congenital disability. She was born with spoon hands from which three fingers on each hand were surgically made. She also has prostheses on both sides from the thigh....

Worldwide, 385 million children live in extreme poverty, 30 million are refugees, and more than 260 million have no access to education. In spite of these daunting numbers, we still firmly believe that we – and that means every single one of us – can make the world a better place. And this is why the Memmert Christmas donation this year will again support projects for helping...

Children are born without hate or prejudices. They have no idea what racism means and do not pigeonhole people as 'good' or 'bad'. At the same time, they far too often fall victim to war, misrule, or violence. Like every year, the traditional Memmert Christmas donation will therefore go to aid organisations which help children and adolescents in war and crisis regions as well...

Children are our future. Looking through the eyes of a child, we may recollect values like gratitude, humbleness and love. What is really important in life... For this reason, Memmert has divided this year's traditional Christmas donation among five aid organisations that look after the well-being of the youngest.

This year it was an especially difficult task for managing director Christiane Riefler-Karpa to decide which of SOS Children's Villages’ projects should be supported by the traditional Christmas donation. In many parts of the world, children especially suffer too much.

This year, Memmert will not send out Christmas presents and cards. The money for this will instead be donated to the Oxfam refugee support. Please see below how you can help to reduce the suffering of refugees - even with small donations.

In order to demonstrate our close connection with science, Memmert sponsored the MEMMERT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH IN PHARMACOLOGY at the joint annual pharmacology symposium of the University of Zurich, the ETH, and the University Hospital. Our congratulations go to the award winner Philipp Mächler!

The first week in April 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Rwandan genocide. The path to reconciliation is still long: hundreds of thousands of people are traumatized, children orphaned and homeless. 90 % of this destitute country's population depend on agriculture, leaving barely any possibilities for a better future through education. A German paediatric surgeon devotes his...

Instead of giving Christmas presents to the clients, the Memmert family has decided to support the OxfamUnverpackt.de project this year. The donation enables people in Zimbabwe to build up a herd of goats. Goats are undemanding and find food even under harsh conditions. That makes them ideal livestock for people in Zimbabwe, who have lost their livelihood due to the persistend...