pfefferberg & stpw2018- en.ppt [kompatibilitätsmodus] · empowerment, jobs, more...
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Pfefferwerk Foundation• founded in 1999 / Berlin• operates actively (own projects) and passively (financial support)• Grants: < 6000 €, in 2017 in total 238 T€ for 71 projects
Basic ideacontribute to strengthen community, diversity and social cohesion, improve the chances of disadvantaged people (youngsters, migrantpeoble/women, refugees, disabled) for the labour market
Criterias for funding (subsidies) / own activitiesEach project, through activities assigned to one of our 6 areas ofactivity, has to create jobs or has to improve the chances of disadvantaged people to enter the labour market.
Main financial basismensual rent for building lease, paid by the users of the 24 buildingson Pfefferberg, a listed former brewery area located in the center ofBerlin
Pfefferberg• floor space: 13.504 qm / located centrally (former eastern part) • ownership: in GDR-times public property,
in 1990 50 % Berlin / 50 % Germany • surrounded by a formally entitled redevelopment area (1994 – 2013)
History: founded in 1841 as a brewery (with restaurants),later enterprise for chocolate production and after thatbakery, also offices, storerooms, restaurants, after World War II printery, storerooms, garages, workshops, offices
1987/8: idea „Factory of Culture“
1990/1: Pfefferwerk association and Pfefferwerk GmbH (Ltd.) were founded aiming to carry out social and culturalactivities on Pfefferberg area
Pfefferberg & Pfefferwerk Foundation
1999: Pfefferwerk Ltd. bought Pfefferberg real estate (subsidiesfrom Berlin Senate)
establishing of Pfefferwerk Foundation = owner of Pfefferberg
leasing contract with a private company for renovation, construction work and all rental services in the context of the intended use appointed in a contract with the Berlin Senate (culture, art, social services, small business)
2000: start of the renovation activities (with demolation)
2002: new juridical framework
Pfefferwerk Foundation & Pfefferberg
Adjusted initial investment of the Berlin Senate: 1,5 Mio. €
Impact1) amount of grants distributed for projects in Berlin: > 1,9 Mio.€beneficiaries: mainly disadvanteged people, often disadvanteged areasa. project / individual level b. local level
new skills and capabilities, local development (new/more services, empowerment, jobs, more beautification …), diversity, networkingchances, better equipment social cohesion, support for SME …
2) Pfefferberg area todayrenovation / constraction work (nearly) completed, > 20.000 qm mix of use: art institutions, cultural industry, vocational training, (further) education, research, services (hostel, restaurants) …mix of users in terms of social background, nationalities, ages
= meeting space of very different people (work and leisure activities) in an area which has changed a lot during the last years
Pfefferwerk Foundation & Pfefferberg
Key featuresmix of public and private resources for a common goalapproach/process with long-term sustainable impact at different levels
Scheme offers possibilities for different structuring andemphasis taking into account specific local needs andconditions
The idea to use a property for establishing a foundation to finance grants is applicable for many aims and transferable to other places.