ArbeiterKind.de

ArbeiterKind.de is the Germany's largest community for first generations university students.

ArbeiterKind.de's vision is that every suitably qualified child from a non-academic family should have the opportunity for educational advancement.

ArbeiterKind.de envisions a Germany where more children from non-academic families attend university and fewer of them drop out before completing their degree. As such, the organisation has three main objectives: to encourage students to pursue a degree; to support them as they complete it; and to advise them as they enter the workforce. To do so, ArbeiterKind.de uses an extensive, accessible, and demand-oriented counselling network. Throughout Germany, almost 6,000 volunteers participate in 80 local groups. What is innovative at ArbeiterKind.de is the peer-to-peer approach: the volunteers - mostly students themselves who also hail from non-academic families - encourage other potential students through their own example.

ArbeiterKind.de is the Germany's largest community for first generations university students.

ArbeiterKind.de's vision is that every suitably qualified child from a non-academic family should have the opportunity for educational advancement.

ArbeiterKind.de envisions a Germany where more children from non-academic families attend university and fewer of them drop out before completing their degree. As such, the organisation has three main objectives: to encourage students to pursue a degree; to support them as they complete it; and to advise them as they enter the workforce. To do so, ArbeiterKind.de uses an extensive, accessible, and demand-oriented counselling network. Throughout Germany, almost 6,000 volunteers participate in 80 local groups. What is innovative at ArbeiterKind.de is the peer-to-peer approach: the volunteers - mostly students themselves who also hail from non-academic families - encourage other potential students through their own example.

The three-year "Empower and Connect" programme aims to reach 8,000 disadvantaged school students, enhancing their knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about accessing higher education.

The programme, selected through the UCF Edu-Fund Platform in 2024, targets students aged 15 to 19 from non-academic families who attend schools in the countryside. These students face significant barriers to pursuing higher education.

Implemented in the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the programme focuses on rural schools, providing support to students from non-academic backgrounds to improve their educational prospects.

""Empower and Connect"" utilises a peer support approach and volunteer models validated and evaluated by ArbeiterKind.de's vibrant volunteer community. Activities include peer mentoring, school visits, and informative sessions led by first-generation academic volunteers. These volunteers share personal experiences, build skills, and provide role models for academic advancement.

The three-year "Empower and Connect" programme aims to reach 8,000 disadvantaged school students, enhancing their knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about accessing higher education.

The programme, selected through the UCF Edu-Fund Platform in 2024, targets students aged 15 to 19 from non-academic families who attend schools in the countryside. These students face significant barriers to pursuing higher education.

Implemented in the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the programme focuses on rural schools, providing support to students from non-academic backgrounds to improve their educational prospects.

""Empower and Connect"" utilises a peer support approach and volunteer models validated and evaluated by ArbeiterKind.de's vibrant volunteer community. Activities include peer mentoring, school visits, and informative sessions led by first-generation academic volunteers. These volunteers share personal experiences, build skills, and provide role models for academic advancement.