BROEN Danmark receives million (DKK) donation for the seventh consecutive year

Spread throughout Denmark, BROEN Danmark’s local associations work hard to help vulnerable children and young people take part in leisure activities, allowing them to become part of positive communities on equal terms with others. BROEN provides financial support for membership fees and equipment for sports and other leisure activities.

Erik Haumann, Head of Secretariat at BROEN Danmark, says: “Our goal is to help more vulnerable children and young people get out and engage with their peers. In doing so, they become part of positive communities where they can find role models among adults, experience success and strengthen their self-confidence. This happens in local clubs and associations offering activities such as sport, scouting, theatre, music, art or other leisure programmes.”

“We help children and young people from socially vulnerable families. These can be, for example, single parents, families affected by illness or families facing social challenges, where the child would otherwise not have the opportunity to take part in an active leisure life,” says Erik Haumann.

Idrættens Sociale Pris
Earlier this year, BROEN Danmark and its volunteers received Idrættens Sociale Pris for their work in helping more than 7,500 socially vulnerable children and young people join community-based activities. The award is first and foremost a tribute to the volunteers, says Erik Haumann:

”It is a huge pat on the back for our volunteers in our 35 local branches, who make an enormous difference every single day. It is the volunteers who make initiatives like ours very impactful – without them it would not be possible. Of course, we are proud of the award and the recognition, but there is no doubt that the prize really belongs to all our volunteers, who can be immensely proud of their efforts.”

”Over the years, we have seen an increase in the number of children and young people we support. More importantly, we now have more volunteers than last year, mainly because two new local associations have joined. That is why we are especially grateful that the EDC Poul Erik Bech Foundation is once again contributing a generous seven-figure donation, helping our local branches across the country support children and young people.”

An important part of the local community
Jane Bech, Director of the EDC Poul Erik Bech Foundation, says: “Through the profits generated by EDC Poul Erik Bech, we support associations that make an extraordinary effort to help vulnerable children and young people. BROEN Danmark is a great example of this, as their volunteers play an active role in promoting the well-being and health of children and young people. These are exactly the kinds of projects we want to support, which is why we have been involved since 2016 and have donated at least DKK 1 million a year since 2018.”

“Associational life is an important part of local communities in Denmark, and BROEN makes a major contribution by including those who would not normally be able to afford to take part in such communities. BROEN has a professional approach and maintains close dialogue with, among others, pedagogues, teachers, SSP staff and other support workers who make a great difference. We are therefore very pleased to be able to continue our support again this year,” says Jane Bech.