The Bundeskanzler-HelmutSchmidt-Stiftung has existed since 2017.
The abbreviation is: BKHS.
Foundation means: This is an organisation.
This organisation receives money from the federal government.
It deals with issues that Helmut Schmidt also found important.
These 3 topics take centre stage:
- Europe and global politics
- Global economy and social justice:
World-wide economy means:
Trade in things all over the world.
Social justice means: justice in society.
For example:
All people get the support they need.
- democracy and society:
Democracy is an order of government in which the people decide.
The foundation aims to provide answers to political questions.
For example:
- How can European countries work together
to secure peace in Europe? - How can we organise our economy so that everyone is better off?
so that everyone is better off? - How can we organise our democracy in such a way
so that as many people as possible can participate?
The BKHS wants to promote democracy.
To this end, it organises events.
People give talks.
And discuss with each other.
It also awards a prize to people
who stand up for democracy and society.
The foundation also advises people in politics.
Employees conduct research on peace, for example.
And report on their findings.