Heinrich Böll Foundation

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The Heinrich Böll Foundation (German: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung), affiliated with the German Green Party and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is a legally independent political foundation named after writer Heinrich Böll (1917 – 1985).

It was founded in 1997 by uniting the three foundations Buntstift, Göttingen, Frauen-Anstiftung, Hamburg, and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Cologne. The Foundation's primary objective is to support political education both within Germany and abroad, promoting socio-political activism, democratic involvement, and cross-cultural understanding. The Foundation also provides support for science and research, art and culture, and developmental co-operation. Its activities are guided by the fundamental political values of democracy, ecology, solidarity, and non-violence.

[edit] See also

• Konrad Adenauer Foundation (CDU)
• Friedrich Ebert Foundation (SPD)
• Friedrich Naumann Foundation für die Freiheit (FDP)
• Hanns Seidel Foundation (CSU)
• Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (Die Linke).

[edit] External links

• Homepage
• Heinrich Böll Foundation North America

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