MIT Children´s Projects
Children are our future. Their welfare is the responsibility of us all. Each year, Henkel supports projects in which employees and retirees are involved that effectively help to improve the living situation of children and young people. In 2009, Henkel provides 1.65 million euros in support for children’s projects and other worldwide MIT projects.
MIT children’s projects aim at making the lives of children worth living and to convey strength, joy of life and self-confidence. Henkel sponsors children’s projects centrally by donating one million euros each year.
As a part of the MIT Children´s Project, Henkel Korea has opened the “Henkel Psychotherapy Room for Abused Children” at the Exciting Group Home - a temporary home for children who are mistreated by their parents or family - which is run by Save the Children Korea. The Group Home was unable to provide proper therapies for the children in the past although psychological treatment on a regular basis is of prime importance for children who have experienced ill-treatment. With the help of Henkel, about 120 children will now be treated annually at the Group Home. Furthermore, Henkel Korea employees visit the Group Home once a month to do volunteer work. They help cleaning the house, provide tutoring, cook meals and, in general, play the role of “one-day parents” in order to establish a close relationship with the maltreated children.