Being eight years old I joined the local scouts group, where I learned, what it means to enjoy time in the nature, having fun in groups and helping in the local community, e.g. by collecting waste paper almost every single months with the garbage truck for over 3 years. What I didn’t recognize back than was the fact, that the probably biggest thing I have learned there, is how important it is, to be active for a community and how much actually can be changed bottom up.

During my bachelor studies at the University I travelled for one summer to India where I got my first experience in doing social work outside of my home country. For 3 months I was working with the NGO Watershed Organisation Trust four hours east of Mumbai on their projects. By creating safe water access and teaching the farmers on how to use water for sustainable agriculture this NGO has a tremendous impact on the prosperity of the villages they are working with.

After University I decided to start my career in finance, however I didn’t forget about my passion in social projects and initiatives. The most recent project I started in my company in collaboration with Bridges To Prosperity is a good example, that even in a corporate job, you can have a big impact also in social initiatives.