“That happens among us”
Heike Schmidt names the latest case of a mother with seven children who had to live in unreasonable circumstances until the end. “The children had to sleep on the floor because there is simply not enough money for even the most essential things. And that happens right among us! ”The 51-year-old experienced unspeakable suffering during her social work in the Yugoslav war. “I just cried for days when I came across the forgotten widows of Srebrenica. It is stressful when you want to help and change, but your hands are tied. “The change that I see and wish for, I realize in my hometown Bad Gleichenberg,” asserts Heike Schmidt, who gives scholarships out of her own pocket for young people Financing women, supporting asylum seekers and integrating a refugee, Amiri Ali Ahmad, into their own families. “I’m no better than a refugee. My happiness in life is based on the fact that I was born in Austria. “
Philanthropist – Heike’s social commitment breaks all boundaries
