LATEST NEWS

Here you can find the latest information on the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation and our projects.

Meister-Gründerpreis 2024 Winners

The Peter und Luise Hager Foundation has once again honoured outstanding founders in the electrical trade with the Meister-Gründerpreis.

Peter und Luise Hager Award 2024

The winners of the Peter und Luise Hager Award have been chosen.

Ideas competition of the KIT Gründerschmiede

The KIT Gründerschmeide and the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation want to get students interested in the topic of founding a company

The Summer Camp in the Ecological Youth Hostel "Spohns Haus" 2023 was a blast!

Every year, during the first two weeks of the summer holidays in Saarland, the Ecological School Hostel Gersheim organises a trinational youth camp for participants from Poland, Ukraine and Germany.

Germany scholarship holders visit us in Blieskastel

Since 2017, the Peter and Luise Hager Foundation has been sponsoring the "Deutschlandstipendium" scholarship programme of the StudienStiftungSaar.

Science award in the area of chemical and process engineering

Dr. Ing. Florian Nestler was awarded the main prize of 3,000 euros for his outstanding doctoral thesis on "Dynamic Operation of Power-to-X Processes Demonstrated by Methanol Synthesis".

Speech to high school graduates of the Saarland

On July 4th, the annual speech to Saarland's high school graduates took place at Saarbrücken's Osthafen. In the Silo-Gärtchen, bestselling author Julia Schoch read her graduate speech "Love love love - A greeting from the future" to the graduates and their families.

The latest issue of our Foundation letter is available!

We were particularly proud of these projects last year.

Peter und Luise Hager Award 2023

The exhibition "Practising - Peter und Luise Hager Award 2023" at Saarländische Galerie Berlin is open until 14th April.

Mon Coeur - Inspiration Hub

The Inspiration Hub is a special after-school programme for children between the ages of 10 and 14 with the aim of giving them a long-term vision of how to grow into positive and confident role models.

Summer Camp in the Ecological Youth Hostel "Spohns Haus"

Every year, during the first two weeks of the summer holidays in Saarland, the Ecological School Hostel Gersheim organises a trinational youth camp for participants from Poland, Ukraine and Germany.

Reforestation project by Hager Group employees

The CSR (Customer Service Complaints and Returns) department at the Blieskastel location is regularly supports our projects. This year, the 20-strong team planted 1,000 tree seedlings in the nearby forest in Lautzkirchen. Many thanks for the commitment!

The second edition of our Foundation booklet "PLHS 02" is now available!

With the second edition we offer an insight into our work of the past years. While stocks last we will gladly send you a copy.

Hager Group employees donate for a good cause

The donations received from the Hager Group employees in Germany were tripled and handed over to three charitable organisations near the participating company sites.

Peter und Luise Hager-Award 2022

The ceremony of our annual art award to students of the HBKsaar took place on 11th, February 2022 and was streamed live for an online audience.

The new Foundation letter "Horizonte 05" is now available!

A new issue dedicated to art and culture during the pandemic. Download here!

BlueFuture Project: Water from the Saar river is turned into drinking water

On 11th September 2021, the BFP team tested the nanofilter used in Tanzania with water from the Saar river for demonstration purposes.

Exhibition opening "Claire Morgan - Joy in the Pain" in the Moderne Galerie

From July 10th, 2021 to February 6th, 2022 in Saarbrücken

New member in the jury of the Master Founder Award

Markus Bruder succeeds Thomas Wätzel as VEG representative in the jury of the Master Founder Award (Meister-Gründerpreis). Markus Bruder is a member of the board of the VEG e.V. and managing director of the Friedrich Streb GmbH in Offenburg.

Participation in the Arts Sponsorship Award 2020/21

The "Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e.V." is awarding the Arts Sponsorship Award for the 15th time. The award recognises the diverse cultural commitment of companies and foundations in Germany. We are taking part in the competition with our long-standing project "Peter und Luise Hager-Award" at the HBKsaar.

Donations to the food banks and the Balthasar Children's and Youth Hospice

With the help of the proceeds from the employee project "Rounding up the cents", the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation makes donations to the food banks and the Balthasar Children's and Youth Hospice in Olpe.

Donation of flu vaccine doses to the "Diakonisches Werk Saar"

On 23rd November 2020, Board Member Susanne Trockle hands over 170 flu vaccine doses to the "Diakonisches Werk Saar" to Saarlanders in need and without shelter.

Visit to the association "Förderverein Afrikaprojekt Dr. Schales e.V."

Board members Susanne Trockle and Dr. Udo Götschel visit Anne and Oliver Schales to discuss joint projects in Zimbabwe.

New Management Board member

In mid-May, a change within the Management Board of the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation occurred. In his function as Deputy Chairman, Dr Udo Götschel succeeds Oswald Bubel, who recently retired after ten years.

Africa Project Dr. Schales

Since the beginning of the year we support the Africa Project Dr. Schales in Zimbabwe.

Sign in for the Spohns Haus holiday camp

From July 6th to 18th, 2020 the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation and the Ecological school camp Spohns Haus organise a summer camp for young people from Poland, Ukraine and Germany between the ages of 13 and 18 in the Saarland.

Reforestation project in Central Africa with WWF Deutschland

Restoration of a degraded landscape within the protected area of Dzanga Sangha.

Award ceremony of the Peter und Luise Hager-Prize

At the exhibition opening of the HBKsaar January 31st the winners of the Peter und Luise Hager Prize 2019/2020 were announced.

Wildfire recovery in Australia

The Peter und Luise Hager Foundation is supporting the wildfire recovery efforts of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute in Australia. The non-profit organisation's team is working on repairing the damage to flora and fauna in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

Corona fund for students of the HBKsaar

9,000 euros for students in financial need.

Exhibition opening at the Saarländische Galerie in Berlin

The exhibition opening of "Knowledge - Peter und Luise Hager Award 2021" will take place on July 29th and remain open to visitors until August 28th, 2021.

Music project in Colombia

Over 120 children have the opportunity to learn how to play instruments und make music.

Creative workshops for pupils

During the summer holidays, pupils aged 12 to 18 could participate in various workshops at the KuBa: Graffiti, video short film, song factory and comic.

BlueFuture Project

A sustainable drinking water project in Tanzania

OBJECTIVES & PURPOSE

The Peter und Luise Hager Foundation concentrates on developing, supporting and implementing its own projects. 
The overall framework for all projects is formed by our desire to support competence and education in all areas.

More than a mere will to help is required. Professionalism and responsible handling of Foundation resources guarantee that assistance is provided exactly where it is required. We do not wish to scatter resources thinly but rather provide support where we can evaluate the results ourselves.

The Peter und Luise Hager Foundation concentrates on the following five areas, which also reflect the philosophy of Hager Group:

Art and Culture

Art and culture represent quality of life. The way we approach literature, theatre, music and art reflects our society as a whole.
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Environmental Protection

Environmental protection coupled with sustainable attitudes and activities need to be learned and taken to heart.
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Charitable and Benevolent Projects

Social projects are funded by the Foundation in the form of various activities. 
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Science and Research

Science and research are key to accelerating progress. 
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Education and Learning

Education and learning are the pillars of social development. 
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The joy of starting something meaningful.

It all started with an idea. What if Hager Group was to do something charitable? What if we were to bundle our forces for the society with and from which we live.

Thus was born the idea of the Peter und Luise Hager Foundation. Once some Hager companies had made the decision and paid in the corresponding capital in December 2010, our Foundation was able to commence its work.
Having a good idea is one thing. Forming it into a successful initiative however is another.
Based on the values - solidarity, public spirit, sustainability, authenticity and humanity - we started off taking appropriately small steps, only to approach increasingly larger and more international projects as time went by. Our Foundation is currently supporting around 50 projects, including many which we initiated ourselves, and have filled with life. It has shown us how much our own lives are enriched by doing something for others. And we are tremendously proud of its success.

Image: Peter and Luise Hager, the parents of the company’s founders Hermann and Dr. Oswald Hager, lent their names to the Foundation.

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As boundaries often merge between the individual areas, we don't think in stereotypes but rather consider the people we can help.

Office

Peter und Luise Hager-Stiftung
Kamila Banasiak
Zum Gunterstal 
66440 Blieskastel 
Germany
stiftung@hager.de

Donations

We would be delighted to receive donations towards our current or future projects
If you wish to find out more about how you can lend some financial support, please mail to stiftung@hager.de

Thank you very much for your support!

IBAN: DE61 2012 0100 1000 4855 00    BIC: WBWCDEHHXXX

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