Saving energy is a key building block on the road towards climate neutrality. But how can we change our behavior if saving is neither convenient nor attractive? There is plenty of information available – but often there is a lack of motivation. This article will discuss hy it takes more than just facts to make everyday life more climate-friendly – and how we can all contribute.
TikTok, YouTube, Netflix or online games. Seven hours a day in front of the screen – for many children and young people, this has long been part of everyday life. But when does media use become an addiction? What helps to regain control – and why parents could be the key to the solution.
Sexualized violence is also an issue in football stadiums – from harassment to assault. Bayer 04 Leverkusen offers discreet help for those affected with the code word ‘Luisa is here!’.
How does a German correspondent live and report in the United States? Doris Simon, US correspondent for Deutschlandfunk, provides insights into the US media landscape. She talks about the loss of trust in traditional media, the influence of social networks and her impressions of rural America. A conversation about journalistic challenges in a divided society.
They risk their lives to save others: the Hangelar unit of the Sankt Augustin volunteer fire department. Law student Jan Iso Kohrs is one of 1.3 million volunteers in Germany who dedicate their free time to protecting the community.
Rescuers on Four Paws is a special rescue dog squadron that is often deployed when people go missing. Melanie Buch is a team member at the German Red Cross in Cologne. A rescue mission begins when an alarm on her phone rings. Buch states that she automatically gets an adrenaline rush from the ring, as this means her work begins.
Ute Honecker has been involved in the Bonn station mission for almost ten years. “The mission is not only a low-threshold contact point for travelers, but above all a place of refuge for people in difficult life situations”, says Honecker, emphasizing that the most important thing about this work is the willingness to love one’s neighbor.
Six days a week, Wolfgang Weithe-Berchtold is on the sports field as a children’s soccer coach. He does so on a voluntary basis and with a lot of passion. Every day that he can teach the children something great is a good day, explains Weithe-Berchtold with enthusiasm.
“It’s just nice to be able to help other people in your free time,” says Lukas, who has been involved in the volunteer fire department since he was 11 years old. He looks back on many small and big moments that he has experienced during his missions.
