what we do.
Everyone needs support in a world that is coming apart at the seams. We at lean on us stand by the side of particularly vulnerable people on the run.
We work in a sponsorship model in which each of us advises and supports people intensively and on a long-term basis at eye level. We see ourselves as permanent contact persons who are available online or on site around the clock. We organize legal assistance and medical care, connect to local organizations, offer comfort and try to find an individual solution for every problem.
Our donations are channelled into individual support for the refugees we look after in order to guarantee basic humanitarian care.
We also send lovingly packed parcels tailored to the wishes and needs of the refugees, which contain high-quality clothing and hygiene products as well as a small surprise each time.
Some situations also require financial support so that fresh fruit, a birthday present or similar can be bought - for us, this is an expression of self-determination, which is fundamental to maintaining human dignity.
In these extremely changing times, we are doing everything we can to ensure transparency, acceptance and education so that peaceful coexistence can succeed.
We are reacting quickly and uncompromisingly to the constantly changing situation of those seeking protection. We receive a great deal of support from our partner organisations. Together, we can then better meet individual needs. For emergencies such as the threat of homelessness or urgently needed medical care, we provide financial resources at short notice.
In war and crisis situations, we rely on cooperation with our local partner organisations and promote their work through financial support.
Our work began with the fire at the refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. However, our work is not limited to Greece.
We stand by the people seeking protection without borders, in solidarity and independently!
Some of them have reported on their cooperation with us - read for yourself!
"I was one of the people who were helped in the Moria 2 camp or Hell 2. There are many names for this Greek camp, but the meaning means the same: it is a hell. They helped me with the expenses for a lawyer who defended me and also when my financial support was cut off and also when my asylum application was rejected. They supported me with money and I also got clothes from them.
An indescribable feeling when you are alone and no one talks to you or helps you, they are the angels in human form, they are a river of giving,loving and helping people in this hell. They stood by me and helped me in everything and treated me as a human being and not a refugee. I talked to them about my problems and my worries. When I talked to them, I felt I was still alive, they gave me hope and strength."