Transparency
Transparency and openness are the foundation of responsible association work.
Anyone who works for the common good should make it clear what goals are being pursued, where the funds come from, how they are used and who takes the decisions. That is why we publish the following information in line with the voluntary commitment of the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft (Transparent Civil Society Initiative).
We want members, donors, funding partners and anyone interested to be able to follow our work closely. We therefore make key information about our association, our charitable status, where our funds come from and how they are used, and about our staffing structure publicly available.
Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft
We have signed the voluntary commitment of the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft and make the following ten items of transparency information publicly available.
Voluntary commitment (PDF, in German)
Updated: 31 May 2026
Wald schafft Zukunft - Sambia e.V.
Ulmenstr. 23
41363 Jüchen, Germany
Year of foundation: 2024
Entry in the register of associations:
Register court: Mönchengladbach
Register number: VR 5767
Contact:
Wald schafft Zukunft - Sambia e.V.
E-mail: info@wsz-sambia.de
Web: www.wsz-sambia.de
Contact person:
Steffi Favetto
Mon – Fri, 2 pm to 5 pm
E-mail: info@wsz-sambia.de
Tel.: +49 152 - 072 471 43
Our statutes are available here:
Download the statutes (PDF, in German)
Our vision:
A world in which every child has access to good education and can shape their own future.
Our mission:
We improve education in rural regions of Zambia – through renovation work, equipping schools and promoting environmental awareness.
What we do:
We build and renovate classrooms, dormitories and sanitary facilities, provide school furniture and learning materials and support educational projects together with local partners. In Germany we raise awareness of global responsibility, above all among children and young people.
Our values:
Justice, solidarity, sustainability, partnership as equals and transparent project work.
Funding activity / funding criteria:
The association does not currently award grants that can be applied for freely and does not run any public funding programmes or calls for applications. Projects are reviewed and decided on by the board. The main criteria are the purpose set out in the statutes, the specific need on the ground, feasibility, cooperation with local partners, affordability and clear documentation of how funds are used.
Wald schafft Zukunft - Sambia e.V. has charitable tax status because it promotes charitable purposes.
Tax number: 114/5878/0027
Tax office: Grevenbroich
Assessment notice under section 60a of the German Fiscal Code (AO) dated 29 August 2024
Under its statutes, and in the terms of sections 51 ff. of the German Fiscal Code, the organisation exclusively and
directly promotes the following charitable purposes:
Board:
Chair: Steffi Favetto
Deputy Chair: Tino Favetto
Auditors:
Stefan Meuser
Christoph Nellen
Activity report 2024 (in German)
Annual report 2024 (in German)
The financial information can be found in the 2024 annual report on page 5.
Wald schafft Zukunft - Sambia e.V. works entirely on a voluntary basis.
The association does not employ any full-time staff. The work of the association is currently carried out by the voluntary board.
The people involved in the day-to-day work of the association are:
The members of the board and the auditors work on a voluntary basis and receive no remuneration. The board spends an average of around 20 hours a month in total on this work.
Expenses incurred, for example for travel on behalf of the association, can be reimbursed. They are checked in advance to make sure they are necessary.
There is no board of trustees.
The source of funds for 2024 is set out in the 2024 annual report.
See the 2024 annual report, page 5.
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Donations: | 9,246.71 € |
| Membership fees: | 550.00 € |
| Total income: | 9,796.71 € |
The use of funds for 2024 is set out in the 2024 annual report.
See the 2024 annual report, page 5
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Project costs: | 6,515.15 € |
| Administrative costs: | 41.44 € |
| Total expenditure: | 6,556.59 € |
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total income: | 9,796.71 € |
| Total expenditure: | 6,556.59 € |
| Surplus: | 3,240.12 € |
There are no corporate ties to other organisations.
The association is neither a parent nor a subsidiary of another organisation, holds no shareholdings in companies or organisations and has no corporate links with third parties.
In 2024 the association's total annual income was 9,796.71 €. The 10 % threshold was therefore 979.67 €.
The following organisations each contributed more than 10 % of annual income in 2024:
| Funder | Amount |
|---|---|
| ESYON GmbH | 1,800.00 € |
| Stiftung Wald schafft Zukunft | 1,980.00 € |
In addition, the association received two individual donations from private individuals in 2024, each of which accounted for more than 10 % of annual income. The names of these private individuals are not published for data protection reasons.
| Type of contribution | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual donations from private individuals above 10 % of annual income | 2,200.00 € |
All other individual contributions were below the 10 % threshold.
Account holder: Wald schafft Zukunft - Sambia e.V.
Bank: GLS Bank
IBAN: DE18 4306 0967 1340 7731 00
BIC: GENODEM1GLS
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