UNITED FREE ISLANDS · SOCIAL PROJECT
Around the world, children, young people and families live under conditions that give them little opportunity to determine their own lives.
Extreme poverty, exploitation, human trafficking, homelessness, lack of education, inadequate medical care and a lack of professional opportunities can permanently set a person back from the very beginning of their life.
UNITED FREE ISLANDS wants to open up a new path: People in particular need should be given the opportunity to reach a safe living environment and gradually build their own future there.
The concept combines several stages of development into one connected path through life.
A protected and dignified living environment as the starting point for a new chapter in life.
Medical care, stabilisation and access to health-related support.
School education, personal development and support for individual abilities.
Professional qualifications according to abilities, interests and future opportunities.
Work, personal income, responsibility and self-determined life planning.
Anyone accepted onto a UNITED FREE ISLANDS island should not receive merely a place to sleep.
The concept provides for a complete and dignified living environment.
Residents receive safe and comfortable accommodation in a cabin or another suitable form of housing within the island community.
The daily breakfast buffet is intended to include, among other things, bread, butter, jam, cheese, sausage, fish, eggs, fruit, milk, yoghurt, muesli, fruit juice and cake.
Sandwiches and drinks are available throughout the day.
The evening buffet is intended to include, among other things, bread, salads, vegetables, drinks as well as small portions of meat and fish.
The specific organisation of food and supplies will be adapted to health-related, cultural, religious and individual needs and implemented in accordance with the applicable legal and organisational framework.
The visual language of the social project is not intended to display a person's suffering. It is intended to make their development visible.
A life under difficult conditions, without sufficient safety or prospects.
Learning, personal development, healthcare support and professional qualifications.
Using personal abilities, working, earning an income and shaping one's own life.
A person can only learn, work and live independently in the long term if their health needs are also taken into account.
The concept provides for the involvement of doctors as well as medical support staff and specialists.
Retired professionals can pass on their experience, knowledge and life experience to younger generations.
Health should not only be addressed after a problem has already occurred.
Education means more than reading, writing and arithmetic. It also means being able to think independently, make decisions, take responsibility and recognise one's own abilities.
Children and young people should be supported according to their age and individual circumstances.
Self-confidence, the ability to deal with conflict, a sense of responsibility and social skills are just as much part of development as professional knowledge.
Not everyone has to follow the same path. What matters is discovering and developing one's own abilities.
Professional development should, as far as possible, be based on the individual abilities and interests of each person.
Practical skills, technical professions, maintenance, manufacturing and infrastructure.
Training for the technical systems and supply facilities of the island projects.
Supporting people interested in science and those with analytical abilities.
Development of new products, systems and solutions for the island projects and beyond.
Development of professionals for medical, educational and social tasks.
Organisation, hospitality, administration, support services and other fields of activity.
A free community can only function when one person's freedom ends where the intentional harming of another person begins.
This fundamental rule of life applies to all residents aged 16 and over and forms a central basis for living together on the island.
Every person has their own dignity and their own personal boundaries.
Children and young people should learn to recognise their own boundaries, stand up for themselves and deal with conflicts appropriately.
Freedom also means understanding the consequences of one's own actions and taking responsibility for them.
Young people and young adults between the ages of 16 and 20 should, according to their abilities, make a regular contribution to the community.
Participation in community and social service tasks for four days per month is planned.
Tasks will be assigned in an age-appropriate and safe manner and according to individual abilities.
Training should not end in a dead end. That is why a dedicated placement structure is intended to connect qualified residents with suitable companies.
The resident acquires a professional qualification according to their individual abilities.
A placement agency connects qualified people with suitable companies.
Employment opportunities may exist within the UNITED FREE ISLANDS network and with suitable third-party companies on the mainland.
Employment creates the basis for economic independence.
Companies that employ a qualified resident should, within the framework of the model to be legally developed, participate in the settlement of the corresponding financing.
The basic philosophy is:
Safety → Education → Training → Work → Personal Income → Independence
The specific legal, tax and economic structure of this financing model will be reviewed and established by appropriately qualified professionals before operational activities begin.
Private, institutional and government support is welcome. Transparency should be a central foundation of the entire social project.
Support for the development of safe and high-quality living spaces.
Financing of schools, teaching materials and educational programmes.
Medical facilities, equipment and healthcare provision.
Workshops, technical facilities, training positions and professional qualifications.
Scientific projects and development of new solutions.
Energy, water, supplies and other essential systems.
Purpose-bound funds should be documented transparently and managed in accordance with the applicable legal and tax requirements.
The goal of the social project is not to permanently provide for as many people as possible on an island.
should have the opportunity to develop their abilities and eventually participate in decisions about their own future.
should receive training that corresponds to their abilities and interests.
should have the opportunity to become economically independent through work and personal income.