Yagmur Gedächtnisstiftung

The Yagmur Memorial Foundation was established in 2016 as a trust consumption foundation under the umbrella of the Haspa Hamburg Foundation and is recognized as a non-profit organization by the Hamburg tax office. Under the chairmanship of founder Michael Lezius, it is committed to protecting children from neglect, abuse, and violence. Its activities include the annual awarding of the Yagmur Memorial Prize "Civic Courage in Child Protection," the publication of status reports on child protection practices by the Hamburg Senate, memorial and professional events, as well as promoting networking and collaboration between politics, authorities, professionals, and civil society in Hamburg and Northern Germany.

The Yagmur Memorial Foundation aims to promote civil courage in child protection, strengthen the sense of responsibility among the public, politics, authorities, and the judiciary, and enshrine children's rights in the Basic Law. Through networking of stakeholders, training and further education, as well as public commemorative events, awareness of child welfare endangerment is to be heightened and the quality of child protection practice sustainably improved.

The foundation's work is directed at children threatened by neglect or abuse in Hamburg and Northern Germany, as well as their families. Furthermore, it addresses professionals and institutions from youth welfare, justice, medicine, schools, daycare centers, authorities, and civil society to collaboratively develop and implement prevention, intervention, and support services in child protection.