Fighting parents in Dresden: Future of the Kibo children's meeting secured!

Fighting parents in Dresden: Future of the Kibo children's meeting secured!

Last Thursday there was a lot going on in front of the town hall in Dresden. Around a hundred parents and their children gathered to demonstrate for the preservation of the Kibo children's meeting in Löbtau. They held up self -painted signs and chanted "All houses stay". The reason for her protest was the subsidy for 2026, which questions the future of the popular meeting point. The Kibo, who looks after up to 30 children between the ages of 6 and 14, is an important point of contact for the little ones to meet friends, play, be creative or just enjoy an afternoon coffee with their parents.

Jenny Kuschrath, one of the committed demonstrators, made it clear how important it is that different social offers are not played against each other. This was also supported by Alexander Dietze, who expressed understanding of the municipal austerity measures, but at the same time asked why the cuts in particular had to hit children and young people. After the protest, however, there was a positive turn: the city's youth committee announced that the Kibo will be further funded next year. This was a ray of hope for the parents who fought for the future of their children.

a mixed picture for the social projects

Unfortunately, the decision to continue the Kibo also brings a dark side with it. The Moosmutzelhaus children's meeting in Löbtau, on the other hand, is no longer promoted, which endangers its future. Matthias Dietze from the CDU made it clear that not all offers can be maintained in order to secure the financial basis for other projects. The city has planned 2.2 million euros annually in addition to the budget draft, but the deficit remains enormous - around five million euros for 2025 and seven million euros for 2026 disappear in youth welfare planning.

The need to receive facilities for children and adolescents in all parts of the city was also underlined by the SPD by Hendrik Müller, even if this required significant compromises. In the future budget negotiations, child and youth work must enjoy more priority, according to the political actors. Tina Siebenicher from the Greens emphasized that the closures of many years of existing institutions that have been operating since the 1990s are an enormous challenge.

The offers of the Kibo children's meeting at a glance

But what makes the kibo so special? The children's meeting, a project of the Kinderland-Sachsen e.V., offers a wide range of activities. Children can come by without registration to meet new friends, play, be creative, or even cook or bake together. The committed team of two social workers and an educator is committed to supporting the children in their development and helping them to discover their own skills.

• Opening times: Monday to Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with open meetings, as well as special events.
• Regular offers: parent breakfast for young parents, cooking and baking days and many creative opportunities.
• Space for creative, music or sports courses, parties and birthday parties as well as information evenings for parents.

An important point: The promotion for child, youth and family help comes from various sources. In addition to municipal and state grants, private foundations and companies can also contribute to improving the offer of children in the city. As the blog for promoting child and youth projects reports, there are versatile opportunities for support that extend to the municipalities nationwide.

The preservation of the Kibo shows how important civic engagement is and that there are numerous heart for children and adolescents in Dresden that must not be forgotten.