IFROP
"International Relief Fund for Old People (IRFOP)" is exclusively financed by unconditional voluntary donations as well as through membership fees. Please send your written application for financial aids from the fund in English or German to the Manager of IRFOP by stating the reasons of your application:
GERO
Bahnhofstrasse 6
8280 Kreuzlingen
| Phone: Fax: E-Mail: |
+41 (0) 71 677 50 77 +41 (0) 71 677 50 70 irfop@gero.org |
GERO has initiated the development of globally unparalleled audio-visual communication and assistance systems' "CyberCare". Find out more
In Germany "Cyber Care" is marketed by
CyberCare GmbH - Altenheim war gestern
Wessenbergstraße 13a | D 78462 Konstanz
Phone: +49(0)7531/1229340 | E-Mail: info@cybercare.de
Internet: www.cybercare.de
Registered: Amtsgericht Freiburg | HRB 381515 |
CEO: Frank Mainzer, Dipl. Winf.
Funding Applications
In order to allow also currently financially needy access to the Cyber Care Technology IRFOP accepts at request under certain circumstances the costs of a connection.
Requirements: Users are age 65 and older, receive at least five years of public welfare (Hartz IV in Germany). The financial crisis is evidenced by copies of official documents and certificates.
Applications for participation in the IRFOP support program we ask informally to address, written in German or English, our German partner organization:
Solidaria Seniorendienste e.V.
c/o CyberCare - Promotion Program
Lünener Strasse 88 / D 79174 Kamen
Phone: +49(0)2307/201910 / E-Mail: vorstand@solidaria.info
Internet: www.solidaria.info
Registered: Amtsgericht Kamen / VR 2033 / President: Helena Schell
Requests from Germany are checked according to their valid legal and tax conditions on their eligibility. Positive decisions applicants receive news from GERO immediately.
Relief projects
Presently, the following relief projects are supported by means of IRFOP:
Lady Di - Princess of Wales Foundation, Bucharest / Romania
Provision of daily care for aged and sick homeless people. Material donations and financial support.
Soteria Charitable Hospital Organization, Olsberg / Germany
Setting up an ambulance transport service in cooperation with the social welfare organization of the Protestant Church. Donation of an ambulance.
Jewish Community in Oni / Georgia (former USSR)
Construction and maintenance of a sanitary station and an out-patient medical service. Donation of an ambulance.
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V., Lüdenscheid / Germany
Provision of a rooming house for homeless women. Material donations and financial aids.
Fachklinik Melchiorsgrund, Schwalmtal / Germany
Setting up a housing and therapy group for mentally disabled and handicapped aged people.
Landschaftspflege- und Ziegenhof Pfeiffhausen GmbH, Pfeiffhausen / Germany
Promotion of social reintegration of former addicts, professional attendance and financial aid
Deutsche Stiftung für Demenzerkrankte, Bonn / Germany
Financial promotion and professional attendance for the publication of information brochures on Alzheimer dementia
Graf-Recke-Stiftung, Düsseldorf / Germany
Setting up of an ambulatory Memory Clinic for patients dementia patients, professional and financial support
Evangelische Stadtmission Halle e.V., Halle / Germany
Promotion of the vocational integration of adults with mental and multiple handicaps
