Aroundtown Foundation engages in youth development and supports apropolis democracy camp

The Aroundtown Foundation provides financial support to the apropolis association for the organization of a summer camp for young people. The five-day democracy camp took place last August at the seminar location Klein Gaddau in Lower Saxony.

The summer camp aimed to promote understanding and appreciation for democracy among young people. In interactive sessions, participants explored questions such as "What makes our democracy special?", "How can we protect it?" and "How can we recognize and counter populism? The young people learned valuable skills such as respectful discourse, persuasion, and democratic decision-making. In addition to recreational activities such as a canoe trip, supplementary training in public speaking and persuasive argumentation was offered.

"We would like to thank the Aroundtown Foundation very much for their generous support of our apropolis summer camp: it was really successful, so that all participants went home enthusiastic. The group was very committed and colorful: the participants came from Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein", Cordelia Nordmann from apropolis summarizes.

In the spirit of the Aroundtown Foundation, this is an educational project for children and young people.

About the Aroundtown Foundation

The Aroundtown Foundation was established in 2018. The foundation assumes social responsibility and provides targeted and pragmatic support for projects and institutions in the neighborhood surrounding the portfolio. The Aroundtown Foundation's support is targeted and strengthens local communities. The focus is particularly on projects for children and young people, art and culture, sports activities and charitable causes, as well as educational and elderly care institutions.

About Aroundtown

Aroundtown is one of Europe's largest real estate companies and focused on income generating quality properties that have potential for value-add in central locations mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. The portfolio comprises mainly office, residential and hotel properties. Hundreds of experienced employees from all areas of the value chain ensure that Aroundtown effectively realizes long-term potential. Professional organization, flexibility, innovation and extensive tenant services make Aroundtown a reliable partner for growth and success. Aroundtown is a sustainability leader in the European market with strong visibility in ESG indices such as Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and more. Aroundtown is a member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), the German Property Federation (ZIA), the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), the UN Global Compact Network Germany as well as a signatory of the United Nations Charter of Diversity. Aroundtown has received multiple EPRA BPR Gold Awards and EPRA sBPR Gold Awards for its transparent financial and sustainability reporting. Avisco (controlled by Yakir Gabay) holds 15% in Aroundtown (date: 29.07.2022) and Stumpf Capital GmbH 10% (date: 13.11.2023). Other shareholders include Blackrock, Norges, Vanguard, Allianz, BNP Paribas, Japan’s Government investment fund, Alliance-Bernstein, Dekabank, State-Street, Bank of Montreal and many other leading international investors. The main bond investors include ECB, GIC, Union Investment, DB, UBS, CS, M&G, Pictet, Credit Agricole and many other major institutional investors. www.aroundtown.de