The Aroundtown Foundation is supporting the established association Horizont München e.V., of the actress Jutta Speidel, which works with homeless mothers and children. Aroundtown has donated to the association once before back in 2021. This helped to create a podcast series for young people in “its own cultural stage”. As part of the podcast, public figures stepped in as role models for socially disadvantaged youths. They participated in a conversation that was streamed and recorded through digital channels.
The podcast allowed young people to ask questions to the interviewer, and to submit guest requests. The purpose of an activity like this was to show young people that their alternative ways of life they can pursue. The interviews that took place were meant to help encourage and inspire children to actively shape their futures.
The 2022 donation continues to support the expansion of the podcast series. Furthermore, a children’s theatre classical series was introduced as part of ongoing support and an attempt to provide appreciation for the arts.
About Horizont e.V. association
Horizont e.V. was founded in 1997. The purpose of the association is to take care of homeless mothers and children, by providing them with support when they don’t have a permanent residence. The association also works with socially disadvantaged children.
The initiative has been running for 25 years as of 2022. More than 2,800 people have been helped into independent living as a result of their activities. To help with this purpose, the association has opened a supervised complex which has 26 apartments for safe homes. The primary intake is traumatized families, but there is also an open house where 48 families are living whilst they search for a more permanent home.
Within these houses, residents can get access to help in overcoming small crises to stabilise their overall living situation and improve the quality of life. The overarching aim of the association is to help these families to be able to lead self-determined lives in a quick turnaround by giving them access to new prospects.
The Aroundtown Foundation formed in 2018. The foundation assumes a level of “social responsibility” for the areas they work in, providing pragmatic, targeted support for institutions and projects in the neighboring areas surrounding Aroundtown’s portfolio.
The support offered by Aroundtown is targeted and aims to strengthen local communities where possible. The primary focus for the company is on projects where young people and children can get access to support, culture and art, charitable help, and sporting activities. The foundation also helps to offer support to educational and elderly care institutions.
Aroundtown is the third-largest real estate company in Europe. The company works to achieve sustainable investments, primarily focusing on quality properties which will generate income. Their work is primarily based in the Netherlands and Germany.
The company has a portfolio which is mostly hotel, residential and office properties. They are the recipient of numerous EPRA BPR Gold Awards and EPRA sBPR Gold Awards. This is due to their sustainable reporting practices, as well as transparent financial reporting. Yakir Gabay, a Cypriot businessman, currently controls a 15% holding in Aroundtown thanks to his ownership of Avisco followed by Blackrock at 6% and JP morgan 5%. Other shareholders include Norges, Vanguard, Allianz, BNP Paribas, Japan’s Government investment fund, Aliance-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.
