Das Blockhaus Ahlhorn ist erneut in einem Zeitungsartikel der Kreiszeitung gewürdigt worden. Der Beitrag beleuchtet unser Engagement für ukrainische Schülerinnen und Schüler und zeigt, wie wir Hoffnung und Perspektive für eine bessere Zukunft schaffen.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends of Blockhaus Ahlhorn,
Blockhaus Ahlhorn gGmbH is a non-profit organization. For donations with which you would like to support our work, we can gladly issue a donation receipt. On this page we present projects for the implementation of which we need your help.
The Blockhaus Ahlhorn is a non-profit organization of the district of Oldenburg. Our mission is in particular
the promotion of youth welfare,
the promotion of education,
the promotion of environmental protection and nature conservation,
the promotion of the international spirit of tolerance in all
areas of culture and international understanding,
the promotion of development cooperation,
the promotion of civic engagement for charitable, benevolent and ecclesiastical purposes.
We are fulfilling this task with a variety of projects. We are delighted to receive a wide range of support from the region. Our work is also supported in a special way by the German-Polish Youth Office and the German Foreign Ministry.
We are dependent on further donations so that we can continue to expand our successful work! On this page we would like to present two projects for which we do not receive any funding from other sources. However, we would like to realize both projects and are therefore dependent on your help.
This appeal for donations is aimed at all those who would like to continue supporting our charitable projects at Blockhaus Ahlhorn.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, many international meetings have been held at Blockhaus Ahlhorn. Many young people from Ukraine have already taken part in these meetings.
These young people come and have come from different regions of Ukraine: from Sumy, Kharkiv, Lviv and Trostianets in the Sumy region.
The young people from Ukraine have the opportunity to escape the war, the constant alarm and life in bunkers for a short time in the Ahlhorn Blockhouse. Here in the blockhouse, the young people have 7-10 days to relax and meet other young people from Europe.
We asked young people and their accompanying teachers to report on their experiences in Ukraine and in the blockhouse.
We would like to present a selection of these reports on this page. The reports illustrate in a special way how important our work is. They also show how grateful the young people and the teachers are for the support from the region.
Hi! My name is Krutenko Liubov, and I am a 15-year-old student from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Kharkiv is located near the Russian border, in the northeast of the country. Because of this, our city suffers from frequent shelling, destroying both our lives and our beautiful, historic city.
I have high hopes for peace talks, as they could put an end to the death and bloodshed, allowing people all over Ukraine to finally sleep without the fear that tonight might be their last. But for now, we-especially the youth-must continue living.
For me, one of the moments that brought back a sense of normal life was my trip to Ahlhorn. It is a place where nationality, age, and gender don’t matter-a space where the young people of Germany, Ukraine, and Poland can find common ground. It was an incredible experience of socialization and international friendship.
Ahlhorn is a wonderful place that gives Ukrainians the opportunity to reconnect with the world, to feel unity and support, and to dream about a future without war. No matter where we come from, we all share a hope for peace-a future where no one has to live in fear, and where dreams are not shattered by the sound of sirens.
I’m Iuliia Cherednichenko and I’m an English teacher from Sumy, a city which is situated in
northeastern Ukraine. It is thirty kilometers from a frontline.
Our peaceful and thriving place has been dramatically changed by the war. Air Raid alerts
replaced the sounds of daily life, and massive Shahed drone strikes have left deep scars on the city’s infrastructure. The war has a devastating impact on hundreds of people’s lives, forcing families to make heartbreaking decisions, for example, to leave their homes to escape the military actions. Education in Sumy has also been influenced by the ongoing war. These challenges affect not only the quality of education, but also emotional and psychological well-being of those who are involved.
However, as I look ahead, I remain hopeful, especially when it comes to inspiring my
students to believe in their future. You know, they say, “When there is life, there is hope”. And here, I can’t help but mention my sincere gratitude to Niels-Christian Heins for this ray of hope. I mean his incredible effort in organizing the German-Polish-Ukrainian Youth exchange 2025 in Blockhaus Ahlhorn on January, 29 till February, 05. His dedication and hard work have provided our students with valuable opportunity to learn, grow, and experience new perspective. His support and commitment mean a great deal for us and we are truly grateful for everything Mr Heins has done to make this experience possible. We deeply appreciate his contribution to shaping the future of our students especially when we are undergoing tough times.
Ladies and Gentlemen! First of all, I would like to introduce myself: My name is Iryna
Serdiuk, I am 44 years old and I have been teaching German for more than twenty years at a
school, Lyceum 33, in the small, picturesque town of Sumy in the north-east of Ukraine, which is only 30 kilometers from the border with Russia. For three years, my homeland has been experiencing hard times of a full-scale war with the aggressor country, and my region is located in the combat zone.
Every day, my town is attacked by numerous missiles and shaheeds – people
die, houses are destroyed, and the air raid barely stops, as the residents have only
few seconds to hide from danger.
The war has touched every family: Some mourn the dead, others fight in the ranks of the army, still others help with volunteer work. My family is not standing on the sidelines either: men are defending Ukraine, women at home are approaching victory. Teachers are also facing major challenges: Working with pupils in a mixed format, sometimes in class in the shelter, sometimes online as the situation worsens. Questions about the availability of light and stable internet are always topical. Despite all these obstacles, we continue to work with children, take part in various competitions, projects, youth exchanges and actively prepare for exams. In December 2022, our school was lucky enough to meet Mr. Christian Heins and receive an invitation to participate in an international youth exchange at the beautiful Blockhaus Ahlhorn. Since then, we have kept in touch and are happy that our students have been coming here for three years, to a place that has become a place of strength, rest, the opportunity to make new friends, to work on interesting projects, where Mr. Heins and his team always await the students and teachers with warmth and care. We are infinitely grateful to all those who help Ukrainians in difficult times!
Hello, my name is Yevheniy Yarovoy. I am 17 years old. I come from the city of
Sumy, Ukraine.
To be honest, it is still hard to imagine that I was only 13 years old when the
Russian-Ukrainian war began, and that this cruel, unjust and cynical war is unfortunately still going on. The first time I came to Germany was in 2023 in Alhorn with Mr. Christian Heins, where the Ukrainian students had the opportunity to get to know the cultural heritage of Germany. In addition, we had the opportunity to improve and expand our language skills as well as our
communication skills and increase our social skills in a “lively” language environment. And above all, to escape the constant air alarms that are constantly heard, especially in our town of Sumy, because our frontline town is 30 km away from the war zone. Nevertheless, life goes on in our region: all Ukrainians work for victory, children study in schools and study at universities, although it is very difficult to learn offline in educational institutions. Personally, I am a future student, so I have to somehow cope with this situation with the rockets, chessedes, air alarms – this is a constant and endless threat to our society.
But I believe that we are resilient and unbreakable!!!!
We, the Ukrainian students of Lyceum Sumy 33, are very grateful to our German friends and personally to Mr. Christian Heins for their support, for our education, for organizing the project activities in Ahlhorn and for the wonderful time we had.
We hope for further productive cooperation and friendship!!!
Thanks to the extensive support from the German-Polish Youth Office and the German Foreign Ministry, we are able to carry out these projects in the Ahlhorn log cabin. However, the funds are not sufficient for all projects. We are dependent on your support so that we can continue our work successfully. Every donation helps us here!
Donations for this project can be made to the following account:
Keyword: Youth projects Ukraine
Blockhaus Ahlhorn gGmbH
DE95 2805 0100 0094 2088 16
SLZODE22XXX
We are also happy to issue a donation receipt on request. On special request, we are also happy to add supporters and sponsors to a mailing list so that we can invite them to future events and report directly on developments at the Blockhaus.
