{"id":2746,"date":"2020-05-29T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T11:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunhelp.de\/?page_id=2746"},"modified":"2024-07-06T10:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T08:28:01","slug":"unsere-geschichte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunhelp.de\/en\/unsere-geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How it all Started<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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It was a normal working day in 2014. Sebastian was working as a consulting engineer in the field of renewable energies and was making plans for the energy supply of a country he had never been to. So far in his young career he had already produced heaps of paper, written reports, carried out spreadsheets...<\/p>\n

He felt an emptiness in his day-to-day work, a sense of dissatisfaction<\/strong> when he went to the office in the morning. And he wasn't alone in that. At the time, I too was wondering what the coming years actually had in store, now that we had arrived in the world of work. Was that the routine until retirement?<\/p>\n

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Our generation - born in the 80's and early 90's - is often referred to by sociologists as \"Generation Y\". The Y stands for the English word why <\/em>and is intended to indicate our urge to question ourselves and to seek the meaning behind what we do. At least on this point we can agree with the social researchers. It's about the search for meaning, it's about a fulfilling life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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So it might not come as a surprise that Sebastian didn't feel particularly comfortable in his working environment and began to question himself and his work more often. Expert opinions, studies, reports, even whole series of reports were formulated day in and day out, equipped with fancy graphics and forecasts and then printed on paper. This paper was then leafed through a few times, officially set aside and eventually moved to a folder called \"References\"...<\/p>\n

As Sebastian unfortunately had to learn, only a fraction of the projects were actually implemented. And the implemented projects were retrospectively given the rating \"useful\" only in rare exceptions.<\/p>\n

A fulfilling job looked different in his eyes<\/strong> looked different in his eyes...<\/p>\n

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But back to that working day in 2014. An e-mail reached his inbox that day, the sender came from Kenya. He got Sebastian's contact details by chance. His concern: He has been running a small Orphanage in Kenya<\/strong> for several years and had heard about the possibility of using environmentally friendly solar energy to reduce long-term dependence on harmful kerosene lamps and reduce energy costs at the same time.<\/p>\n

He asked if Sebastian could somehow volunteer to help him with this idea?<\/p>\n

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And there it was all of a sudden: the feeling and the prospect of being able to support something good, concrete, meaningful with your skills and the knowledge you had acquired. Little paper, lots of results.<\/p>\n

The project was a complete success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nur wenige Wochen sp\u00e4ter gr\u00fcndeten Sebastian und ich, gemeinsam mit Familie und Freunden, den gemeinn\u00fctzigen Verein SunHelp International e.V. - \u00fcber 160 Solarkocher und knapp 400 Solaranlagen sp\u00e4ter hat sich unsere ehrenamtliche Mission nicht ge\u00e4ndert: umweltfreundliche Energie f\u00fcr die \u00e4rmsten Menschen weltweit.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps you are now wondering whether Sebastian still produces mountains of paper on the side and sits in the office?<\/p>\n

Well, I can reassure you. Two years later, in July 2016, we both quit our jobs and headed off on a world trip<\/strong> with no return date.<\/p>\n

We have become professional travel bloggers. Our website reisefroh.de<\/em> begr\u00fc\u00dfte monatlich \u00fcber 150.000 Leserinnen und Leser! Doch das ist nicht das einzige Web-Projekt, das wir aufgebaut haben. Mittlerweile schreiben wir auf FREIgef\u00fchlt<\/a> content about our new favorite topics meditation<\/a>, Hypnose<\/a> und Pers\u00f6nlichkeitsentwicklung und helfen Menschen dabei, ihre \u00c4ngste und Blockaden zu \u00fcberwinden.<\/p>\n

Our desire to travel has of course remained and we are on the road whenever we get the chance. Since then, we have combined all trips to developing countries with our voluntary work here at SunHelp. Install solar panels, conduct training and connect with charities around the world.<\/p>\n

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We have found fun and conviction in our work again, have rediscovered deeper meaning.<\/p>\n

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Would you like to support our cause and helping on the long term?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Donation<\/a>, a Membership<\/a> or a Sponsorship<\/a> verbessern nachweislich und langfristig das Leben der Menschen in extremer Armut. Und wie wir es schaffen, dank dem Einsatz Erneuerbarer Energien Armut zu bek\u00e4mpfen, Bildungschancen von Kindern zu erh\u00f6hen und die Gesundheit der Familien zu verbessern, das erf\u00e4hrst Du here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wenn Du wissen m\u00f6chtest, woran wir derzeit arbeiten und Deine Hilfe gebrauchen k\u00f6nnten, dann wirf gerne einen Blick in unsere current projects<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Do you have any questions, ideas or constructive criticism about our work and the association? We are looking forward to your feedback! Just send us a message: info@sunhelp.de<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunny greetings,<\/p>\n

\"Anne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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