Saxony, 06.04.2023
We are pleased to participate in the series of events "Kontrovers vor Ort" organised by the Saxon State Agency for Civic Education! In several workshops in Saxon municipalities, starting in April 2023, we will address the question: What can we do to counter climate change and its consequences? For this purpose, we have designed a participatory workshop. The first dates for the format are:
Torgau, 18.04.23
Wurzen, 16.05.2023
More dates will follow soon here.
Leipzig, 21.03.2023
This year's #klimafit course in Leipzig begins! We are looking forward to an intensive exchange with the participants, speakers from different climate initiatives and the climate protection management of the city of Leipzig. Many thanks for the preparation and support to the WWF, the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Saxon State Agency for Civic Education!
Leipzig, 07.01.2023
Starting this year, zora offers training for municipal employees in cooperation with the Leipzig Academy of Administration and Economics. A special focus is placed on the key role of the municipality in climate protection and adaptation. Further information and specific dates will follow.
Leipzig/Cologne, 27.11.2022
We are happy to be able to further expand and professionalize our offer in the field of conflict resolution. With the completion of the mediation training of Raphael Karutz in November 2022, another milestone on this path has been reached. The training complements our facilitation/facilitation competencies and aligns perfectly with the recent Bosch Alumni Network Retreat on Sustainability Transformations and Conflict. The training was subsidized by the European Social Fund and the Free State of Saxony under REACT-EU as part of the Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on our mediation services, please feel free to contact us.
Leipzig, 22.11.2022
For the second time, we have had the wonderful opportunity of organizing an intensive and inspiring retreat for the members of the Science Cluster within the Bosch Alumni Network. In Mücheln am Geiseltalsee, Germany, we met in a small group for three days to work on our topic "Transformation and Conflict". Details about the event and its contents are now available in this documentation!
Leipzig/Berlin, 01.10.2022
We are happy to be able to further expand our offer in the field of process facilitation. Heinrich Zozmann took part in the facilitation training of horizontal school in Berlin and brings with him many new ideas for the design of transparent, inclusive and participatory group processes. This qualification fits perfectly into our offer for teams and groups, which we support in the collaborative development of visions and the implementation of ideas into action.
Leipzig, 31.03.2022
This year's #klimafit course in Leipzig begins! We are looking forward to an intensive exchange with the participants, speakers from different climate initiatives, as well as with the climate protection management of the city of Leipzig. Many thanks for preparation and support to the WWF, the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Saxon State Agency for Civic Education!
Leipzig, 24.11.2021
From September 30 to October 3 we organized a retreat at the Geiseltalsee in Mücheln for the members of the Science Cluster in the international network of the Robert Bosch Foundation. In an inspiring environment and with a group working at the intersection of sustainability research and social change, we were able to share experiences and learn new things. Our documentation of the event and its core contents is now ready.
Leipzig/Berlin, 28.09.2021
After almost one year of training at the artop - Institut an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, zora co-founder Raphael Karutz has now been certified as a moderator on September 28. The training was subsidized by the European Social Fund and the Free State of Saxony. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors and artop, who organized the excellent training despite the pandemic through a successful mix of face-to-face and online events, thus providing participants with additional skills in the area of online moderation.
We are excited about this professionalization step for our expertise in the facilitation of group and team processes, as well as in the moderation of events.
Leipzig, 19.05.2021
With the completion of our sixth evening, this year's #klimafit-classes in Leipzig und EIlenburg end now. We are very thankful to all participants and our external speakers, as well as our partners at WWF, Alfred-Wegener-Institut and Sächsische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung!
Leipzig, 23.04.2021
We are very excited to have been selected to host the “Sustainability Research Lab” as part of the new Science & Research Cluster of the Bosch Alumni Network. Set in a beautiful location, we want to co-creatively explore the topic of transdisciplinary sustainability research during a three-day retreat. The Research Lab is about learning new content, new inspiration and strengthening the BAN network. There will be input from experts, project workshops and plenty of space for informal exchange. Maybe even a first BAN Research Cluster project proposal will emerge from the weekend. We are looking forward to it!
Leipzig, 27.11.2020
We are glad to contribute to the climate dialogue in Leipzig in the upcoming year, despite of the ongoing pandemic. The course format #klimafit, developed by Alfred-Wegener-Institute and the WWF will be implemented for a second time by us at Volkshochschule Leipzig. In a virtual kick-off meeting, we had the ability to exchange with the teams from other locations.
Leipzig, 23-25.11.2020
Our participation in the international, digital ideas competition #SolutionsForCities was worth it! The project, initiated by BMI and GIZ, aims to promote sustainable urban development for the benefit of the public through digital solutions.
Our app proposal SaferGreen was chosen as the best solution for the city of Coimbatore in India. From November 23-25, we developed the idea further in a virtual scalathon in cooperation with employees of the city administration and an innovation coach. Our pitch deck is now being evaluated by a jury of GIZ, BMI and the participating cities.
Leipzig, 22.10.2020
We have contributed a text on informal settlements to an edited volume by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education, which documents the effects of consumerism and globalized value chains in images and articles. The book can be ordered here.
Leipzig, 10.10.2020
The documentation of our mini series of webinars on COVID-19 and urban vulnerability in India is complete. Many thanks to our speakers and the Bosch Alumni Network for the funding and support! Detailed information and recordings of our expert presentations can be found here.
Leipzig, 28.08.2020
The Leipzig-based social enterprise Hilo is attempting to show alternatives to some of the unsustainable aspects of global coffee production through an innovative form of organizing coffee trade. Together with the National University of Colombia, we have developed a research concept on how to assess the potentials for the impact of this system on smallholder farmers in Jardín, Colombia.
Leipzig, 05.08.2020
Our new webinar series on the topic "COVID-19 and Urban Vulnerability in India" starts on August 11 (17.00 IST/ 13.30 CEST) with a presentation by Elsa D'Silva on "Consequences of the COVID crisis for vulnerable women in Mumbai". Access and information on the webinar series can be found here.
Leipzig, 02.07.2020
At our final event of the VHS course #klimafit we were able to round off this unusual course in a relaxed atmosphere in the beer garden. After only two course evenings all attendance events had to be cancelled and online formats had to be developed very quickly. It was great to see the high commitment of the participants until the end, despite these challenges.
In continuation of the course we will meet regularly in the future at the #klimafit regulars' table in Leipzig. This is open to all interested people, we are happy to welcome newcomers!
Leipzig, 15.06.2020
We are excited to develop a mini webinar series on behalf of the Bosch Alumni Network in August. In cooperation with the NGOs Red Dot Foundation, Shelter Associates and MASHAL we will combine key note presentations and discussions on the topic "COVID-19 und vulnerable groups in Indian Megacities".
Leipzig, 01.05.2020
Due to Corona, we unfortunately had to postpone the planned key qualification "The True Cost of Coal - Alternatives to the Fossil Growth Paradigm" to the coming winter semester. We are looking forward to interactive workshops with input sessions, case studies to be worked out in groups and excursions to places of change in Stuttgart!
Leipzig, 30.04.2020
Unser Our course offerings for teacher training is available on the School Education Gateway as of today. As soon as travel in Europe is safe again, we will offer transformative courses in Leipzig under the framework of Key Action 1 of the ERASMUS+ program. More information here.
Leipzig, 19.03.2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated protective measures have had impacted zora's planned events as well. Our #klimafit course has been modified in order to continue the work on local effects of climate change in online webinars.
We are constantly checking the situation and will inform you in case of any further changes and develop digital formats over the next weeks.
Leipzig, 24.02.2020
We have finalized the documentation of our workshop on urban informality and the SDGs in January! In Pune, India, we discussed with members of the Bosch Alumni Network, external experts and city administration challenges and opportunities of SDG implementation in India's informal urban settlements.
In the first half of the workshop, the participants formed groups to discuss the implementation of UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India.
The focus was laid on challenges posed by rapid urbanization and informality in India's metropoles. A number of cross-cutting topics were identified by the participants as critical for the implementation of the SDGs.
During the afternoon sessions, concrete ideas were developed in project workshops. The goal was to address the previously identified challenges with creative project ideas. Many great ideas were presented at the end of the workshop. More details can be found in the PDF documentation.
Leipzig, 19.02.2020
In Leipzig and many other cities throughout Germany, the Volkshochschul-course #klimafit has started. zora implements the innovative course format designed by the WWF and Helmholtz' REKLIM initiative in Leipzig.
Already today, extreme events make climate-change-induced impacts on our daily lives visible. This poses new challenges and questions to us as individuals as well as communities:
The interactive course format consists of four classroom and two online sessions, giving the participants access to climate experts for the discussion of individual questions. The participants also get to know the local climate protection authority and activists from their region.
Pune, 25.01.2020
What challenges and opportunities can be identified regarding India's urban informality in the pursuit of the Agenda 2030. These and other questions were discussed during or workshop with members of the Bosch Alumni Network, as well as external experts in Pune, India.
Urban informality and the Agenda 2030 with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the core of India's sustainability debate. How are they linked and where are cross-cutting challenges? Where is action required, what is already being done? The outcome of our highly engaged discussion will be documented and published soon on our website.
