Prof. Dr. Dominik L. Michels
Professor of Intelligent Algorithms in Modelling and Simulation (IAMS) in the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt,
Associate Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Chairman of the Advisory Board and 2nd Chairman of the Executive Board
“CASA HOGAR addresses the educational support of young women and girls in the guerrilla and paramilitary controlled Chocó region in western Colombia. The local Catholic Church is an important partner here, especially since the influence of government bodies in the region is severely limited. In close cooperation, a needs-based concept is created that is implemented efficiently and objectively in an unagitated manner, accompanied by transparent educational work but always without exaggerated self-congratulation, by those involved with the local partners.”
Dr. Mirjam Rossa
Education Officer for the Promotion of the Gifted at the Cusanuswerk, Bonn
“There are many ways to get involved in the “right thing” besides everyday life. I wanted to be involved in a project where I could contribute what I can. CASA HOGAR is such a project. Here, everyone does what they do best. In the end, something wonderful comes out of it. Completely matter-of-fact and without a lot of theatrical thunder.”
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Attenberger
University Professor and Director of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital Bonn.
“We cannot do without the skills of women in any country in this world. Female empowerment is an essential factor for the stabilisation and long-term prosperity of a country.”
Prof. Dr. Walter Bruchhausen
Endowed professorship for Global Health – Social and Cultural Aspects at the University of Bonn with medical and project experience in various countries of the Global South
“Promoting the particularly disadvantaged in a global perspective is what I see as the greatest task of the world community and especially of high-income countries – and that is exactly what CASA HOGAR is doing for girls’ education in Chocó, Colombia.”
Anna Lucia Richter
Mezzo-soprano (opera and song)
“As a member of a more privileged part of the world, it is easy to turn a blind eye to the suffering in Chocó, Colombia. CASA HOGAR does not. CASA HOGAR and at its head Dr Theodor Rüber do invaluable work in the Chocó. In this way, girls and young women are given the opportunities that every human being should actually have as a birthright: To grow up in safety and to have access to education. I am therefore very pleased to support CASA HOGAR in this valuable work.”
Prof. Dr. Frank Bertoldi
Professor of Astrophysics and Vice-Dean of the Math. Nat. Faculty at the University of Bonn
“I support CASA HOGAR because the young, creative team has an extremely important goal for which they are as professional as they are convincing.”
Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider
Professor of Civil Law, Law of the Data Economy, Data Protection, Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bonn; Director of the Institute for Commercial and Business Law in Bonn; Chair of the Board of the Research Centre for Legal Issues of New Technologies and Data Law (ForTech) e.V. in Bonn; Founding Board Member of the Centre for Medical Data Usability and Translation (ZMDT) in Bonn; Scientific Advisor to the Media Kanzlei Frankfurt
“I am delighted to be able to support the work of CASA HOGAR. I myself have been and continue to be fortunate to establish myself in academia, partly through the support of companions along the way, and thus have the pleasure of being able to pursue my passion. At a time when it is still not self-evident for women in many parts of the world to lead their lives in a self-determined way, it is all the more important to be a support for each other. Through my involvement with CASA HOGAR, I would like to make a contribution to this.”
Prof. Dr. Hildegard Westphal
Professor of Tropical Geology, University of Bremen and ZMT Bremen
Geologist Hildegard Westphal has researched long-term environmental and climate dynamics and the adaptability of living organisms in all inhabited parts of the world. After her studies in Germany and Australia and further stations in the USA and Germany, she took up her professorship at the University of Bremen, which she still holds today. She headed the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research in Bremen for 10 years and then spent two years at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.
„Change happens with the individual, and education for young people has a major long-term impact. Today in particular, we need critical thinkers to tackle social challenges with a cool head. That is why I am very pleased to support CASA HOGAR.“
Oliver Christoph
Managing Director Invite Group GmbH, Bonn
„I got to know Theodor Rüber and parts of his team a few years ago during an exchange of ideas. The enthusiasm and commitment for the project idea of Casa Hogar was tangible and very present from the very first second – until today. As a member of the advisory board and with my consulting background, I am happy to be able to make a small contribution to this extraordinary project and the people behind it.“
Johannes Grabisch
Entrepreneur in Berlin