This FLY & HELP school project was funded with the proceeds from the Charity Auction 2023.
When the call rings out at the AnimagiC Friday charity auction—”Going once, going twice, sold!”—you can not only bid on incredible signed manga and anime treasures, but also contribute to a good cause with every item you win. Since AnimagiC 2023, the proceeds from our charity auction have benefited the Reiner Meutsch Foundation FLY & HELP, which builds schools in developing countries through donations. Read on to see what was achieved with the proceeds from the AnimagiC 2023 charity auction.
A total of €10,000 was raised at the end of the 2023 charity auction, funding the construction of a new primary school in the village of Kouadiokro in the Ivory Coast, planned and implemented by the Reiner Meutsch Foundation FLY & HELP.
In 2023, the classrooms still consisted of huts made of branches, clay, and straw with leaky roofs and unpaved floors (see images above). In September 2024, the new building was ceremonially opened (see below): two buildings with three furnished classrooms each, a freestanding break room, and a toilet block with six stalls now provide the approximately 300 students with the conditions for a proper education. All bidders at the charity auction played a part in this, and we would like to extend a huge thank you on behalf of the Reiner Meutsch Foundation FLY & HELP and, of course, especially on behalf of the 300 students at the École Primaire Publique in Kouadiokro!
Thank you for your bids at the Charity Auction 2023!
