The restructuring of democracy funding planned by Federal Minister for Family Affairs Karin Prien (CDU) threatens a total of 41 projects in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Specifically, funding of around eleven million euros in the three states is in question, according to a list from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs. In Saxony alone, the funding amount of around 6.3 million euros for 24 projects is at stake. In Thuringia, eleven projects and a sum of around three million euros are affected. In Saxony-Anhalt, just under two million euros and six projects are on the line.
In view of the uncertain future, Cathleen Bochmann, Head of the "Competence Center Crises Dialogue Future" at the Saxon association "Aktion Zivilcourage", warns of a "brain drain" among sponsors and projects. "If good employees don't have job security, they will leave these jobs very quickly - even if they might even continue to work," she said. The loss of skilled workers weakens democracy work in the long term.
