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Why now

Harder than it was.
Needed more.

The kind of work we do is harder to bring into classrooms now than when we started in 2019. Funding for inclusion and identity work is tighter. School leaderships are more cautious. Public discourse around gender and difference is sharper. And teachers still ask for it. We exist to keep this work available: pedagogically credible, externally funded, and free for the schools that need it most.

What your support makes possible

Every euro has a place.

€50
One young person's place in a workshop

Covers the per-student cost of facilitation, materials and follow-up. A single seat at the table.

€250
A meaningful share of one school visit

Our workshops cost €700–1,200 per session depending on duration and team. Your €250 covers a quarter to a third of a full school session.

€1,000
One full workshop, fully funded, free to a school

A complete session: facilitation, all materials, follow-up resources, and travel. A whole school day brought to young people at no cost to the school.

Institutional partners and foundations

We work with foundations, ministries, and corporate donors on multi-workshop programs across schools and regions, with reporting, impact documentation, and language coverage tailored to your geography. Multi-year partnerships welcome.

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Funded by

Public, private, plural.

Every project we've made has been developed with mixed public and institutional funding. We disclose every funder by name and project number on our impact page.

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Berliner Projektfonds Kulturelle Bildung
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft (BMWi / BMWK)
Erasmus+ (European Union)
Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation (TAPV)
Jugend- und Familienstiftung des Landes Berlin (JFSB)
Sivil Düşün EU Programme
Crowdfunding (backers support)
Individual donors via Betterplace
Recognized by

Trusted at the top of the field.

In 2025, the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, Germany's oldest games industry award (running since 2004), recognised Serenad Yılmaz with the NRW-Förderpreis for sustained advocacy and consistent diversity-focused work. The jury called her "a great inspiration." The awards below recognise both the team's work at Food for Thought and the studio's catalog, including Laika, which the team developed at Mad About Pandas and Food for Thought now publishes.

Awards & recognitions

  • NRW-Förderpreis, Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025
  • Gaming Ohne Grenzen Award, gamescom 2023
  • Big Impact: Diversity Award, gamescom latam 2024
  • Goldener Spatz Media Sponsorship 2023
  • Deutscher Computerspielpreis Nominee, Best Children's Game 2020
  • Comenius EduMedia Award 2019
  • Pädagogischer Medienpreis 2019
  • Best in Civics Nominee, Games for Change

In the press

  • heise.de
  • Gayming Magazine
  • Safe In Our World
  • velvele.net
  • Anlat Lubunya
  • Posta
Ways to give

Pick the path that fits.

Online via Betterplace

One-off or recurring, any amount. Card, SEPA direct debit or PayPal. Donation receipt handled by Betterplace for German taxpayers.

Donate via Betterplace

SEPA bank transfer

For German institutions, foundations, and larger gifts that prefer direct transfer. No transaction fees on your side.

Foundations & ministries

For institutional grants, multi-year partnerships, and large-scale programs. Get in touch with Serenad directly.

Email us

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For schools & youth organisations

Want this in your classroom?

Workshops are free where funding allows, and we look first at the schools and youth centres that can't otherwise afford this kind of programming. Tell us about your group and we'll find a way.

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