"genialsozial - Deine Arbeit gegen Armut" - City administration takes part in day of action
This year, for the first time, the City of Chemnitz's Parks Department is taking part in the nationwide "genialsozial - Deine Arbeit gegen Armut" (genius social - your work against poverty) day of action taking place today and tomorrow. Over 90 pupils from the Untere Luisenschule (Year 8) and the Evangelisches Schulzentrum Chemnitz (Year 5 and 6) will be maintaining the city's green spaces and forests and donating the €2.50 per hour they earn to social projects.
Starting at 8 a.m. each day, the pupils will spend four hours clearing wild growth, collecting rubbish, sweeping paths and removing neophytes. They will carry out this work on Luisenplatz, Leipziger Platz, Schloßteichinsel, Zeisigwald and Schneller Markt.
The money raised is channelled into social projects in Saxony and around the world, which are primarily dedicated to improving the development opportunities of young people.
You can find out more about the day of action at www.genialsozial.de.