Dr. Dr. Gerda von Mach Gedächtnisstiftung

The Dr. Gerda von Mach Memorial Foundation was established by fulfillment of the last will and testament of Dr. Gerda von Mach in the course of the execution of her will and established with the approval of the Berlin Senate Administration for Justice effective     December 6, 1993.

The foundation is an independent foundation that exclusively and directly pursues charitable and churhc purposes.

The purpose of the foundation is to promote education and vocational training, including student assistance, in the Middle East. The purpose is mainly achieved by awarding scholarships. The award is made taking into account the Middle East work of the Jerusalem Verein e.V., Berlin, and thus the community, school and boarding school work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)

Any needy, talented, Arab, young Christian from the Middle East who meets the scholarship requirements can apply for a scholarship.

The foundation's board of trustees consists of 5 members, 2 of them are sent by the Jerusalem Association e.V

The foundation’s business administration is in the hands of its managing director.

In 2022, the Foundation received a generous donation from the estate of Mrs. Friederike Charlotte Badekow (deceased 26 October 2022) to increase its endowment. Mrs. Badekow was a film editor who dedicated her life to the world of film and media.

We are now able to award two or three scholarships each year in memory of Mrs. Badekow, her late husband, Heinz Badekow (a cameraman) and also the Kersten family. Based on our statutes, these scholarships are intended for academic study programs in the field of media and journalism. They are awarded under the name “Kersten-Badekow scholarship”.