About us

Katharina Bredigkeit studied geography with a focus on development research (M. Sc.) and worked for an NGO in Togo on ecological soil management. She was also trained as a multiplier for global learning. She has been working for Klima-Kollekte since 2018 and is the contact person for education and cooperation.

Vera Bünte is a graduate in German language and literature and has been working for Klima-Kollekte in the area of marketing and public relations since the beginning of 2017. Previously, she worked as an advisor for a member of the German Bundestag, in one of the Bundestag´s parliamentary groups, and in the foundation sector.

Aleksandra Giersch studied architecture in Berlin and then worked in several companies. After further training as a tax clerk, she has expanded her knowledge in a Berlin tax office over the last five years and has been supporting Klima-Kollekte in the accounting department since March 2021.
 

Bent Jungklass graduated from high school in Berlin in 2021 and has been supporting Klima-Kollekte since September in the form of a Voluntary Ecological Year.

Simone Petrischak studied business administration in Kiel and then worked for a leading industrial company in Kiel. For almost five years, she worked for the Foundation Forum for Responsibility in Saarbrücken, which launched the educational initiative "Courage for Sustainability" and published an extensive book series on the future of the Earth. Since autumn 2017 she is responsible for finances, organization and donor communication at Klima-Kollekte.

Rike Schweizer has a degree in social sciences and has worked for Klima-Kollekte´s shareholder FEST e.V. since 2010. Since 2012, she has also been a research assistant at the Klima-Kollekte. For several years, she was active in development education work on a part-time basis.

Sina Brod is a cultural scientist (M.A.) and worked for several years as an organizational development consultant for an environmental organization in Cambodia. Since 2014, she has been working for the Klima-Kollekte in the areas of marketing and public relations and has been its managing director since October 1, 2020. Currently she is on parentel leave.