General Information

The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) founded in 1967 is a German political foundation, close to the Christian Social Union (CSU), providing political education „in the Service of Democracy, Peace and Development“ in Germany and abroad. For more than 30 years the HSF has been working in the field of development cooperation with currently around 90 projects in more than 50 countries worldwide. Our international activities based on Christian-social ideals seek to promote humane living conditions and to contribute to sustainable development by strengthening peace, democracy and social market economy. In cooperation with its local partners we realise projects in the following fields: - Political counselling and vocational training - Rural development - Promotion of women and management training - Civil society and constitutional structures