About VÖLKEL · Remscheid and beyond
VÖLKEL GmbH, based in Remscheid, supports social organisations, animal welfare, the industrial heritage of the Bergisches Land region and free access to knowledge. Discover the organisations and explore specific examples of our commitment.
Discover our commitmentOrganisations & associations
The child protection clinic helps children and families affected by violence, neglect or abuse. Its work combines child protection with assistance for families facing difficult circumstances.
Learn about the child protection clinic
The Caritas association provides advice and support in a range of situations. Its services include programmes for children and families, social counselling, assistance for people facing homelessness and support for older people.
Learn about Caritas Remscheid
The animal shelter introduces animals looking for new homes and provides information about found animals. It is a point of contact for animal welfare in Remscheid and Radevormwald.
Learn more about the animal shelter
Wikipedia makes knowledge freely accessible. The encyclopaedia is built on contributions from numerous volunteers. Supporting this resource is another aspect of our social commitment.
Visit the Wikimedia Hall of FameIndustrial heritage · Remscheid
Preserving historic forging techniques and bringing them to life: that is the mission of this non-profit association in the Gelpe Valley. Demonstrations show how water power and traditional forging work together.
We support the association and help preserve a part of the Bergisches Land region’s craft and industrial history.
Learn about Steffenshammer
Insights & highlights
On our blog, we report on individual initiatives and shared experiences. These two examples show what support and participation can look like.
Environment & region · Morsbach Valley
The Morsbach water level monitoring station has been completed and is operating. Water levels can be read on-site using the gauge and monitored online.
The publicly available measurements provide additional information for residents, businesses and responsible authorities in the Morsbach Valley.
Read about the water level station
Completed fundraising campaign · 2022 report
Sales of the promotional sets and DEG ice hockey pucks raised €1,500. VÖLKEL doubled the sum to €3,000 and donated it to Aktion Deutschland Hilft for emergency relief in Ukraine.
Read about the fundraising campaign
