Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) – Foundation for social democracy!
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is the oldest political foundation in Germany with a rich tradition dating back to its foundation in 1925. Today, it remains loyal to the legacy of its namesake and campaigns for the core ideas and values of social democracy: freedom, justice and solidarity. It has a close connection to social democracy and free trade unions.
FES promotes the advancement of social democracy, in particular by:
- Political educational work to strengthen civil society
- Think Tanks
- International cooperation with our international network of offices in more than 100 countries
- Support for talented young people
- Maintaining the collective memory of social democracy with archives, libraries and more.
Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925)
Friedrich Ebert served from 1919 to 1925 as the first President of the Weimar Republic. He advocated the development of parliamentary democracy, viewed himself as the president of all Germans, and was committed to a politics geared to social balance and compromise. In his will, he specified that the proceeds from donations at his funeral should be used to create a foundation. The main concern of FES from then on was to work against discrimination of workers in the area of education. www.friedrich-ebert.de
The video shows the history of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Headquarter Berlin
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin
Hiroshimastraße 17 and 28
D-10785 Berlin
Headquarter Bonn
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bonn
Godesberger Allee 149
D-53175 Bonn
