The Christmas tradition of Karlsruhe-based Asseco Solutions is entering a new round: in 2025, the business software company is once again supporting needy people from the region with the aim of giving them a little Christmas joy during the Advent season. A good 40 employees actively helped out and packed a total of almost 500 Christmas bags with everyday products such as food, toiletries and small Christmas surprises. The gifts were handed over yesterday evening to representatives of five charitable organizations from the Karlsruhe area: Durlacher Tafel, Bahnhofsmission Karlsruhe, Flüchtlingshilfe Karlsruhe, the Justice Project e.V. and Diakonisches Werk Karlsruhe.
“Having three meals a day and a roof over your head is unfortunately not something we can take for granted, even in this day and age,” emphasizes Markus Haller, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Asseco Solutions. “The work that charitable organizations do for society every day against this backdrop is invaluable. As an employer in the region, we also want to support this important cause and have once again launched our Christmas charity campaign this year. We hope that our Christmas parcels containing food and everyday necessities will bring at least a little Christmas joy to those in need in the region.”
Ralf Bachthaler, also a member of the Management Board, adds: “With this in mind, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the colleagues who made our Advent campaign possible again this year with their help and who supported us so actively in packing the Christmas presents. On behalf of the whole of Asseco Solutions, we wish the recipients of the Christmas bags a Merry Christmas with as few worries as possible.”
Customized content for different recipient groups
In order to offer real help for everyday life, the contents of the Christmas gifts were tailored to the wishes and needs of the respective recipient groups in consultation with the beneficiary charitable organizations: Children receive a colorable cloth bag and find various treats as well as age-appropriate toys inside. Adult recipients such as the homeless, refugees and elderly people in need receive everyday foodstuffs such as coffee, tea or juices, toiletries and chocolate as a Christmas greeting.
The Christmas presents are distributed via the five organizations supported in the region:
- The Durlacher Tafel supports those in need with food and everyday products. The Christmas bags are distributed to 87 children aged 1-12 and 140 pensioners.
- The Diakonisches Werk Karlsruhe & the Hans and Therese Krille House offer socio-therapeutic support for young people with mental illness, among other things. The Christmas bags are distributed to 23 young people.
- The Bahnhofsmission Karlsruhe supports people seeking help and those in need at Karlsruhe Central Station. The Christmas bags go to 50 homeless people.
- The Flüchtlingshilfe Karlsruhe supports the integration of refugees in a variety of ways, including tutoring, training and job advice, and distributes Christmas presents to 60 adults and 15 children.
- The Justice Project e.V. supports women affected by human trafficking and forced labor. The Christmas bags go to a total of 60 women and 35 children.
Supraregional support for charitable causes
Over the past few years, Asseco’s charity campaign has become a firm Christmas tradition. In addition to the Asseco headquarters in Karlsruhe, this year employees from the Erkrath and Linz branches are also putting together Christmas parcels for needy people in their regions to donate to local social services. In this way, Asseco is supporting the charitable work of eight organizations, which will pass on the donated gifts to almost 800 people in need.
