The world is in a state of upheaval. The corona crisis highlighted social injustices and exacerbated them. Inflation, inflation and the flight of women and children are consequences of the war in Ukraine. The threat of climate collapse has yet to be averted. All this places us in a historical and global caesura.
The crises affect us all. The full force of the additional burdens and financial hardships hits single parents and their children.
Structural failures of the past and present often exclude them from social life. We are going to change that now.
We want a future in which all forms of family are appreciated and recognised.
We want a future in which all children, regardless of their parents' relationship status, have equal opportunities.
We want a future
with acknowledgement, awareness and appreciation for single parents and their children.
Anyone who recognizes the signs of the times knows:
It is time
to acknowledge performance. The historical injustices that many single parents still face today are out of all proportion to their daily achievements.
It is time
to rethink social goals. Compassion and a sense of responsibility must be strengthened and coordinated action must be taken.
It's time
for a good life for everyone. Widespread poverty in single-parent households is a no go. We no longer accept child poverty. Neither in the poor nor in the rich countries of the world.
It's time to say thank you.
Thank you - single parents.
All too often you struggle with poverty, overwork and isolation. Still you give everything to provide a good life for your children. Lovingly, thoughtfully and persistently.
Thank you - children of single parents. Your start in life is often no child's play. Nevertheless, you look courageously into the future.
Thank you - ex-partners
for making an effort to treat the other parent with respect and for doing everything in your power to make your financial contribution.
Thank you - grandparents,
aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews for sharing the often difficult situation of some family members.
Thank you – teachers
for being respectful of your students who are dealing with separation or divorce and are often affected by child poverty. You integrate them into the class, encourage them and make allowances when money is not paid into the class fund.
Thank you - employers
for appreciating the qualities of single parents. Besides responsibility, efficient focus on the essentials and multitasking, you rely on their courage and the black humor they need most days.
Thank you - aid organizations
for helping where the law fails. You are a reliable contact point for single parents and their children, even when you are short of money.
Thank you - experts
for collecting all the necessary information to clearly communicate the benefits of a good life for everyone, including single parents and their children.
Thank you - journalists
for not getting tired of reporting about social and political grievances, especially when it comes to poverty and isolation of single parents and their children. Because both are unacceptable.
Thank you - politicians
for fighting, beyond party interests, for laws that permanently abolish the isolation of single parents and child poverty. Primarily because it is time and only then, because you want to be re-elected.
