As many of you already know, for the past two seasons, we tried something new: Our house-mate and garden colleague, Luisa, was able to freely devote her time and energy to the Helenenhof without having to worry about finding a source of monetary income because she was supported by friends, supporters, and members of AUI / Helenenhof through a “god-parent” program, in which individuals, couples, families, clubs or any other group of people came together to provide her with the finances she needed.
The program was a huge success! In two years around 30 people provided Luisa with gifts totalling over 12,000 € - about 500 € per month.
This year Luisa’s relationship to the Helenenhof will look a bit different, as she will not be present full-time. (You can read Luisa’s open letter about her time at the Helenenhof, her experience with the god-parent program and her next steps for the future here: [The link to Luisa's letter is coming soon: stay tuned!] )
And although Luisa will not be filling the same role as before, we need somebody to fill that role of a steady, live-in colleague at the Helenenhof, one who can focus on the project, not just with working hands, but also with a creative mind and a dedicated heart. And for the 2026 season, we are excited to invite Aaron to the Helenenhof to do just that!
Aaron has already spent a total of a couple of weeks living and working with us in 2025 and 2026, and we are so excited to spend the whole season with him and his positive attitude and incredible work ethic!
But we’ll let Aaron introduce himself:
Godparent Program for Aaron from March 2026 - February 2027
Last updated: October 23, 2024
Ich heiße Aaron, bin 26 Jahre alt und werde ab März auf dem Helenenhof leben & arbeiten.
Durch meine Erfahrungen auf verschiedenen Höfen und Ausbildung als Schreiner wie auch Landwirt bringe ich Begeisterung für Bauen, Planen und schaffen mit dem Lebendigen mit. Ich erhoffe mir in aufbauender, erkraftender Weise den Helenenhof mitgestalten zu können.
Ich freue mich darauf den Kreis an Menschen kennenzulernen die den Helenenhof begleiten, mitwirken und unterstützen.
Aaron will also be the beneficiary of the god-parent program for this season, beginning in March.
For those who don’t already know, here’s how it works:
While the Helenenhof can naturally provide Aaron with a warm house and nutrition for his body (and hopefully also for soul and spirit), he obviously also needs some financial resources, like everybody participating in modern society. That’s where the “god-parents” come in. God-parents commit to supporting Aaron in this department, to the tune of however many euros they are willing and able to give him.
We’ve set the god-parenthood contribution for this season at 750 € for one month, because as of March, Aaron will be finished with his apprenticeship and therefor responsible for paying for his health insurance out of his own pocket, which alone will require ca. two-thirds of those funds.
If you’d like to take over a month, thereby supporting Aaron in his work at that Helenenhof, just send us an e-mail ( communicate@associationofuniversalindividuals.org ) letting us know which month, and then we’ll send you instructions on how you can get your gift directly to Aaron on or around the 1st of your chosen month.
We also want to stress that if you’d like to be a god-parent, but cannot manage a full month on your own, just let us know how much you’d like to contribute and for which month. In the past two years we had several months in which multiple people shared the god-parenthood - the more the merrier!
Below you’ll find the current status of the program for this season.
