Images that stay.
Stories
that matter.
We create visibility for the people who are so often overlooked.
About us
We tell the stories that matter.
Mensch im Fokus e.V. is a registered non-profit based in Frankfurt am Main. We create visibility for people who are often overlooked.
© Larissa Seufert
Now in Hamburg
HOME STREET
HOME
Ways out of homelessness
HOME STREET HOME is on show at the Bücherhallen Hamburg central library from 2 December 2026 to 4 January 2027. The documentary project by Berlin-based photographer Debora Ruppert portrays people who found a home again after years of homelessness.
What we do
Our focus areas
Art & culture
Multimedia exhibitions and events that make social realities visible.
- Exhibitions on social injustice
- Panel talks and public debates
- Documentary publications and projects
International understanding
Building bridges between cultures. How people live around the world, and the causes and consequences of migration in words and images.
- Portraying migration routes and their causes
- Intercultural exchange and dialogue
- Tolerance and non-violence as project goals
Education
Knowledge and insight through art. Exhibitions on homelessness, poverty and violence. Venues include schools, universities and libraries.
- Workshops and lectures
- School projects and university partnerships
- Guided tours for educational institutions
Environment
Multimedia projects to foster environmental awareness are in preparation.
- Connecting social justice and ecological responsibility
- Raising awareness of the links between poverty and climate change
- Creating space for voices missing from the environmental debate
Connecting to advice
We connect social organisations that want to make social realities visible through art and culture with the experts who accompany multimedia projects from the first concept to the finished exhibition.
- Contacts to experts for multimedia exhibition and outreach formats
- Putting you in touch with people who speak from their own experience
- Connecting with cultural and educational institutions
Support
Every donation makes
one person visible.
Our work lives from people who share our vision: a society in which nobody is overlooked. Your donation funds exhibitions, guided tours and the support of the people who share their story with us.
30 euros
Postcards and materials
At the postcard station, visitors write a few lines to the people portrayed. Your donation pays for cards, pens and outreach materials.
© Larissa Seufert
90 euros
One exhibition panel
Every panel carries a portrait, a quote or a text into the room. 90 euros cover printing, mounting and transport of a panel that travels on with the exhibition from venue to venue.
© Larissa Seufert
250 euros
One guided tour
250 euros fund a guided tour for a school class or a group, including preparation, materials and time for questions.
© Nadine Stenzel
Every amount counts, also beyond these three examples. If you would like to accompany a whole venue or a country chapter, do get in touch. We are happy to walk you through the project, on site or in a video call.
Mensch im Fokus e.V. is recognised as a charitable and benevolent organisation, so donations are tax deductible in Germany. Up to 300 euros your bank statement is proof enough. For larger amounts we issue a donation receipt, so please send your address to info@mensch-im-fokus.org or add it to the payment reference.
Bank details
- Account holder
- Mensch im Fokus e.V.
- Bank
- Frankfurter Sparkasse
- IBAN
- DE56 5005 0201 0200 8520 86
- BIC
- HELADEF1822
- Reference
- Donation
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