International Albert Schweitzer Association (AISL) visited in Weimar
Dr. Horst-Peter Reichardt, Radeburg
At the invitation of the Albert Schweitzer Association Committee. "Took place on 14th and 15th May, this year's Annual General Meeting of AISL held in Weimar. Besides the most important person of the board (Comité Directeur) other members of this international organization from Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the USA were present. Among them highlight two granddaughters Albert Schweitzer:
Monique Egli, who is also a member of the ASK, and Christiane Engel, a doctor and concert pianist in California, where Schweitzer's daughter, Rhena Schweitzer - lived Miller until her death in early 2009 .. It represents now the family in the Schweitzer Foundation International Lambarene - Foundation (FISL), who runs the local jungle hospital. Also present were the President and other members of this Board of Trustees. So, as one says, "everything that has status and name in the international Albert - Schweitzer - movement."
In meetings of the Board and the members reported on various activities of the aisle and the affiliated national associations as well as on the progress of the work of Lambarene - Hospital. As a result of profound political events in the state of Gabon economy and health care were particularly well in about 200 km from the capital Libreville significantly disrupted, so that afford the Schweitzer Hospital for over 30% more work needed. For the budget of the institution but also meant a welcome increase in revenue. Positive effect and the change from the president. The current Bongo called the Son of the former. He is receptive to the hospital and secured an increase to the financial support of the State to ensure the survival of the clinic. In his first international appearances he has found that Gabon as a state bit, but Lambarene and Schweitzer were known everywhere! He particularly wanted to promote the necessary performance improvements for the control and prevention of infectious diseases constantly increasing tuberculosis and AIDS.
Under the previous president of the FISL, Dr. Roland Wolf, Germany, the hospital could operate without a financial deficit for the first time. In the hundreds of thousands continuous donations from Germany and Switzerland contributed to this significantly. For connoisseurs of the "scene" it was therefore incomprehensible why was elected just by the Gabonese representative is a U.S. citizen as the new president as of yet there was no significant financial support. That must change in the future!
The board of the AISL are representatives of national associations for the care of "the spiritual heritage Schweitzer's "globally. From our club, this was in the last 20 years, Dr. Reichardt, who was in Weimar, a ceremony of this honorary post. As a new representative was elected Wissel Eberhart, who is in East Germany for over half a century for the active work of Schweitzer and respected internationally, especially because of his previous eight Lambarene - Travelling by guiding tourist groups.
found in the evening in the rooms of the Memorial and Meeting relaxing
chat over a glass of wine and on the last night held a concert in our small house organ. Traditionally has played the from St. Petersburg native, now Halle, organist. Ekaterina Leontyeva remembered and thus to a substantial part of the universal personality Schweitzer.
for our committee, this session was an honorable recognition of our work, and our gem on the cone course and special attention was the monument. For Ms. Lepper. and their volunteers the best reward for the hard days.