Our Team
and Supporters
The greatest happiness in the world
is to make others happy.
– Luther Burbank
Who We Are…
We believe in the power of service, simplicity and continuous learning. We care more about reaching our success together than our individual goals. We are humble, open, and friendly, knowing that our diversity gives us strength. We embrace the opportunity to improve and understand that our success starts with continuous and joyful effort.
We simply love what we do!
How We Work…
We put our Projects at the center of everything we do. We think big and make small steps to execute our initiatives.
Though we are working on global scale, we are locally relevant. We are trying to get things done today because we know that tomorrow there will be something new. We believe in what we do, and we try to share the joy of it with others.
Hand in Hand…
Our Team
Peter van Breukelen
President of
Hand in Hand
Dr. Brigitte Essinger
Vice-President of
Hand in Hand
Ursula Schmidtke
Secretary of
Hand in Hand
Annemarie Ackerl
Treasurer of
Hand in Hand
Wolfgang Lang
Co-Treasurer and
Corporate Team
Kriemhild Leitner
Co-Secretary and
Executive Team
Dirk Denzer
Fundraising and
Event Team
Mette Koivusalo
Communications and
Event Team
Elfriede Schäffler
Executive Team
Hannu Koivusalo
Corporate and
Executive Team
Susanne Walker
Fundraising and
Executive Team
Anna Konchenkova
IT Support
Partners and Supporters
Silke Weiss is an artist who contributes her art work for the cause of Hand in Hand. People can enjoy her paintings on Hand in Hand postcards. Her creativity gives a special look to many initiatives of Hand in Hand. Learn more about Silke’s art by following this link.
Dirk Denzer is an active organizer of various events, fundraisers, and concerts for the cause of Hand in Hand through which people can learn more about Hand in Hand and get familiar with the Projects in India. Learn more about activities of Dirk here.
Sigard Ernst is a dedicated creative designer and brand upholder of Hand in Hand Organization. She works on various Projects to bring the message of Hand in Hand in a brighter and more visual way.
World4You is our long time collaborator which sustains our operational needs.