What we stand for
The family audiobook
The Familienhörbuch gGmbH is an independent and non-profit organization based in Cologne. Since 2019, we have been producing professional biographical audiobooks for seriously ill parents with underage children. A family audiobook is a future gift for children who orphan early. When a parent becomes seriously ill and the goodbye becomes inevitable, children and families are under high emotional strain. In this situation, we enable mothers and fathers to tell their life story as a professionally produced audiobook. This creates a lasting memory for the children.
The focus is on biographical work. Parents leave behind their life story, formative experiences, values and personal messages. The audiobook is permanently preserved as an authentic voice. The mothers and fathers are accompanied by professional audio biographers and design photo: Selina Pfrüner The family audiobook for children of seriously ill parents her audiobook individually. You choose memories, music or texts and can speak or sing in different languages. Languages of origin and family language habits remain audible and help children retain their cultural and family identity.
We work with trained audio biographers and professional sound designers. The discussions are journalistically structured, professionally accompanied and implemented in high-quality audio technology. The storyteller decides what they want to share. The power of interpretation lies solely with the participants. The production takes place individually and is oriented towards the living environment of the child and his family.
The offer is free of charge and is financed exclusively by donations. This gives access to all families, regardless of their origin, income or social situation.
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