BSW on other topics

The BSW wants to improve conditions for volunteer work. Board members should be exempt from liability or have limited liability, and qualification requirements should stay reasonable. The Thuringian Volunteering Foundation should be strengthened.

Many people volunteer in clubs. The BSW wants to make this easier. Board members should face less legal risk. Thuringia's volunteer foundation should get more support.

The program sees volunteering at risk from a lack of young members, red tape, and liability risks. Volunteers should get help obtaining necessary qualifications. Volunteering should receive more financial support and recognition. The BSW backs the planned creation of a national citizens' forum to support nonprofit associations.

The BSW wants reliable funding for grassroots and elite sports in Thuringia. Funding from lottery revenue should be adjusted regularly for inflation, and supporting sports should become a mandatory duty of local governments.

The BSW wants more support for sports in Thuringia. Money from the lottery should rise with prices. Towns should be required to support sports. Sports fields and gyms should get more money for building and repairs. Coaches in top-level sports should be paid better.

The program backs the 2024 sports policy agenda of the state sports federation and a sports future plan with binding recommendations. Local governments should get help with investments and running costs for sports programs for children, young people and seniors; building and renovating sports facilities should receive more funding. The Olympic training center in Thuringia and the elite sports centers should be funded steadily and adequately, and coaches in elite sports should be paid better. The BSW wants to strengthen the program "Active Kids = Healthier Kids" and keep funding projects that integrate refugees and skilled workers through sports. It views the three sports high schools as a joint task of the state and the sports federation.