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- Federal Economic and Management Catholic Association is a religious non-governmental organization . The design of the little wild boar "Microla" is not a German government act.
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Recently, a Weibo netizen claimed that the German government designed a mascot with the image of a wild boar for refugees from Ukraine. The wild boar is named "Mickola". It uses the color of the Ukrainian national flag yellow and blue as the accessories: it wears a yellow baseball cap with a blue anti-war logo printed on it and a blue scarf around its neck.
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In Google pictures, you can position the second picture of the Weibo post to a domain name (mein-freund-mykola.de) called "My friend Mikola".
"My Friend Mikola" website homepage introduction article.
The introduction article of the homepage of this website reads in a pig's tone:
"Hi, my name is Mikola.
I sincerely welcome you to this website. I really want to be your friend.
You may have experienced a lot of bad things in the last few weeks and months. You are safe in Germany now and there are many people who want to help you and your family. We can't replace your home, but we are willing to provide you with a wonderful and reliable future home.
To help you navigate better here, KKV asked me. They asked me if I wanted to help and accompany you. Of course I want it!
On this website, you will find a lot of useful (information), and it is all Ukrainian and German . In this way, you can learn a little language. Adults can also print a lot of interesting things here, read, draw or do needlework with you.
There are still many surprises waiting for you!
Your friend Mikola”
The so-called KKV in the article is that the Federal Economic and Management Catholic Association (Bundesverband) (Bundesverband) der Katholiken in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung). KKV is a Catholic association of about 4,000 members with nearly 60 local communities in Germany. According to the official website information, KKV was established in 1877. In 1938, due to the Nazis coming to power, it resumed its activities after World War II . Today, KKV's main decision-making bodies include the Congress, the Major Federal Committee, and the Federal Association Committee. KKV not only provides members with employment placement, vocational training, social insurance and other services, but also actively participates in charity activities and discussions on social and livelihood issues. In nature, KKV can be regarded as a religious non-governmental organization, so Weibo netizens confuse it with the German government, which is not accurate.
Federal Economic and Management Catholic Association logo.
KKV also wrote a detailed description for "My Friend Mikola" on its website. The image of the little wild boar Mikola was designed by German illustrator Eva Künzel and was launched on Children's Day. Kunzell specializes in the field of children's illustrations and has published three illustrations including "Die lange Reise im Fahrstuhl".
According to KKV Chairman Josef Ridders, the website was established to provide bilingual services to help refugees in Deutschland "break the language barrier". "Through content and design, we especially hope to help Ukrainian children get along with us faster."
KKV's introduction to the "My Friend Mikola" website.
Ukrainian children can experience a "colorful German journey" with Mikola, in the virtual world, "understand the tasks of police and fire brigades, help sick people, and understand the daily life of the city hall". The website also provides an online version of the U-D Dictionary, while providing children with Mikola's coloring game. “Everything can be downloaded as a PDF document,” Reeds added.
In addition to KKV, the operation of "My Friend Mikola" depends on donations from all walks of life, and the web design is completed by a company called ConversioPR.
To sum up, the image of the little wild boar Mikola was painted by German children's illustrator Eva Kunzer. It is the mascot of the "My Friend Mikola" website organized by the Federal Economic and Management Catholic Association to help Ukrainian refugee children learn German and integrate into Germany. The Federal Economic and Management Catholic Association is a religious non-governmental organization, and the design of the little wild boar "Microla" is not a German government act.
Editor in charge: Wang Liang
Proofreading: Liu Wei
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