Through her diary, Anne Frank has become a worldwide symbolic figure representing the victims of racism, anti-Semitism and fascism.
She was firmly convinced that everyone could contribute towards making the world more humane and more just.
«How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to change the world! How wonderful it is that everyone, great and small, can immediately help bring about justice by giving of themselves!»
Anne Frank, Give! (short story) 26 April 1944
Committed to this principle, the Anne Frank Fonds works towards strengthening human rights, in particular the rights of children and women, and towards promoting social justice.
The Anne Frank Fonds represents the Frank family. It administers the rights, «inter alia», to the writings of Anne and Otto Frank and to the letters of the Frank family. It is the owner of the rights to translations, editions, compilations, and authorised books about Anne Frank and her family.
The Anne Frank Fonds is, in cooperation with publishing houses and producers around the world, responsible for the publication of the Diary and the writings of Anne Frank and ensures the overall commercial availability of good translations of these works. It is committed to relaying the texts through modern adaptations for theatre, film and other genres that remain true to the original.
The Anne Frank Fonds uses the income from granting rights and licences for educational concerns and charitable purposes. It uses the funds for further promoting the Diary and its message and welcomes any scientific debate associated with the Diary. You will find all the important information about possible grants here.