My Website: www.kinderbibel.net
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Women with Passion Members - Katarina
Katarina Angerer (kangerer), Austria
Hometown: Vienna
Born in City/State: Ljubljana/Slovenia
My Passion: bible4kids - a worldwide project
The Project:
In October 2001 – at the age of 42, after raising my kids - the first idea of a digital
ecumenical project came to my mind. The vision was based on the talents of four people
I know well. The whole life of Jesus should be presented in an animated way on an
interactive CD-ROM for today´s children, in whose lifes a PC is 'standard'.
The Progress:
In 2004, I found a patron for the project, and got academical approve for the “Kinderbibel”
and in 2005 we had the first public presentation in the Vienna University. Within five years,
three animated, interactive CD-ROMs became realised by my four-persons-team, to which about
35 co-workers were added. I was managing the team, the staff-member, the finances, the work
and the partners. For the co-financing, production and the distribution of the German
CD-ROMs I have found two partners as co-producers.
In February 2007 I was asked to manage the three Bible4kids-books in German: a text-book,
a picture-book and a painting-book. Besides, at the Frankfurt book Fair, I found co-producers
for the Spanish, Portuguese and Slovene version of the CD-ROMs.
My Motivation:
Initially my motivation was to make this vision come true, but at the same time it was a
kind of adventure. Out of budget after the second CD-ROM my team motivated me to move
on and now co-partners many others are pushing me forwards.
Main Obstacles so far:
* absolutely no budget for the project at the beginning.
* people laughing at me – because of my vision and because of the theme of the project
* no active support from my boss in the beginning years
Status and Outlook:
* Marketing three CD-ROMs in German and working on three books in German
* Sign contract for Latin America and Slovenia by summer 2007.
* English version of the Kinderbibel, to bring to the US-market.
* Establish a new web-platform “Kinderbibel”, for children and adults
* Establish very good commercial basis for worldwide development and distribution
* Prosperity of Kinderbibel as a worldwide Community
Social Context:
Kinderbibel Community is to feed the hungry children of the world: those with hunger for
bread and those with hunger for spirit.
My Life:
Born and graduated in Slovenia, studied astronomy in Austria and Italy. For the past
twenty years living in Vienna and working in a family-owned business as software
developer and project manager.
Married, three children, who made me think a lot about education, about the influence of new
media, different school systems and last but not least about how to convey reliably religion
and values to them.
My Motto:-
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life in my life
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