Besides research, I am passionate about supporting the work of the Peruvian NGO MANTHOC in Cajamarca. I was fortunate enough to volunteer with MANTHOC in Cajamarca for a year in 2009/10. MANTHOC is a movement by and for working children in Peru. Co-determination and the children's opinions play an important role in the movement. MANTHOC is also committed to fighting poverty. It supports families and enables the children to attend school.

Together with former volunteers and other supporters, we founded the German association Förderverein MANTHOC Cajamarca e.V. in 2013. Since then, I have been a member of the board. We want to build a bridge between the children and staff of MANTHOC in Cajamarca and the volunteers, friends, supporters, and interested people in Germany and all over the world.