SONNE – International
Austrian organization
SONNE-International (support organization for non-formal needed education) is a development aid organization that initiates, operates and / or supports educational programs as well as health care and rural development projects in Africa and Asia. The main focus is on education and training for disadvantaged children and adolescents.
The organization was founded in 2002 by Austrian doctor Dr. Susanne Prügger and the current chairman, Erfried Malle. Since 2006 SONNE-International has regularly been awarded the Österreichisches Spendengütesiegel (Austrian seal of approval for charities), since 2009 donations made to the organization are tax-deductible in Austria and Germany.
Among other projects, SONNE-International currently (2021) operates 23 schools, three student hostels, 4 day care centers and several skills training centers for adolescents where approximately 3,000 students are continually educated, respectively trained.
Altogether, approximately 150,000 people have access to basic medical care thanks to SONNE-International's projects (medical emergency clinics and mobile medical teams).
Income generation, the advancement of women and emergency support are further key aspects of the organization's activities.
Mission statement
SONNE-International's activities are geared to promoting a world in which all people have adequate access to education, training, clean water, healthy food, medical care and income. With this approach, the organization aims to reduce poverty and sustainably improve the living conditions of disadvantaged people in order to give them the chance to lead self-determined lives.
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