Löparakademin

Founded in 2009, Löparakademin is a non-profit association based in Kista, Sweden working on health, children & youth, community development +1 more.

Löparakademin (LA) is a non-profit association founded in Husby, Stockholm, in 2009. It works for equal health and social inclusion, running free programmes that use running, workshops and mentorship to support children, young people and parents in socially disadvantaged areas. Its programmes include the ten-week Löparakademin youth programme, Run your Health for parents, Run for Office Academy and the RUN4ZERO initiative, which removed entry fees for the Kistaloppet and Skärholmsloppet races. Activities take place in around 20 areas across Sweden, with volunteer leaders and partnerships with municipalities, districts, businesses and foundations. The organisation is religiously and politically unaffiliated.