Sportegration
Verein SPORTEGRATION
Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Founded in 2016, Sportegration is a non-governmental organisation based in Zürich, Switzerland working on refugees & migration, health, sport for development +1 more.
SPORTEGRATION is a Swiss non-profit association founded in 2016 in Zürich. It works for the integration of refugees by using sport. The association offers free, low-threshold sports courses and training in Zürich, Bern, Winterthur, Basel and Aargau, where refugees and local residents train together. Its mentorship programme matches refugees with mentors for one-to-one support in daily life, and it runs a basic education offer. The organisation aims to improve health, social participation and equal opportunity for refugees in Switzerland. It is funded mainly by foundations, public bodies, corporate partners and private donations.
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Mentorship-Programm
Refugees & Migration · Switzerland
One-to-one mentoring that pairs refugees, mostly aged 15 to 30, with volunteer mentors for at least one year, for private individuals and companies.
Sport- und Schulkurse
Health · Switzerland
Free or low-threshold sports courses in Zürich, Bern, Winterthur, Basel and Aargau that bring refugees and local residents together, plus a basic education offer to prepare participants for work and training.
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arcas foundation, Laureus Stiftung Schweiz, Rahn Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Beisheim Stiftung, Vontobel Stiftung, Asuera Stiftung, Temperatio Stiftung, Hans Eggenberger Stiftung, Sophie und Karl Binding Stiftung, Stiftung Perspektiven von Swiss Life, Gemeinnützige Stiftung Hans A. Bill, Rotary Club Zürich, SWICA, On, Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz Kanton Zürich, Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft, Stadt Zürich Soziale Dienste
