Sunnaasstiftelsen

Sunnaasstiftelsen

Oslo, Norway

DisabilityHealthSport for development
Operating foundationFounded 2006National reach
Profile last updated: July 16, 2026

About

Founded in 2006, Sunnaasstiftelsen is a foundation based in Oslo, Norway working on disability, health, sport for development.

Sunnaasstiftelsen is a private non-profit foundation in Norway that works to help people with disabilities develop and lead active, self-determined lives. It runs rehabilitation camps, peer mentoring and leadership programmes, and the national Adapt2Explore programme for inclusive tourism. Its work is delivered through activities, volunteer support and collaboration with research institutions, sports bodies, health services and user organisations. The foundation is approved by Innsamlingskontrollen and reports that most donated funds go to its purpose.

Location

Oslo, Norway

Founded

2006

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

stiftelse

Registration

989 599 941

Focus areas

rehabilitationdisabilitypeer mentoringactive rehabilitationinclusive tourismacquired brain injuryspinal cord injury

Languages

NOEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityHealthSport for development

Works for

People with disabilitiesPatientsCarersChildrenYouth

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Aktiv Rehabilitering

Disability · Norway

Active rehabilitation model combining physical activity, peer mentoring and professional guidance in camps and community settings for people with acquired disabilities.

Adapt2Explore

Community development · Norway

National programme for inclusive tourism that works with travel and tourism businesses and destinations to improve accessibility, using travellers with access needs as co-developers.

Mentortjenester

Health · Norway

Peer mentor service that connects patients and relatives with trained mentors with lived experience after hospital discharge, initially for people with newly acquired spinal cord injury.

Mentor Yng

Youth · Norway

Year-long leadership development programme training young peer mentors with acquired brain or spinal cord injury.

Brain Camp Yng

Children & Youth · Norway

Camps for children and young people with acquired brain injury and their parents, focused on motivation, activities and peer contact.

Camp Spinal

Disability · Norway

Rehabilitation camps for people with acquired spinal cord injury, introducing adaptive sports and activities to build independence.

Partners in Spine

Disability · Norway

Peer support offering for couples where one partner has a spinal cord injury, with a focus on the partner.

Countries of operation

NorwayMalawi

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsGovernment funding

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerCorporate partnershipLegacy giving

Trust

Innsamlingskontrollen

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

INKLU Valdres, Beitostølen Helsesportsenter, Norlandsforskning, Innovasjon Norge, Active Rehabilitation International, European Network for Accessible Tourism, Norwegian Travel Cluster, SINTEF, NTNU, Norges idrettshøgskole, Landsforeningen for Ryggmargskadde, Handikapforbundet, Personskadeforbundet LTN, Norges idrettsforbund, LHL, Olympiatoppen, Haukeland Universitetssykehus

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