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Mattsee basic school – “Aid across borders”
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Idea, aims, resources:Active contacts between the cities of Mattsee and Minsk have been maintained since 1991 due to Headmaster Mr. Hakl, who established them in December 1990.
Major events:
- trips of Mattsee young people to Belarus (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001);
- aid to the Children’s Onco-Hematological Center in Borovlyany and children affected by various diseases in the form of monetary donations, medicines, clothes, toys, books and foodstuffs. The total cost of the humanitarian aid stands at €100,000;
- organization of commemorative actions timed to the 5th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster; a humanitarian aid convoy (1991);
- philharmonic concerts in Minsk; a humanitarian aid convoy (1993);
- organization of commemorative actions timed to the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster; a humanitarian aid convoy (1996);
- opening of the Children’s Onco-Hematological Center with the participation of Federal Minister Mr. Bertenstein (1997);
- organization of commemorative actions timed to the 15th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster; a humanitarian aid convoy (2001).
| Type: | NGO | | Founding date: | 31.12.1990 | | Members: | 20 | | President: | Manfred Hackl | | Edited by: | Organisation's own entry |
Notes:For many years the humanitarian actions have been supported by:
the Federal Social Ministry;
Salzburg Federal Land;
Salzburg episcopate;
communities of Mattsee, Berndorf, Seeham, Palting, Pervang and Nussdorf;
Lyons-Club of Trumer Seen;
Rotary Club of Neumarkt am Vallersee;
Mattsee basic school, Obertrum national school, Mattsee, Obertrum children’s group;
Mattsee parish, community and parish of Lend (Salzburg Land);
Salzburg Chamber of Physicians;
Reffeisen Bank Group (Salzburg);
Reffeisen Bank branches in Mattsee, Seeham and Berndorf;
Saalbach Hinterglemm national school;
communities of Griskirchen, Mondsee and Sandl (Upper Austria);
national school of Gmund (Lower Austria);
communities of Unserfrau-Altweitra and Waldenstein (Lower Austria);
monastery and hospital of Zwettl (Lower Austria);
Kiwanis Club of Krems and Zwettl (Lower Austria);
Lyons Club of Waldviertel region;
Immuno Pharmaceutical Company (Vienna), etc.Other projects:1992: a trip of two Belarusian folk groups to Mattsee;
1991-2005: private initiative’s family-based recreation in Austria for about 500 Belarusian children affected by various diseases. The total cost of the trips stands at €300,000.
Objectives: seeing the new country, meeting with oncological diseases affected children.
Humanitarian goal: support to the Children’s Onco-Hematological Center, promotion to the better understanding of other people and culture, which is of prime importance in conditions of European countries’ rapprochement; establishment of new relations and promotion to the affiliation beyond the native land; organization of a solemn action in memory of one of the greatest disasters in the world history.
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