GERMANY, AUSTRIA
„Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that few other things can. Sport can inspire hope where before there was only despair.“
Nelson Mandela, Laureus World Sports Awards, Monaco 2000

• The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Germany was established in 2001 as the first national Laureus foundation.
  established. Since 2009, Austria has also been part of the foundation’s official field of action.
• The foundation’s purpose is: social change through sport for children and young people in need.
• In Germany and Austria, Laureus Sport for Good currently supports 15 social
  sports programs, with a wide range of sports for more than 50,000
  children and young people from socially deprived areas between the ages of 6 and 18.
• Counseling. In addition to providing financial support, Laureus Sport for Good also makes available to the programs its network, its expertise, and its support.
  Its network, expertise and advice to the sponsorship programs.