Fondation Botnar

Fondation Botnar is a philanthropic foundation based in Basel, Switzerland. The foundation was founded by Marcela Botnar, wife of businessman and philanthropist Octav Botnar in 2003. It is one of the largest foundations in Switzerland, holding US $3.5 billion in assets.[1] The foundation's focus is on children, with its primary activities relating to health, nutrition, and education.[2]

Projects

UNICEF Romania

In Romania, Fondation Botnar contribute to an initiative run by UNICEF that is developing and implementing a community-based services modelling project in Romania's Bacau region - one of the poorest regions in Europe.[3] The project is recruiting community workers and equipping them with a digital tablet application to maintain up to date information on families and children within the region, taking the user through a list of questions. The data can then be used to prescribe precision steps and packages to help the children, such as immunisation or education intervention. It can also be used to help policy makers understand where resources are needed. The project has so far helped over 54,000 children.[4]

D-Tree International

In June 2018, it was announced that the foundation, together with the Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) had awarded D-tree international more than $6 million to work with the Zanzibar Ministry of Health and key partners to roll out a national digital community health system to improve maternal, newborn, and child health services. The project will assist community health workers and equip them with digital technology to manage care for families, women and children.[5]

Botnar Research Centre for Child Health

In September 2018 it was announced that Fondation Botnar had given USD $100 milllion to finance the founding of the Botnar Research Centre for Child Health. The research centre is being set up by the University of Basel and ETH Zurich.[6] The purpose of the centre is to develop new methods and digital innovations that can be used in paediatrics around the world, especially resource-poor countries.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Finance and Governance - Fondation Botnar". Fondation Botnar. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ↑ "About - Fondation Botnar". Fondation Botnar. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. ↑ "UNICEF Romania - Media centre - Anyone can discriminate and be discriminated against. Discrimination affects children first and foremost – UNICEF". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Social Inclusion Intervention: Romania". Fondation Botnar. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Leading digital health organization, D-tree International, awarded $6 million to support Zanzibar Ministry of Health to roll out national digitally-enabled community health worker program - United Republic of Tanzania". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  6. ↑ Blick. "Neues Forschungszentrum für Kindergesundheit in Basel" (in German). Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Nouveau centre de recherche en pédiatrie". tdg.ch/. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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