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STAR FOR LIFE
Long-term commitment-
our brightest shining star.
Star for Life is a non-profit organisation that works offering sampling, care, and advice. Our Daughters
to strengthen young people’s self-esteem, motivate of Africa Girls’ Clubs, where tomorrow’s female
them to invest in their education, take care of their leaders and entrepreneurs are formed, can be
health and make wise life decisions. The idea for Star found in 65 schools in southern Africa. In total, over
for Life was born in 2005 when Christin and Dan 500,000 students have taken part in the Star for Life
Olofsson started a business project in the South programme in these countries.
African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Here they saw
how the staff and their children were affected by Over the years, the organisation has grown and
HIV and AIDS. spread to other countries. In Sweden, Motivations-
lyftet by Star for Life has existed since 2013, and in
The devastating consequences of the virus led
the Olofssons to start a programme at the local “ Our Daughters of Africa Girls’
school, Siphosabadletshe High School. The students Clubs, where tomorrow’s female
were given the tools and support to avoid infection, leaders and entrepreneurs are
encouraged to take their health seriously and invest formed, can be found in 65 schools
in their studies and entrepreneurship. It is this idea in southern Africa.”
and this method that still drives Star for Life today.
2022 Star for Life Ukraine and Star for Life Jerusalem
Today, we are active in 91 schools in South Africa, were launched. In Sweden, Norway and Germany,
Namibia and Tanzania, where our coaches follow the our fundraising foundations work tirelessly to engage
students throughout their schooling. In South Africa more sponsors and develop our partnerships. Together
and Namibia our mobile health clinics do outreach, we cooperate through our umbrella organisation SFL
International, which is led by a management team under
Secretary General Jessica Grundström Ahldin, Deputy
Secretary General, Philip de Croy and chaired by our
founder, Dan Olofsson.
WEB
starforlife.org
