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“In a positive and concrete manner, Ung Företagsamhet stimulates enterprise at a young age, efforts that are in line with our family’s views. Ung Företagsamhet also has a clear link to our holding in AcadeMedia”, says Johan Andersson.
LÄRARGALAN
The Lärargalan teachers’ gala is Sweden’s biggest gala for teachers
– an evening celebrating Sweden’s foremost teachers, as voted for by the country’s students. The concept for the gala derived from the lack of recognition for teachers. Former student Beata Kull sought to highlight the importance of the teaching profession and help raise its status. In just a couple of years, student nominations have risen from 700 to 30,000.
Beata is grateful for the help she received from her teachers during her time at school. They helped her reach her full potential in achieving her ambitions. With Lärargalan, she seeks to repay this support and foreground good role models.Lärargalan affords Sweden’s students a unique opportunity to demonstrate what they appreciate at school, providing recipes for successful teaching.
“Through Lärargalan, Mellby Gård aims to support the vital teaching profession and raise its status”, says Johan Andersson. “Lärargalan also has a direct link to our holding in AcadeMedia.”
SWEDISH HEART FOUNDATION
More than one in three Swedes will suffer from a brain disease at some point in their lives. Conditions include stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, migraine, depression, addiction or anorexia. The number
of people with dementia is rising sharply, with a quarter of a million Swedes estimated to be affected by 2050.
Many believe that diseases of the brain mostly affect the elderly. In fact, one child in ten born in Sweden has some form of brain diagnosis. Every school class includes children with autism, ADHD or dyslexia. The proportion of young people between 16 and 24 years of age stating that they suffer from mental illness and depression has tripled in 20 years.
The Brain Foundation supports research on the whole brain. Our knowledge of the brain remains limited and many brain conditions are considered taboo. Brain research is essential in obtaining effective new treatments. The Brain Foundation is the only organization supporting research and information about the brain as a whole – healthy and stricken brains alike.
“The brain is an area of research requiring additional resources and the Brain Foundation supports research on conditions about which we currently know rather little”, says Johan Andersson. “There is also a link to diagnoses in this area within the family.”
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