"South Africa has changed my life"

I had the great opportunity to experience the country as a tourist, student, and as a volunteer in a township. The country and its incredible people have shaped me in an unbelievable way. I was given the pleasure of meeting amazing personalities, experiencing their culture, and learning from their traditions.

Working with the children in Dunoon, a township in Cape Town, has taught me that everything I have been privileged and allowed to enjoy in terms of education is anything but a matter of course. This is why I want to give something in return and help these children!

With Saam, my team and I will do everything in our power to provide our partner schools with an educational infrastructure that supports the learning process of the children.

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Inspiration through personal experiences

„ saam” signifies „together” in Africaans and thats exactly what we aim for: Together we can make a change!

Coming back from Cape Town to Liechtenstein in 2018, I was not the same person anymore. The experiences in Dunoon shaped and inspired me to support the schools and the children: to make a difference in their lifes. Gianna subsequently gave me the decisive nudge to found a charity of my own in spring of 2021. The result is Saam Education.

WHAT WE DO

INFRASTRUCTURE

Together with our partner schools, we develop, plan, and implement projects on site. The goal is to create a quiet environment conducive to learning, where children feel comfortable, can play undisturbed, and learn in a concentrated manner. 

community engagement​

We are convinced that together with our partner schools we can have a positive impact on the community. The goal is to support local associations and thereby generate a positive impact.

TEACHER TRAINING

Most of the teachers in our partner schools lack pedagogical training. We aim to provide them with educational training so that not only the learning environment is appropriate, but they are also empowered to plan lessons and respond to the needs of the children.

OUR TEAM

TOGETHER WE MAKE EDUCATION POSSIBLE

IRINA SCHREIBER

FOUNDER
project lead & social media content

„Mandela said, Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world and I truly believe in that!”

GIANNA GILARDI

CO-FOUNDER
finance/funding & project documentation

“It doesn’t matter how long we live, what matters is how we have changed the lives of others in the process” – Nelson Mandela

MAURO GILARDI

Member
webdesign

“Many things seem impossible until someone does it. So let’s go for it!” – Nelson Mandela

VANESSA GARIERI

Member
funding & project documentation

“Education not only provides us with new opportunities, it is also an investment in our future”

IRIS HULST

Member
social media content

“It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education” – Nelson Mandela

FLEUR HOOGENBOOM

Member
social media content

“We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.”