Best Buddies International

Best Buddies is a global non-profit organization that has become the social integration of people with an intellectual disability goal. It is about the promotion of individual friendships between people with and without an intellectual disability. Was founded Best Buddies International in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver in the USA. Headquarters of the main organization is Miami. In 2001, Anthony Kennedy Shriver had the idea to offer its programs in other countries. Since then, the programs of Best Buddies have been used in over 40 countries. The largest branch of the organization is in Canada. Since 2005, an association exists in Germany

Establishment in Germany

Best Buddies Germany initiated by the journalist Inga Griese. The founding members of the entrepreneur and designer Anne Maria hunting field, the lawyer Sybille Naumann, media consultant and former television director Barbara Groth, and the Commerzbank Director Gerhard Bückner, Ute Hartjen include ( CEO of Camara Work AG ) and Martin Bussmann. The association is based in Berlin.

Supporters

The largest sponsor of Best Buddies in the U.S. and Germany since 2008, Audi AG. Since 2009, the German Telekom supports the association in Germany with telecommunications services. The company donates QUADOCTA since 2010 the proceeds of a limited product to 100 % in favor of Best Buddies. Best Buddies is also being used by private hands and other medium-sized companies as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger, which the current TV Spot lends his voice.