Who we are
Learn more about our history, our vision and what we aim to achieve.
Learn more about our history, our vision and what we aim to achieve.
The foundation focuses on the advancement of better life opportunities for all inhabitants of East Jerusalem, so that, in the long term, they can build a brighter future for themselves and their families.
Inequalities create tension. Poverty and the inability to look toward a bright future create further tension and reinforce the conflict. To promote peace, the subject of poverty must be addressed. Investment of effort and resources must be undertaken to break the cycle of poverty and bring hope for the future to the inhabitants in East Jerusalem.
Dan is a world-renowned Swedish entrepreneur and philanthropist. Over the past 35 years, Dan has built a global IT-services company, The Danir Group employing over 10,000 people worldwide.
Together with his wife Christin, he founded Star for Life, a charitable foundation focused on empowering young people to fulfill their dreams and live healthy lives.
The Star for Life Foundation in Jerusalem focuses on the advancement of better life opportunities for all inhabitants of East Jerusalem so that they over the long term can build a brighter future for themselves and their families.