About Us

EnableMe Foundation, a charitable foundation registered in St.Gallen, Switzerland is working to improve the quality of life of the world’s people with visible and non-visible disabilities and people living with chronic conditions.

EnableMe is about developing what works at scale. EnableMe leverages the scalability and replicability of technology to contribute to inclusion and quality of life. Its mission is to enable partner organizations globally to make enabling information accessible, build supportive peer communities and provide programs to foster disability inclusion in organizations. With its activities EnableMe empowers currently more than one million people with disabilities annually across the world.

We are proud to have already established thriving communities in Switzerland, Germany, Kenya, Ukraine and India with our focus now aimed at expanding even further to more countries around the world.

Foundation Board

Joachim Schoss

Founder

"In 2002 I had an accident that profoundly changed my life. After losing my right arm and leg, I started fighting for the improvement of the lives of people with disabilities, for whom I noticed a profound lack of information. Ever since I invested my resources to enable people with disabilities to inform and help themselves. Thus, I founded the foundation MyHandicap which became the largest information portal for people with disabilities in the German-speaking world."

Frank Bodin

"A society in which only healthy people count for anything is sick. Reason enough to commit myself with brain and heart to EnableMe."
Patrick Eberle

"Despite my congenital, severe visual impairment, I have been able to achieve a lot in my life. Where there's a will, there's a way, and with the right support from EnableMe, it gets a little easier."
Dr. Hans Künzle

"In my immediate environment, I experience living together with people with disabilities with a great deal of joy and reciprocity. The fact that in some cases they are defenseless, at the mercy and in need of support makes organizations like EnableMe so more than necessary. So I try, with the means at my disposal, to make an active and lasting contribution."

Global Advisory Board Members

Menno Vlietstra – Technology

"As a senior executive, I have vast experience in technology and support the team in the role of CTO in strategic questions."
Dan Dica – Partner Network

"As global VP of a software company, I have built our global market organization. I support the team in their efforts to expand their services globally for the benefit of people with disabilities."
Peter Irion - Partner Network

“I’m very grateful that my family and I were always allowed to live on the sunny side of life. There are many people who weren’t that lucky. With the work of the EnableMe Foundation, I believe that we have a good chance to make a difference”

Team Members

Michael Lorz

Managing Director – "My mission is to empower our dynamic team to nurture maximum impact while developing and creating a sustainable learning organization."
Matthijs Nederveen

Country Partner Networks
Angelika Rüegg

Administration
Yacine Belarbi

Technology & Product Owner
Boryana Milova

EnableMe Community
Banisha Morar

EnableMe Content & Impact Manager
Fabienne Locher

Global Fundraising & Business Development
Emma Aslani

Research