About Us

Foundation Divoké husy (Wild Geese) is a Czech non-governmental and non-profit organization which was established in 1997, as a a sister organization of the Dutch Wilde Ganze Foundation. Since 1997 Divoké husy has supported over 700 charity projects and spent more than 40 million CZK.

Divoké husy supports non-governmental and non-profit organizations operating in the social, healthcare and humanitarian sectors either in the Czech Republic or in developing countries. The Foundation´s beneficiaries can be found among organizations providing help to children, the elderly, disabled or disadvantaged.

Divoké husy distributes its financial resources through a grant programme called ,,Benefice s Divokými husami". Its basic principle is to double profits from charity events up to 60.000 CZK. Foundation supports organizations, but also individuals and students to raise funds for a good thing by organising for example an exhibition, a concerts or a sport events.

Funds to support charity projects come from the earnings of the Foundation´s endowment, contributions of the sister organization Wilde Ganzen and from Czech and foreign donors. Other funds are obtained through public collections. The Foundation systematically builds up its capital which amounts to 32 791 908 CZK at the moment (including funds from Foundation Investment Fund).

Between 2006 - 2008 the Foundation Divoke Husy very successfully ran a European educational project called ,,Change the Game", where almost 40.000 students from 203 Czech schools took part.

Divoke Husy is a member of the Association of Foundation of the Czech Donors Forum (CDF) http://www.donorsforum.cz/en/home and is a signatory to the crucial document of CDF - Principles of the foundations´ ethic culture.