We promote the
rehabilitation
after prison.
For a life in freedom.
With the power of sport.
Without relapse.
Donations to PHÖNIX
are tax deductible!
Reg. No. SO-21389
A lack of resocialization
burdens our society.
Without efficient reintegration
it happens more frequently:
further relapses.
further victims.
further penalties.
overcrowded prisons.
Reconviction rate
in Austria:
30.9%
Of the 22,598 individuals who were convicted or released from prison in 2020, 30.9% were convicted again within four years.
Source: Judicial Crime Statistics 2021-2022, Statistics Austria.
→ To overcome a criminal past,
It takes more than work, debt reduction and abstinence.
→ It requires healing the psyche, healthy social
relationships and building self-confidence.
Our method
PHÖNIX offers health, sports and social skills training for people in Austrian prisons in two different programs:
Trainings
for Life
→ During detention
→ 10-week program
→ Focus on health
and social skills
COME
BACK
CLUB
→ After prison
→ Weekly trainings
in freedom
→ For outdoor cats
and those released
The PHÖNIX team
Dominik Bachmeier
Co-Founder & Project Management
Social worker and sports educator, Master's degree in Clinical Social Work.
Johanna Syrch
Finance & Project Coordination
Global School For Social Leaders, consultant to NGOs in Kenya, Rwanda and Mexico.
Coaches
Zahed Barang
Hirbod Mahdavi
Marcel Fink
Hirbod Mahdavi
Advisory Board
Ricardo Parger
Founder & Board
Lawyer, Social Impact Award winner, doctoral student in the field of legal sociology.
Yolanda Mercedes Gottfried
Lara Platt
Rudolf Koss
Advisory Board
Edith Heller
Former managing director,
Red Noses
Wolfgang Turner
Director of the institution,
Korneuburg Prison
Petra Hönig
Special Projects & Events,
Vienna Basketball Association
Nikolaus Tsekas
Director, Neustart Vienna
Jürgen Gerether
Coach, Supervisor,
former adventure educator,
Gerasdorf Prison
Meyrem Kahraman
Psychological service,
Josefstadt Prison
is known from numerous media reports and articles!
Visit the press page with the individual articles here.
Support PHÖNIX
Phönix supports incarcerated people and those who have committed crimes with sports programs in prisons and in training after their release. Sport is a gateway back to life. To a life of freedom and responsibility.
We ask for your support, especially for the further development and improvements of our programs! Your contribution makes it possible to maintain PHÖNIX's offering!
Donations to PHÖNIX
are tax deductible!
Reg. No. SO-21389
Donate online here with PayPal or Creditcard
Or via our donation account:
PHÖNIX - Training for Life
IBAN: AT70 1700 0001 4000 8060
BIC: BFKKAT2K