Sonja Dinner

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, women's advocate

04/09/2026

Empowering communities through early detection 💕

In July, a state-level Breast Cancer Awareness & Screening Training of Trainers program was held in Uttarakhand, India, in partnership with The DEAR Foundation Switzerland, and the DearYou initiative.

Led by experts including DearYou Ambassador Ms. Jyoti Patel, the training equipped nurses, healthcare professionals, ASHA workers, and paramedical staff with essential knowledge and practical skills in breast self-examination, clinical screening, and early detection.

By empowering participants to become community educators, this initiative helps bring life-saving awareness and support to women, especially in Uttarakhand’s remote mountainous regions.

03/09/2026

💵 What does $10 mean to you? A coffee, a quick lunch or a small everyday purchase? Elsewhere, the same amount can cover several basic food essentials.

🌍 A simple $10 basket doesn’t tell the whole story, but it offers a glimpse into how differently money is experienced around the world.

❤️ Understanding these local realities is essential to creating meaningful, lasting change. Every community has different needs, circumstances and opportunities.

The DEAR Foundation Switzerland supports locally relevant solutions that respond to those needs.

03/09/2026

📍 Democratic Republic of the Congo

🌱 From preparing the soil to bringing in the harvest: the first growing cycle of Umoja by Africa 3030 shows what can happen when families gain access to the resources they need.

🫘 Each family received a small plot of land and seeds, cultivated and harvested their own crops, kept enough food for their household and prepared the remaining beans for sale. they earned around $200 from their first harvest, managing the process themselves.

🌾 With the next planting cycle already beginning, Umoja shows that effective solutions don’t always have to be complex. Sometimes, land, seeds and the opportunity to use existing knowledge can make a meaningful difference. The DEAR Foundation Switzerland supports Africa 3030 in its work with local communities.

02/09/2026

💬 „Bei Dreipunkt erleben wir jeden Tag, wie junge Menschen über sich hinauswachsen, wenn sie gezielt gefördert und ernst genommen werden.“ ⠀
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Genau dafür setzt sich die Stiftung Dreipunkt ein: Junge Menschen erhalten die Unterstützung, das Vertrauen und die Perspektiven, die sie für ihren weiteren Weg brauchen.⠀ ⠀

So entstehen Selbstvertrauen, neue Möglichkeiten und konkrete Zukunftschancen, die weit über den Moment hinaus wirken. 🚀✨

01/09/2026

Every Heart tells a story. 💗

With every activity you complete in the DearYou app, you earn Hearts that can be donated to a project of your choice. Those Hearts may seem small, but together they create life-changing opportunities.

Thanks to the Hearts collected by our community, students at the Liberia Renaissance Education Complex now have access to an upgraded computer laboratory, opening doors to digital skills, education, and future careers.

Your everyday actions can help create real impact.

✨ Collect Hearts.
✨ Support meaningful projects.
✨ Change lives.

27/08/2026

How quickly can you spot what’s different? 👀

Our brains become better at recognising changes when we know what we’re looking for. The same idea can help us become more aware of our own bodies. Getting familiar with how your breasts normally look and feel can make it easier to notice when something seems different.
Take the test and see if you can spot the change.

The DearYou app helps guide you through your breast self-exa, so you can get to know your normal. 💗

27/08/2026

📍 Cambodia
🎒 A new school year begins, and the excitement is written all over the kids’ little faces.

✨ This video captures the children at Smiling Gecko arriving in the morning, ready for their first day in school and everything the new school year will bring.

📚 The DEAR Foundation Switzerland supports Smiling Gecko, helping to make education and daily care possible for children in Cambodia.

💛 Wishing all the students a year full of learning, discovery and memorable moments!

27/08/2026

📍 Cambodia
🎒 A new school year begins, and the excitement is written all over the kids’ little faces.

✨ This video captures the children at Smiling Gecko Smiling Gecko arriving in the morning, ready for their first day in school and everything the new school year will bring.

📚 The DEAR Foundation Switzerland supports Smiling Gecko, helping to make education and daily care possible for children in Cambodia.

💛 Wishing all the students a year full of learning, discovery and memorable moments!

26/08/2026

Liberia - “Why should I remain at the bottom, when there is space for me at the top?”

These powerful words come from 'I Will Be Great', a poem performed by Grade 1 students at Liberia Renaissance Education Complex during the school's 2026 Kindergarten graduation ceremony.

For young children, learning is about more than acquiring academic skills. It is also about developing confidence, ambition and a sense of possibility. Moments like this give students an opportunity to express those ideas publicly—and to see themselves as capable of achieving more.

In Liberia, where access to quality education remains a significant challenge, building that foundation from the earliest years can have a lasting impact.

A small group of students. A simple poem. And a remarkably ambitious message.

24/08/2026

💬 In conversation with Maymanah Shawwa, psychosocial specialist and Coordinator at Madaa Creative Center مركز مدى الابداعي , we gain valuable insights into supporting children’s mental and emotional well-being.

Her perspective shows how important it is to recognise what children may be communicating beyond words, and how families and trusted adults can play an important role in their emotional development.

🤝 The DEAR Foundation Switzerland supports Madaa Creative Center in its work with children and families.

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