The Mary Foundation
We all have the right to belong, to be accepted, and to feel like a valuable member of the community. This is the basic tenet of the Mary Foundation and its work.
Even in a society as privileged as that of Denmark, there are highly vulnerable groups for whom social isolation looms large.
This is the case, for example, of the large number of Danes who suffer from some form of mental disorder complicating their ability to fit in. The next-of-kin looking after these and other ill people may end up feeling socially excluded too. At similarly high risk are children in alcoholic and violence-ridden families, as well as numerous lonely elderly people, who are visited by friends and family less than once a month. At the same time, social isolation affects completely normal children who are bullied and shut out from their community of peers. Indeed, it concerns each and every fellow human being who feels excluded, regardless of what is to blame for this experience.
The Mary Foundation exists for these people, seeking to make a difference in their lives.
Accordingly, the Mary Foundation sets store by making a preventative effort, looking at both cause and effect in order to enhance the focus on, and understanding of, the very phenomenon of social isolation and related issues.
The Mary Foundation embraces diversity and fosters tolerance throughout our society. It takes the initiative and acts as a catalyst for a series of selected problem areas with the aim of preventing and alleviating the social isolation which is sadly experienced by many people.
This all springs from the Mary Foundation’s basic philosophy: Everybody has the right to belong.
