We promote the
rehabilitation
after prison.
For a life in freedom.
With the power of sport.
Without relapse.
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:
31.1%
Of 26,017 people convicted or released from prison in 2018, 31.1% were re-convicted within four years.
Most recidivisms occurred quickly: two-thirds of reconvictions occurred in the first two 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
Ricardo Parger
Head of organisation
Lawyer, Social Impact Award winner, doctoral student in the field of legal sociology.
Dominik Bachmeier
Project Management
Social worker and sports educator, Master's degree in Clinical Social Work.
Johanna Syrch
Fundraising Management
Global School For Social Leaders, consultant to NGOs in Kenya, Rwanda and Mexico.
Hirbod Mahdavi
Basketball Coach
Basketball coach in the Austrian Bundesliga, coach of the youth national team.
Johannes Corn
PR & Fundraising
Economist and social scientist with a focus on public and non-profit management and
passionate football player.
Nathalie Bettin
Social Media
Studied economics and socioeconomics, human rights activist at Amnesty International.
Advisory Board
Edith Heller
Former managing director,
Red Noses
Wolfgang Turner
Director of the institution,
Korneuburg Prison
Nikolaus Tsekas
Director, Neustart Vienna
Jürgen Gerether
Coach, Supervisor,
former adventure educator,
Gerasdorf Prison
Meyrem Kahraman
Psychological service,
Josefstadt Prison
Petra Hönig
Special Projects & Events,
Basketball Austria
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
Or via our donation account:
PHÖNIX - Training for Life
IBAN: AT70 1700 0001 4000 8060
BIC: BFKKAT2K