Ondrej Vrábel (philanthropist)

Ondrej Vrábel (born 19 October 2001[1]) is a Slovak philanthropist, programmer, co-founder of civic association Mladí[1] and entrepreneur[2] who is known for his software for children with special needs and disabilities.[3]

Biography

Ondrej Vrábel grew up in Záhorí. His mother's cousin had a cerebral palsy, which has been his motivation for developing learning tools for people with special needs. He learned to code through tutorials on the Web.[4]

In 2016, Vrábel was awarded Crystal Wing Award in Philanthropy[5][6] for his free software for children with special needs - Pinf Hry (Pinf Games) - and became the youngest recipient of this award (14 years old).[4][7] Later in 2018, he was listed as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Slovakia for his activities.[8]

Joining Marek Mach, they established civic association Mladí,[1] which currently runs various charitable projects, including Dúhy.sk (Slovak social network for queer people), Youth Against Fascism (Mladí proti fašizmu), Youth For Climate (Mladí za klímu) and Youth News (Správy Mladí).[9]

His goal is to keep Pinf Hry free for all.[4]

References
  1. "Register of non-governmental non-profit organizations". Register mimovládnych neziskových organizácií. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  2. "THE TRADE REGISTER OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC (ID no: 53104552)". THE TRADE REGISTER OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  3. "16-ročný Ondrej Vrábel vyvíja hry pre deti so špeciálnymi potrebami". Forbes (in Slovak). 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. "Ondrej v 18-ich pomáha chorým deťom na celom svete. Keď mal 15, vyhral Krištáľové krídlo". Startitup.sk (in Slovak). 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. a.s, Petit Press (2017-01-30). "Crystal Wing awards for 2016 went to 12 Slovak celebrities". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. "Ondrej Vrábel". Krištáľové krídlo (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  7. "Ondrej Vrábel Is 16 And Develops Games For Kids With Special Education Needs". SlovakSTARTUP.com | Slovak Startup Media Platform. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. REFRESHER. "17-ročný Ondrej svojím projektom pomáha deťom s mentálnym postihnutím. Veľký potenciál vidí v zahraničí (Rozhovor)". refresher.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  9. redakcia (2020-10-02). "Na Slovensku funguje unikátna sociálna sieť pre LGBT komunitu | mediahub.sk - správy o médiách, marketingu a reklame" (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-03-13.
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