{"id":30,"date":"2026-06-11T11:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-foundation-d8grg7bpfzfuh5h2.swedencentral-01.azurewebsites.net\/our-people\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T06:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:45:21","slug":"our-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/our-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Our people"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The STAR Foundation stands for a society where people with disabilities are visible, supported, and empowered to fulfil their potential through sport, physical activity, and a sense of belonging. Real change begins with collaboration, visibility, and turning inspiration into action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Paal Juul Aschjem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

As the founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the STAR Foundation, I aim to help build a foundation that creates genuine and lasting opportunities for people with disabilities in Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that everyone should have an equal right to fulfil their potential and participate fully in sport, education, and working life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to contribute to the work of the STAR Foundation because inclusion benefits individuals, strengthens communities, and serves society as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When everyone can participate, everyone benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meelis Joost<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I became actively involved in cooperation between the Nordic countries and Estonia when I was just 18 years old. When I was invited to take part in discussions about establishing the STAR Foundation and learned that the initiative was inspired by Norway\u2019s Stiftelsen VI, I decided that I wanted to contribute and share my experience in both cross-border cooperation and working with people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. I hope this initiative will grow into a significant and lasting force for positive change in Estonian society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ene Kuusik<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t understand why no one was doing anything. Then I realised that I was someone.\u201d\n\u2014 Unknown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sirli V\u00e4insar<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the world I dream of, choices are made based on interests and abilities, not accessibility or limited opportunities. Through my work with the STAR Foundation, I help broaden the range of choices available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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J\u00fcri Ploom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Norman P\u00f5der<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cofounder<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I envision Estonia as an inclusive place where everyone has the opportunity to live with dignity. As a co-founder of the STAR Foundation, I contribute to building a more compassionate and confident society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Star Fond seisab \u00fchiskonna eest, kus puuetega inimesed on n\u00e4htavad, toetatud ja eneseteostuseks v\u00f5imestatud l\u00e4bi spordi, liikumise ning \u00fchtekuuluvustunde. T\u00f5eline muutus saab alguse koost\u00f6\u00f6st, n\u00e4htavusest ja inspiratsiooni muutmisest tegudeks. Paal Juul Aschjem Asutaja ja n\u00f5ukogu esimees Star Fondi asutaja ja n\u00f5ukogu esimehena soovin aidata \u00fcles ehitada sihtasutust, mis loob erivajadustega inimestele Eestis t\u00f5elisi ja p\u00fcsivaid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.starfond.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}