There are no administrative costs for the SANNI Foundation, as these are borne entirely by the founding Schroff family. One hundred percent of all donations always benefit those in need.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/susanneschroff_kluka_02-photoroom.jpg\" "\\"susanneschroff_kluka_02-photoroom\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Susanne Schroff<\/h5><\/div>CEO<\/h6><\/div>\u00abHelping others makes yourself happy! Many of us were born privileged. Helping those with whom fate has not been so kind should be a matter of course.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/michele-guertler-500x500-1.jpg\" "\\"michele-guertler-500×500\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Mich\u00e8le G\u00fcrtler<\/h5><\/div>COO<\/h6><\/div>\u00abLove and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.\u00bb – Helen James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ulrich-schmieder-500x500-1.jpg\" "\\"ulrich-schmieder-500×500\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Ulrich Schmieder<\/h5><\/div>Administration Germany<\/h6><\/div>\u00abIch freue mich, in diesem Team die Finanzen zu kontrollieren und bin stolz, dass bei SANNI Foundation jeder gespendete Franken und jeder Euro zu 100% gemeinn\u00fctzig verwendet wird.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eveline_03_03-scaled-1.jpg\" "\\"eveline_03_03-scaled\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Eveline Sievi<\/h5><\/div>Fundraising<\/h6><\/div>\u201cYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\u201d (Dr. Jane Goodall)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/oli-laube-photoroom.jpg\" "\\"oli-laube-photoroom\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Olivier Laube<\/h5><\/div>Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u201cIn a world full of excuses, doing good is an act of radical clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/anna_renevey_sw-731x1024.jpg\" "\\"anna_renevey_sw\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Anna Renevey<\/h5><\/div>Consulting \/ Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u00abReal impact starts with understanding people and their stories.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pater-jose.jpg\" "\\"pater-jose\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Father Jose<\/h5><\/div>Director, St John\u2019s Medical Village, India<\/h6><\/div>Father Jose is a catholic priest with over 20 years\u2019 experience creating and managing social welfare projects for vulnerable populations in Kerala, India. Since 2000, he developed a small diabetic clinic into a complex holistic medical village alongside child support programs and female empowerment projects benefiting thousands of people.<\/p>\n
\u00abMy life mission is the upliftment of the poor and marginalised, and care, cure and protect the weaker.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/frank-smithuis-1.jpg\" "\\"frank-smithuis-1\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Frank Smithuis<\/h5><\/div>Director, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Frank Smithuis was the director of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res Myanmar from 1994-2009. Then, with his wife, Dr Ni Ni Tun, founded Medical Action Myanmar, SANNI\u2019s long term partner.<\/p>\n
Dr Frank is also an Associate Professor at Oxford University, a specialist in infectious diseases and world renowned for his over 4-decade long commitment to improving health care in South East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ni-ni-tun.jpg\" "\\"ni-ni-tun\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Ni Ni Tun<\/h5><\/div>Direktor, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Ni Ni Tun is a pioneering doctor who has dedicated her career to improving health care services in Myanmar. After working for M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res for almost 10 years, she founded with her husband, Dr Frank Smithuis, Medical Action Myanmar in 2009.<\/p>\n
Dr Ni Ni is accredited with having played a vital role in the improvements of HIV-related care in Myanmar and has trained a new generation of doctors in her industry-leading skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saung_oo_zarni-1024x996.jpg\" "\\"saung_oo_zarni\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Saung Oo Zarni<\/h5><\/div>Project coordination – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“SANNI Foundation turns compassion into action, strengthening our work at MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar to deliver medical care and educational support to vulnerable children in Myanmar.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/sanni-foundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yun_thiri_naing-768x1024.jpg\" "\\"yun_thiri_naing\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Yun Thiri Naing<\/h5><\/div>Operations & Administration Officer – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“With SANNI Foundation and MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar, we support children in need and walk beside them toward a more independent future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
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CEO<\/h6><\/div>\u00abHelping others makes yourself happy! Many of us were born privileged. Helping those with whom fate has not been so kind should be a matter of course.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Mich\u00e8le G\u00fcrtler<\/h5><\/div>COO<\/h6><\/div>\u00abLove and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.\u00bb – Helen James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Ulrich Schmieder<\/h5><\/div>Administration Germany<\/h6><\/div>\u00abIch freue mich, in diesem Team die Finanzen zu kontrollieren und bin stolz, dass bei SANNI Foundation jeder gespendete Franken und jeder Euro zu 100% gemeinn\u00fctzig verwendet wird.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Eveline Sievi<\/h5><\/div>Fundraising<\/h6><\/div>\u201cYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\u201d (Dr. Jane Goodall)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Olivier Laube<\/h5><\/div>Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u201cIn a world full of excuses, doing good is an act of radical clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Anna Renevey<\/h5><\/div>Consulting \/ Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u00abReal impact starts with understanding people and their stories.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Father Jose<\/h5><\/div>Director, St John\u2019s Medical Village, India<\/h6><\/div>Father Jose is a catholic priest with over 20 years\u2019 experience creating and managing social welfare projects for vulnerable populations in Kerala, India. Since 2000, he developed a small diabetic clinic into a complex holistic medical village alongside child support programs and female empowerment projects benefiting thousands of people.<\/p>\n
\u00abMy life mission is the upliftment of the poor and marginalised, and care, cure and protect the weaker.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Frank Smithuis<\/h5><\/div>Director, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Frank Smithuis was the director of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res Myanmar from 1994-2009. Then, with his wife, Dr Ni Ni Tun, founded Medical Action Myanmar, SANNI\u2019s long term partner.<\/p>\n
Dr Frank is also an Associate Professor at Oxford University, a specialist in infectious diseases and world renowned for his over 4-decade long commitment to improving health care in South East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Ni Ni Tun<\/h5><\/div>Direktor, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Ni Ni Tun is a pioneering doctor who has dedicated her career to improving health care services in Myanmar. After working for M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res for almost 10 years, she founded with her husband, Dr Frank Smithuis, Medical Action Myanmar in 2009.<\/p>\n
Dr Ni Ni is accredited with having played a vital role in the improvements of HIV-related care in Myanmar and has trained a new generation of doctors in her industry-leading skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Saung Oo Zarni<\/h5><\/div>Project coordination – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“SANNI Foundation turns compassion into action, strengthening our work at MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar to deliver medical care and educational support to vulnerable children in Myanmar.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Yun Thiri Naing<\/h5><\/div>Operations & Administration Officer – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“With SANNI Foundation and MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar, we support children in need and walk beside them toward a more independent future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
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\u00abHelping others makes yourself happy! Many of us were born privileged. Helping those with whom fate has not been so kind should be a matter of course.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Mich\u00e8le G\u00fcrtler<\/h5><\/div>COO<\/h6><\/div>\u00abLove and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.\u00bb – Helen James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Ulrich Schmieder<\/h5><\/div>Administration Germany<\/h6><\/div>\u00abIch freue mich, in diesem Team die Finanzen zu kontrollieren und bin stolz, dass bei SANNI Foundation jeder gespendete Franken und jeder Euro zu 100% gemeinn\u00fctzig verwendet wird.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Eveline Sievi<\/h5><\/div>Fundraising<\/h6><\/div>\u201cYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\u201d (Dr. Jane Goodall)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Olivier Laube<\/h5><\/div>Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u201cIn a world full of excuses, doing good is an act of radical clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Anna Renevey<\/h5><\/div>Consulting \/ Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u00abReal impact starts with understanding people and their stories.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Father Jose<\/h5><\/div>Director, St John\u2019s Medical Village, India<\/h6><\/div>Father Jose is a catholic priest with over 20 years\u2019 experience creating and managing social welfare projects for vulnerable populations in Kerala, India. Since 2000, he developed a small diabetic clinic into a complex holistic medical village alongside child support programs and female empowerment projects benefiting thousands of people.<\/p>\n
\u00abMy life mission is the upliftment of the poor and marginalised, and care, cure and protect the weaker.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Frank Smithuis<\/h5><\/div>Director, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Frank Smithuis was the director of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res Myanmar from 1994-2009. Then, with his wife, Dr Ni Ni Tun, founded Medical Action Myanmar, SANNI\u2019s long term partner.<\/p>\n
Dr Frank is also an Associate Professor at Oxford University, a specialist in infectious diseases and world renowned for his over 4-decade long commitment to improving health care in South East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Ni Ni Tun<\/h5><\/div>Direktor, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Ni Ni Tun is a pioneering doctor who has dedicated her career to improving health care services in Myanmar. After working for M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res for almost 10 years, she founded with her husband, Dr Frank Smithuis, Medical Action Myanmar in 2009.<\/p>\n
Dr Ni Ni is accredited with having played a vital role in the improvements of HIV-related care in Myanmar and has trained a new generation of doctors in her industry-leading skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Saung Oo Zarni<\/h5><\/div>Project coordination – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“SANNI Foundation turns compassion into action, strengthening our work at MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar to deliver medical care and educational support to vulnerable children in Myanmar.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Yun Thiri Naing<\/h5><\/div>Operations & Administration Officer – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“With SANNI Foundation and MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar, we support children in need and walk beside them toward a more independent future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
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COO<\/h6><\/div>\u00abLove and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.\u00bb – Helen James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Ulrich Schmieder<\/h5><\/div>Administration Germany<\/h6><\/div>\u00abIch freue mich, in diesem Team die Finanzen zu kontrollieren und bin stolz, dass bei SANNI Foundation jeder gespendete Franken und jeder Euro zu 100% gemeinn\u00fctzig verwendet wird.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Eveline Sievi<\/h5><\/div>Fundraising<\/h6><\/div>\u201cYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\u201d (Dr. Jane Goodall)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Olivier Laube<\/h5><\/div>Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u201cIn a world full of excuses, doing good is an act of radical clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Anna Renevey<\/h5><\/div>Consulting \/ Communication<\/h6><\/div>\u00abReal impact starts with understanding people and their stories.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Father Jose<\/h5><\/div>Director, St John\u2019s Medical Village, India<\/h6><\/div>Father Jose is a catholic priest with over 20 years\u2019 experience creating and managing social welfare projects for vulnerable populations in Kerala, India. Since 2000, he developed a small diabetic clinic into a complex holistic medical village alongside child support programs and female empowerment projects benefiting thousands of people.<\/p>\n
\u00abMy life mission is the upliftment of the poor and marginalised, and care, cure and protect the weaker.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Frank Smithuis<\/h5><\/div>Director, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Frank Smithuis was the director of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res Myanmar from 1994-2009. Then, with his wife, Dr Ni Ni Tun, founded Medical Action Myanmar, SANNI\u2019s long term partner.<\/p>\n
Dr Frank is also an Associate Professor at Oxford University, a specialist in infectious diseases and world renowned for his over 4-decade long commitment to improving health care in South East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Ni Ni Tun<\/h5><\/div>Direktor, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>Dr Ni Ni Tun is a pioneering doctor who has dedicated her career to improving health care services in Myanmar. After working for M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res for almost 10 years, she founded with her husband, Dr Frank Smithuis, Medical Action Myanmar in 2009.<\/p>\n
Dr Ni Ni is accredited with having played a vital role in the improvements of HIV-related care in Myanmar and has trained a new generation of doctors in her industry-leading skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Saung Oo Zarni<\/h5><\/div>Project coordination – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“SANNI Foundation turns compassion into action, strengthening our work at MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar to deliver medical care and educational support to vulnerable children in Myanmar.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Yun Thiri Naing<\/h5><\/div>Operations & Administration Officer – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>“With SANNI Foundation and MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar, we support children in need and walk beside them toward a more independent future.”<\/p>\n<\/div>
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\u00abLove and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.\u00bb – Helen James<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \u00abIch freue mich, in diesem Team die Finanzen zu kontrollieren und bin stolz, dass bei SANNI Foundation jeder gespendete Franken und jeder Euro zu 100% gemeinn\u00fctzig verwendet wird.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \u201cYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\u201d (Dr. Jane Goodall)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \u201cIn a world full of excuses, doing good is an act of radical clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \u00abReal impact starts with understanding people and their stories.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Father Jose is a catholic priest with over 20 years\u2019 experience creating and managing social welfare projects for vulnerable populations in Kerala, India. Since 2000, he developed a small diabetic clinic into a complex holistic medical village alongside child support programs and female empowerment projects benefiting thousands of people.<\/p>\n \u00abMy life mission is the upliftment of the poor and marginalised, and care, cure and protect the weaker.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Dr Frank Smithuis was the director of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res Myanmar from 1994-2009. Then, with his wife, Dr Ni Ni Tun, founded Medical Action Myanmar, SANNI\u2019s long term partner.<\/p>\n Dr Frank is also an Associate Professor at Oxford University, a specialist in infectious diseases and world renowned for his over 4-decade long commitment to improving health care in South East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Dr Ni Ni Tun is a pioneering doctor who has dedicated her career to improving health care services in Myanmar. After working for M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res for almost 10 years, she founded with her husband, Dr Frank Smithuis, Medical Action Myanmar in 2009.<\/p>\n Dr Ni Ni is accredited with having played a vital role in the improvements of HIV-related care in Myanmar and has trained a new generation of doctors in her industry-leading skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> “SANNI Foundation turns compassion into action, strengthening our work at MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar to deliver medical care and educational support to vulnerable children in Myanmar.”<\/p>\n<\/div> “With SANNI Foundation and MAM \u2013 Medical Action Myanmar, we support children in need and walk beside them toward a more independent future.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div>Ulrich Schmieder<\/h5><\/div>
Administration Germany<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Eveline Sievi<\/h5><\/div>
Fundraising<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Olivier Laube<\/h5><\/div>
Communication<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Anna Renevey<\/h5><\/div>
Consulting \/ Communication<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Father Jose<\/h5><\/div>
Director, St John\u2019s Medical Village, India<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Frank Smithuis<\/h5><\/div>
Director, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Ni Ni Tun<\/h5><\/div>
Direktor, Medical Action Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Dr. Saung Oo Zarni<\/h5><\/div>
Project coordination – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Yun Thiri Naing<\/h5><\/div>
Operations & Administration Officer – Myanmar<\/h6><\/div>