The 2004 Olga Havel Award
Josef Selichar - laureate of the Olga Havel Award
The 2004 Olga Havel Award was presented on 3 May 2004 in Grégr Hall of the Municipal House in Prague to Josef Selichar, founder of Setrans, a company that assists people with disabilities during the selection, trying out, sale and repair of rehabilitation and compesation aids. In 2004 the company opened an outlet with aids for children with disabilities.
Photo: Dana Němcová congratulates to Josef Selichar
The Olgy Havel Award – Olbram Zoubek’s bronze statue Encouragement – was presented by Dana Němcová in the presence of former President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel and Board members Senator Jaroslava Moserová, PhDr. Ivan Douda, Mgr. Miloš Rejchrt and Ljuba Václavová.
Thanks go to:
For significant financial support
- František Brožek and Vlasta Brožková
- HVB Bank
- Jiří Honig and family
- Blanka Motejlová
- Ratiopharm s.r.o.
For effective cooperation
- Pavel Česal – Director of the St. Štepán Hospice in Litoměřice
- Dr. Václav Kasík – Managing Director of Czech Radio
- MUDr. Edita Paulasová – clinic of pediatric medicine at Prague’s General University Hospital
- Radmila Procházková – Director of Akcent – International House Prague
- Jana Strømsnes – President of the Olga Havel Foundation Norway
- Bc. Hana Ulrychová – Head Nurse at the University Hospital in Hradec Králové
For excellent projects
- Ing. Pavel Pistor – Director of Diakonie ČCE in Libice nad Cidlinou
- Ing. Česlav Santarius – Director of Slezská diakonie a.v., Český Těšín
- Mons. Josef Suchár – Neratov association
- Ing. Pavel Švíka – Director of the Jihlava Regional Charity
- Ing. Miroslav Wajsar – Director of the St. Anežka Česká Hospice in Červený Kostelec
A cordial thanks to all artists who donated their performances. Sincere thanks to the Director of the Municipal House, Ing. František Laudát, for his helpfulness in renting the Grégr Hall.