Syndrome of Love Foundation works for the future where the society knows about abilities and needs of people with Down syndrome, and has respect for their personality and supports them. We give people with Down syndrome an opportunity to go in for sports, create, and volunteer, we help forward their employment, and tell the society about people with Down syndrome with the help of information projects.
Families that have a child born with Down syndrome receive free psychological, educational and social assistance from our founder and partner, Downside Up Charity Foundation.
Professional annual award in events and live communications BEMA! (Best Experience Marketing Awards)
2022 — the “In Simple Words” project to create a barrier-free communicative environment took 3rd place as the “Best Social Project”.
2020 — Project “Kilimanjaro. I Can!” was a finalist of the BEMA award, nomination “Social Project”.
2019 – charitable project #FOOTBALLFORTHEGOOD took 3rd place as the “Best Social Event”
Snob project award — “Made in Russia”
In November 2021, the “In Simple Words” project to create a barrier-free communication environment became the winner in the nomination “Man Is a Man to Man”.
2019 – charitable project “Kilimanjaro. I Can!”, implemented jointly by the Love Syndrome Foundation and Kaspersky Lab, took first place in the “Society” nomination.
Annual award “Golden Cat” for achievements in raising funds for charitable and social projects
2020 – the Foundation’s project “Kilimanjaro. I Can!” won first prize, and project “Cycling for the Good” was a finalist of the Golden Cat.
Gratitude of the Mayor of Moscow
February 2021 — Yulia Lavricheva, General Director of the Love Syndrome Foundation, and Anna Portugalova, Member of the Board of the Love Syndrome Foundation and Director of the Downside Up Charity Foundation, accepted the Gratitude of the Mayor of Moscow for their contribution to the development of civil society institutions in Moscow and for community work.
Russian annual professional award in the field of sports marketing in Russia MARSPO AWARDS
2020 — Project “IRONHOME, triathlon in conditions of self-isolation” won the silver in the “Best Low-Budget Project” nomination.
Project “Moscow mini football competition among teams of people with Down syndrome” is a silver winner in the “Best social project” nomination.
Dmitry Sergeev
Dmitry has been the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of this foundation since 2016. Not only he has actively participated in the organization, but also bring significant contribution to Downside Up foundation in Russia, partner of ``Love Syndrome`` foundation. He has also become one of the main founders of the ``Love Syndrome`` and has initiated partnership with the ``Downside Up`` international foundation.
Aleksey Gnedovskiy
General director and co-owner of the VELES Capital investment company. Member of the Board of Directors of NAUFOR (National Association of Securities Market Participants) and the Board of Trustees of the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov. Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Downside Up Charity Foundation.
Yulia Yevdokimova
Founder and President of the Palais Royal Group
Askold Zapashny
Honored Artist of Russia, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, Art Director of the Great Moscow State Circus
Tutta Larsen
TV and radio presenter, journalist, actress, singer
Aleksandr Makhov
Dean of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Head of the Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports of the Faculty of Physical Culture of the Russian State Social University, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, member of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Advisor to the President of the Russian Deaflympic Committee
Oleg Tsarkov
General Director of Phoenix Advisors
Yaroslav Andreyev
Producer, blogger and businessman
