What SANANIM z.ú. does

SANANIM z.ú. is a registered Czech non-governmental non-profit organization (z.ú.) founded in 1990 and headquartered in Praha 13, employing 61 staff across a network of 16 facilities and programs. It is one of the largest addiction-services NGOs in the Czech Republic, providing a comprehensive continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and social reintegration services to more than 13,000 clients annually. The organization's core clients are people who use drugs, pathological gamblers, families and relatives of addicts, youth and parents with children, and prisoners with substance use disorders. Service offerings span street outreach (Terénní programy), low-threshold contact centers (Káčko), specialized outpatient clinics (CADAS for opioid substitution, Gambling ambulance, the Addictological Outpatient Clinic for Youth and Adults), two residential therapeutic communities (Němčice since 1991 and Karlov since 1998 — the first of their kind in Czechoslovakia), aftercare centers, family counseling, and professional reintegration through the Centrum profesní a sociální adaptace.

The technology stack supporting these services is conventional and human-expertise-intensive rather than technology-driven. Core platforms include the digital counseling service Drogová poradna (drogovaporadna.cz) with an archive of over 40,000 answered questions, the drogovaporadna.cz and drogy.net information servers, the DRAK weekly newsletter, the Cannabis Cessation program (koncimshulenim.cz) and Gambling Cessation program (koncimshranim.cz), the Promile INFO blood-alcohol calculator mobile app (available on Google Play), and the original podcast 'Štěstí (not) found' produced with media partner Page Not Found. The only notable sub-brand social enterprise is Café Therapy, a restaurant operating for 20 years that provides work rehabilitation for clients in recovery. The magazine Časopis Dekontaminace is distributed free to 80 low-threshold facilities nationwide.

The business model is non-profit and grant-funded. Revenue streams consist of Czech government subsidies and grants for social and healthcare services, individual and corporate donations (supported by celebrity endorsements and benefit events such as 'Dejme druhou šanci' and the 'Ze dna na vrchol' relay run), income from professional benefit events, and limited commercial income from Café Therapy and training programs. All services are delivered free at the point of use; no client pricing tiers are disclosed. Geographic operations are concentrated in the Czech Republic, with brand awareness extended to other European countries through the Wizz Air partnership. The organization is led by director Martina Richterová Těmínová (since founding) and executive director Jiří Richter, supported by an experienced management team with average tenures exceeding 15 years.

Name

SANANIM z.ú.

Legal name

SANANIM z.ú.

Website

https://sananim.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SANANIM z.ú. is a Czech non-profit founded in 1990 that operates 16 facilities serving 13,000+ clients annually with addiction prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and social reintegration services for drug users, gamblers, families, youth, and prisoners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment & Social Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs (HLAFABAD), Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE), Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Services (EDALAFAE)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Harm reduction programs
• Therapeutic community care
• Drug counseling services
• Social reintegration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Praha 13 (Stodůlky)

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies and Grants: SANANIM operates as a non-governmental non-profit organization (z.ú.) that receives government subsidies and grants for providing social and healthcare services in the field of addiction treatment and prevention.
2. Donations and Beneficiary Support: The organization accepts donations from individuals and corporate supporters. Celebrities and public figures actively support the organization through fundraising campaigns and benefit events.
3. Festival Services: Promile INFO project provides services at festivals including alcohol breath testing and responsible drinking counseling, generating awareness and community engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SANANIM delivers a comprehensive, integrated system of addiction services across 16 Czech facilities: street-based outreach and harm reduction, low-threshold contact centers, specialized outpatient clinics (substitution, gambling, youth/adult addictology), day-care programs, residential therapeutic communities for long-term rehabilitation, and aftercare with sheltered housing and employment reintegration. These are complemented by anonymous online counseling (Drogová poradna), drug information dissemination (drogy.net), cannabis/gambling cessation websites, the Promile INFO mobile app, an original podcast, and the Café Therapy social enterprise restaurant and ceramic art-therapy workshop.

Product overview

SANANIM z.ú. is one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the Czech Republic providing complex services in prevention, treatment, and re-socialization of non-alcoholic drug addictions. Founded in 1990, the organization operates 16 facilities serving more than 13,000 clients annually. Its portfolio includes a comprehensive network of residential and outpatient programs (Terapeutická komunita Němčice, Terapeutická komunita Karlov, Denní stacionář, Doléčovací centrum), specialized services (Gambling ambulance, CADAS substitution clinic, Adiktologická ambulance), outreach and contact center services, and family/child support programs. Complementing these are digital offerings: the Drogová poradna (online drug counseling), the drug information server www.drogy.net with DRAK newsletter, cannabis cessation program www.koncimshulenim.cz, gambling support www.koncimshranim.cz, the Promile INFO alcohol calculator mobile app, and the original podcast 'Štěstí (not) found'. Additional services include the Café Therapy social enterprise restaurant and a ceramic workshop for art therapy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Café Therapy: Social enterprise restaurant of SANANIM providing work rehabilitation for clients in recovery. It has been operating for 20 years.
• Drogová poradna
• Koncimshulenim.cz
• Koncimshranim.cz
• Drogy.net
• Promile INFO
• Podcast Štěstí (not) found

Products and services

• Outreach Programs (Terénní programy)
• Contact Centre 'Káčko' (Kontaktní centrum)
• Adiktologická ambulance pro mladistvé a dospělé
• Gambling Ambulance
• Day Care Centre (Denní stacionář)
• Specialized Services CADAS
• Therapeutic Community Němčice
• Therapeutic Community Karlov
• Aftercare Centre (Dol\u011b\u010dovac\u00ed centrum)
• Aftercare Centre for Mothers/Fathers with Children
• Centre for Persons in Conflict with the Law (COKUZ)
• Centre for Professional and Social Adaptation (Employment Agency)
• Centre for Comprehensive Child and Family Care
• Family Counseling Centre (Poradna pro rodinu)
• Drug Information Centre (DIC)
• Drogová poradna (Online Drug Counseling)
• Končím s hulením (Cannabis Cessation Program)
• Končím s hraním (Gambling Cessation Program)
• Drug Information Server (drogy.net) and DRAK Newsletter
• Časopis Dekontaminace (Quarterly Magazine)
• Promile INFO Alcohol Calculator App
• Podcast 'Štěstí (not) found'
• Café Therapy (Social Enterprise Restaurant)
• Ceramic Workshop (Keramická dílna)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 13,000 clients served annually across 16 facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• Wizz AirminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWizz Air published an article about SANANIM that is distributed to passengers on flights throughout Europe, helping to spread awareness about the organization's work.
• Page Not FoundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership producing the podcast 'Štěstí (not) found' that covers drug addiction topics with authentic stories and expert commentary.
• Various Celebrity SupportersmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerNotable Czech personalities support the organization including Monika Absolonová, Tomáš Klus, Jiří Dvořák, Karel Schwarzenberg, Veronika Khek Kubařová, and others who participate in benefit events and campaigns.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Fokus Praha: Czech non-profit providing community-based mental-health services, with overlap in psychosocial support for people with co-occurring addiction and mental-health conditions. Comparable as a broader Czech psychosocial-services incumbent.
• Sucht Schweiz: Swiss national addiction-prevention foundation combining prevention, counselling, and research. Comparable to SANANIM's DIC and drug-information work at a national scale.
• Caritas Czech Republic: Large Czech humanitarian and social-services non-profit with overlapping social-reintegration and family-support programmes. Comparable as a broad nonprofit incumbent with overlapping service lines but a wider humanitarian mandate.

Direct peers

• Laxus: Czech non-profit focused on harm-reduction services and addiction prevention. Comparable to SANANIM's outreach and contact-centre operations in the Czech drug-services ecosystem.
• Progreso – centrum pro podporu a reintegraci: Czech non-profit offering reintegration and employment services for people in recovery. Comparable to SANANIM's Centrum profesní a sociální adaptace and Café Therapy social-enterprise model.
• Drop In: Czech non-profit providing integrated addiction prevention, treatment, and harm-reduction services across multiple facilities. Directly comparable to SANANIM in mission, service mix, and target populations within the Czech Republic.
• Sdružení Podané ruce: Czech NGO operating contact centres, outreach, and substitution programmes for people who use drugs. Directly competes with SANANIM in harm-reduction and outpatient addiction services in the Czech market.
• A-Clinic Foundation: Finnish non-profit providing substance-abuse prevention, treatment, and harm-reduction services. Explicitly cited as inspiration for SANANIM's Promile INFO app; comparable as a Northern-Central European addiction NGO with similar service portfolio.

Emerging players

• Akzept e.V. German non-profit focused on drug acceptance and harm reduction. Comparable to SANANIM's harm-reduction advocacy and outreach services within a European context, though operating in a different national policy environment.

Others

• Centrum adiktologie, PK 1. LF UK a VFN: Academic addiction-research and treatment centre associated with Charles University and Prague General Hospital. Comparable as an addiction-specialist institution in the Czech ecosystem, providing research, training, and clinical services that complement SANANIM's programme delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SANANIMZU
• YouTubefacebook.com/SANANIMZU
• Facebookfacebook.com/SANANIMZU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sananim
• Instagraminstagram.com/SANANIM_ZU

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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