ÖH creates a new repro funding pot: support for students!

ÖH creates a new repro funding pot: support for students!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On December 12, 2024, the Austrian University (ÖH) announced the introduction of a new Repro-funding pot, which facilitates access to financial support for students in difficult living situations, especially with unwanted pregnancies. This innovative program, in cooperation with the Changes for Women association, emphasizes the priority of the ÖH for the reproductive health of the students. Sarah Rossmann, member of the ÖH board team, emphasizes the importance of the project: "With this funding pot, we create a specific contact point that supports students in a difficult life situation." An annual budget of 25,000 euros is intended to help reduce financial barriers and offer quick access.

The funding offer is open to all students who have paid the ÖH contribution. Interested parties can submit their applications anonymously via the website www.reprotopf.at, and the payments are made directly to the clinics. Nina Mathies from the ÖH board adds: "Nobody may be excluded from the decision about their own body due to financial hurdles." This Initiative comes at a time when many students long for improved health -promoting measures, as a current study shows. According to the investigation, 84.7 % of the students surveyed have interest in health -promoting offers, with many concrete wishes expressing, such as courses on moving and coping with stress.

meaning of the current health offer for students

The survey showed that 38 % of the students state a poor state of health and 38.7 % often suffer from cardiovascular complaints. There are also significant differences in the perception of mental health problems between the student groups. A depressed syndrome have 32.5 % of the students surveyed, whereby the span extends up to 51.5 %, who wish individual support in the form of individual consultations, as the survey showed. This studies and the new support projects of the ÖH underline the urgent need to respond to the health challenges of the students in order to promote better well -being on campus and studies, as is in the comprehensive analysis of Springerlink .