Swiss Solidarity
The Swiss Solidarity ( French Chaîne du Bonheur , Italian Catena della Solidarietà , English Swiss Solidarity ) is a Swiss fund-raising organization.
history
Swiss Solidarity was originally a radio broadcast in western Switzerland on the national broadcaster Sottens , which collected donations for the benefit of disaster and war victims. It was brought into being in 1946, when Europe was marked by World War II, by radio producers Roger Nordmann and Paul Valloton and the entertainer Jack Rollan . It has had the legal form of a foundation since 1983 .
Projects
Swiss Solidarity collects donations for humanitarian aid projects. To this end, it works with the Swiss Radio and Television Company (SRG SSR) and Swiss aid agencies. Swiss Solidarity benefits from the special support provided by public radio and television and also works with private media. It does not simply distribute money, but finances aid projects from experienced Swiss relief organizations in immediate and rehabilitation aid as well as sustainable reconstruction.
Both immediate and emergency aid as well as longer-term projects for repair ( rehabilitation ) and reconstruction are supported. For emergency aid, action and decisions are made as quickly and unbureaucratically as possible. Special project commissions have been set up to examine, approve and monitor long-term projects.
Collections
Since the foundation of the Swiss Solidarity Foundation in 1983, more than a billion donations have been collected to this day. The five largest collections concerned two natural disasters and a war abroad and two storms in Switzerland.
- Seaquake Asia (tsunami), December 2004 : CHF 227 million
- Storm in Switzerland (Valais and Ticino), October 2000: 74 million francs
- Haiti earthquake, January 2010 : CHF 64 million
- War victims in Kosovo, April 1999 : 49.5 million francs
- Storm in Switzerland (Central Switzerland, Bernese Oberland and Graubünden), August 2005 : 49.5 million francs
In December 2009 SRF and Swiss Solidarity organized the fundraising campaign “Every Rappen Counts” (JRZ) for the fight against malaria for the first time . In 2010, projects for “Children as Victims of War and Conflict” were supported and in 2011, “Mothers in Need” were raised. In 2012 the fundraising campaign took place for the fourth time. The money was raised for a better drinking water supply and better hygienic conditions in developing countries. In 2013, “Every Rappen Counts” took place for the fifth time, this time on the topic of “Children in slums”.
partner
In 2012 Swiss Solidarity worked with 25 organizations: Adventist Development and Disaster Aid (ADRA), Doctors Without Borders Switzerland (MSF), Brücke / Le Pont, Caritas Switzerland , CBM Christoffel Blindenmission, Christian Peace Service, Enfants du Monde (EDM), Fastenopfer , Handicap International, Helvetas , Aid Organization of the Evangelical Churches in Switzerland (HEKS), Medair , Iamaneh Switzerland, Médecins du Monde, Nouvelle Planète, Save the Children, Solidar Suisse, Swiss Red Cross (SRK), Solidarmed, Pestalozzi Children's Foundation , Swissaid , Swisscontact , Terre des hommes - Children's Aid, Terre des Hommes Suisse, and Vivamos Mejor.
Awards
Swiss Solidarity received the 1999 International Human Rights Award in recognition of its work.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Swiss Solidarity's partner organizations ( Memento of the original dated August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
