Le nostre organizzazioni membri

Azione Quaresimale

Azione Quaresimale è un'organizzazione svizzera di cooperazione internazionale. Ci impegniamo al fianco delle persone svantaggiate del Sud globale, per eliminare la fame e per un mondo più giusto. Per raggiungere questi obiettivi attingiamo alle conoscenze locali e sviluppiamo approcci efficaci in dialogo con le nostre organizzazioni partner. Con progetti rafforziamo la loro autonomia e sosteniamo le comunità nel rivendicare i loro diritti fondamentali. Collaboriamo con organizzazioni partner in 14 Paesi in Africa, Asia e America Latina e con organizzazioni in Svizzera.

Biovision

Biovision has been promoting ecological solutions for poverty reduction and improved food security in sub-Saharan Africa since 1998, developing and disseminating practical agro-ecological knowledge and action with its strong network of partners. As a pioneer of change, Biovision works in sub-Saharan Africa, globally and in Switzerland in a solution-oriented and science-based manner for social and political framework conditions that make an agro-ecological transformation towards a sustainable food system possible.

Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

CDE is Switzerland’s centre of excellence for sustainable development. One of the University of Bern’s strategic research centres, we are tasked with mainstreaming sustainability throughout the university’s research and teaching. We conduct research and teaching on behalf of a more sustainable world. Our aim is to chart pathways to sustainable development and to initiate transformations in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Centre pour la formation continue et à distance (CFCD)

To face the ever growing and complex challenges in international cooperation, the University of Geneva offers interdisciplinary continuing education programmes for professionals, in multiple formats. They give professionals the opportunity to acquire and reinforce qualifications in their field of specialisation (humanitarian action, environnement and sustainable development, health and psychology, education and law). The programmes also aim at developing transferable and transversal skills, which are essential to pursue a successful career or reorientation.

Comundo

Comundo, con oltre un centinaio di cooperanti in America Latina e Africa, migliora le condizioni di vita e rafforza i diritti delle persone focalizzandosi sempre di più su bambini, giovani e anziani. Lo fa attraverso lo scambio di conoscenze ed esperienze con le sue organizzazioni partner locali, la promozione del lavoro in rete e l’apprendimento reciproco. In quanto organizzazione della società civile svizzera, Comundo contribuisce al raggiungimento degli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile dell’ONU.

Croce Rossa Svizzera (CRS)

La Croce Rossa Svizzera lavora per migliorare la salute e il benessere delle persone vulnerabili in tutto il mondo e per superare la loro esclusione sociale. La CRS aiuta anche le persone a diventare più resistenti ai disastri naturali e ad affrontare meglio i loro effetti. Come parte del Movimento Internazionale della Croce Rossa e della Mezzaluna Rossa, è attiva nel soccorso d'emergenza, nella ricostruzione post-disastro e nella cooperazione allo sviluppo in più di 20 paesi.

EPFL EssentialTech Centre

The EPFL EssentialTech Centre develops sustainable and scalable solutions to address unmet needs, notably in low-income and vulnerable contexts. Its mission is to harness science and technology to drive sustainable development, humanitarian action and peace. Working from concept definition to technology transfer, its core activities include systems engineering, contextual guidance and developing sustainable business models for the projects. The Centre also provides expertise to international organizations and partnership initiatives in its focus areas of action.

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

The Geneva Academy provides postgraduate education, conducts academic legal research and policy studies, and organises training courses and expert meetings. We concentrate on branches of international law that relate to situations of armed conflict, protracted violence and protection of human rights. The institution has acquired a global reputation for excellent teaching and research, and it attracts exceptional students to its master’s and training programmes.

Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies

A joint Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Geneva, our mission is to contribute to a better, more effective, humanitarian response. The Centre offers a wide range of specialist and academic courses on humanitarian action, both online and residential, in Geneva and around the world, close to where professionals work; integrated, evidence-based research looking at trends and changes in the sector; and policy events on contemporary topics affecting the humanitarian sector.

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Graduate Institute Geneva is an institution of research and higher education dedicated to the study of world affairs, with a particular emphasis on the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development issues. Through our core activities, we aim to promote international cooperation and make a contribution to the progress of developing societies. More broadly, we endeavour to develop creative thinking on the major challenges of our time, foster global responsibility and advance respect for diversity.

Helvetas

Helvetas s'impegna per un mondo giusto nel quale tutti gli esseri umani possano vivere la propria esistenza in modo autodeterminato dignitosamente e in pace, dove le risorse naturali siano utilizzate in modo sostenibile rispettando l'ambiente. L'organizzazione svizzera indipendente per la cooperazione allo sviluppo - con sedi autonome in Germania e negli Stati Uniti - fornisce aiuto all'auto-aiuto in circa 30 Paesi in Africa, Asia, America Latina ed Europa dell'Est, promuovendo così un vero cambiamento.

Institute of Communication & Leadership Lucerne (IKF)

IKF offers tertiary level continuing education programs in the areas of transcultural communication and competences, digital transformation, leadership, management and organisation, and knowledge management. We are independent, agile, and teach you practical competences that matter today and in the future. When it comes to expertise in transcultural and intercultural topics, we have over 30 years of experience and over 1'500 alumni in the field.

Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships è un'organizzazione umanitaria internazionale che utilizza navi ospedale per offrire interventi chirurgici gratuiti d’eccellenza alle popolazioni più povere del mondo. L’organizzazione contribuisce inoltre a rinforzare i sistemi sanitari dei paesi visitati, offrendo anche formazioni per i professionisti del settore. Fondata nel 1978 a Losanna, Mercy Ships ha lavorato in più di 55 Paesi ed effettuato oltre 100.000 interventi chirurgici gratuiti. Ogni anno, professionisti provenienti da oltre 60 paesi prestano servizio volontario sulle due navi ospedale non governative più grandi del mondo, l'Africa Mercy e la Global Mercy.

Mission 21

Mission 21 is committed in 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America in the context of sustainable development cooperation as well as humanitarian action for peacebuilding, education, health, food sovereignty, and economic empowerment. In this way we contribute to the achievement of the UN goals for sustainable development. This worldwide commitment is combined with programmes for intercultural exchange and interreligious cooperation as well as the promotion of understanding for global connections.

Save the Children Switzerland

Come organizzazione indipendente leader sul fronte dei diritti dell’infanzia, Save the Children opera dal 1919 in modo specifico per i diritti dei bambini. In Svizzera e nel mondo facciamo in modo che i bambini crescano sani, possano andare a scuola e vivano in sicurezza. Nelle situazioni di emergenza e in caso di catastrofe, dove i bambini sono i più vulnerabili, siamo fra i primi ad arrivare sul posto e fra gli ultimi ad andarcene. Ci assicuriamo che i bisogni particolari dei bambini siano soddisfatti e che le loro voci siano ascoltate.

SolidarMed

SolidarMed is the Swiss organisation for health in Africa and improves health care for 1.5 million people in Lesotho, Moçambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. SolidarMed strengthens and expands existing medical services sustainably and meaningfully. The health of mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children is a central concern and receives particular attention in the projects. In cooperation with local partner organisations, hospitals and villages, SolidarMed promotes help for self-help.

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)

Swiss TPH is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH combines research, services, and education and training at local, national and international levels. About 850 people from 80 nations work at Swiss TPH focusing on infectious and non-communicable diseases, environment, society and health as well as health systems and interventions.

Terre des hommes (Tdh)

Terre des hommes is the leading Swiss organisation for children’s aid. Through our health, protection and emergency relief programmes, we provide assistance to over four million children and their families in around 40 countries each year. We aspire to a world in which the rights of children, as defined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, are always respected. A world in which children can thrive in safe environments and become agents of change they wish to see in their lives.

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

The LWF is a global communion of churches, putting faith into action and promoting and advocating for human dignity, justice, and peace. Through LWF World Service, its humanitarian and development arm, the LWF supports people in need, responds to emergencies, and addresses the causes and effects of human suffering and poverty. The LWF is known for timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian and development work. It serves people in need irrespective of ethnicity, religion or gender.

Wyss Academy for Nature

The Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Berne is a place of innovation, where research, business, policymakers and communities come together to co-design solutions for sustainable futures. Our mission is to turn scientific knowledge into action. Combining ambitious, innovative goals with a transformative approach, we develop long-term pathways that strengthen and reconcile biodiversity conservation, human well-being and the sustainable use of natural resources in a variety of landscapes throughout the world.