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Areas of Activity of the Happel Foundation

The Happel Foundation has two focal points of support. On the one hand the Happel Foundation is expanding its activities in developing countries. The aim is to reduce poverty. On the other hand the Foundation supports people in Switzerland, mainly Central Switzerland, who are in distress or disadvantaged in their social and economic development through no fault of their own.

To this end, the Happel Foundation follows the principle of “help for self-help” by promoting sustainable improvement in the life circumstances of its beneficiaries. This means that the recipients of the funding are actively involved in the problem-solving and demonstrate the corresponding drive themselves.

In addition to the assessment of the project itself, the organization applying is also evaluated in terms of its reputation, performance, experience, operational excellence, etc.

Sponsorship criteria for projects in developing countries

The Happel Foundation is expanding its activities in developing countries. The aim is to reduce poverty following the principle of “help for self-help”. The foundation is active primarily in the areas of food security, health, education and entrepreneurship.

By promoting the use of technology and novel effective approaches, the Foundation strives for efficiency and economies of scale.

Applications can be submitted via our application platform.

No applications will be accepted via e-mail or letter.

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Sponsorship criteria for projects in Switzerland

In Switzerland, especially in Central Switzerland, the Happel Foundation supports people who are in distress or disadvantaged in their social and economic development through no fault of their own.

In particular, it aims at helping those in need who suffer from hardship but for whom, for whatever reason, no support from the public authorities or elsewhere is available. Also included are institutions that assist such people.

The most crucial factors in making decisions are:

The applicant or beneficiary should reside/have a registered office in Central Switzerland, preferably the Lucerne region
Aid is on the basis of an emergency, disadvantage, social hardship, no or little self-culpability, social flashpoints
No support from the state or other organization available
Sustainability, i.e. support leads in the sense of start-up aid to permanent improvement of the situation or the abilities of the beneficiary
Self-motivation & own contribution by the beneficiary