The Paradiesgässli offers help for children and young people from families affected by addiction and poverty in Lucerne. They receive support with their homework, learn how to handle money responsibly and the routines of everyday life. This increases their chances of later being able to live their lifes independently and financially.
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The textile industry in Bangladesh employs over four million workers and was largely cash-based until a few years ago. Workers need access to formal financial services such as savings, insurance and credit products. This will enable them to cushion financial shocks and achieve savings goals. In addition, interested women receive training in entrepreneurship.
Success in 2022 in numbers - Edulution successfully supports thousands of children and young people in Zambia, South Africa and Namibia.
Young women and men, including especially dropouts, become fit for the labor market in Tanzania thanks to practice-oriented short training courses.
The Happel Foundation supports the SARATHI project of Swisscontact in Bangladesh. The aim of the commitment is to enable access to financial services for workers in the garment industry and thus improve their financial health.
In Tanzania, young men and women who dropped out of school receive short, practical training courses. Currently, they learn the necessary skills and competencies in eleven occupational fields - such as electrical installation, bakery, cosmetics or beekeeping. This makes it easier for them to find suitably paid employment on the labor market and permanently improve their living conditions. In addition, interactive learning units enable self-study via cell phone at the participants' own learning pace.
The partnership between the Happel Foundation Switzerland and HarvestPlus focuses on meals for school children in India.
The Happel Foundation supported the non-profit foundation pro pallium in establishing the ambulant children's hospice service for families with seriously ill children also in Central Switzerland.
The Happel Foundation covered the costs for the Fachstelle Schuldenberatung (Center for Debt Counseling) in Lucerne to move to its central premises, where it can provide services for those people in need.
The Happel Foundation supported the offer Listened to of the Heilsarmée, which offers help to relatives of detainees in this special situation.
The Happel Foundation supported anastasis' "ETHNIC COOK" project, which promotes the integration of migrants into the labor market through a catering service.
Smallscale farmers in remote areas in Nepal jointly shift to market-orientated agriculture. Among other things, they receive technical support for production and help in marketing selected agricultural products. The establishment of cooperatives is intended to create stable value chains for fruit, vegetables and livestock, thus securing the smallholders' income in the long term.
HarvestPlus aims to counteract the consequences of malnutrition through foods enriched with iron, zinc and vitamin A. Through so-called biofortification, staple crops such as corn, potatoes, beans, etc. are further developed. The focus is on switching to nutrient-rich, high-yielding and climate-friendly varieties. In Zimbabwe, a biofortified food basket (iron beans, vitamin A corn and vitamin A sweet potatoes) is going to be distributed via commercial markets, also using a digital plattform.
The Aquila Aurea Foundation supports underprivileged children, especially half-orphans and orphans, in Indonesia through various means. One of the main focuses is on the school education of the children. In addition, however, the nutrition of the children is ensured or emergency aid is provided after natural disasters.