The goal of the Happel Foundation is to support sustainably. This includes alleviating poverty by promoting sustainable improvement in the life circumstances of its beneficiaries. Thus, their economic and social development needs to improve permanently.
To this end, the Happel Foundation follows the principle of “help for self-help”. This means that the recipients of the funding are actively involved in the problem-solving and demonstrate the corresponding drive themselves.
In its actions, the Happel Foundation has two focal points of support. On the one hand, the Happel Foundation is expanding its activities in developing countries, focussing on Asia and Africa. 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.
The Happel Foundation is expanding its activities in developing countries with a focus on Asia and Africa. The aim is to alleviate poverty in a sustainable way. A special focus is put on the use of technology and novel approaches in development cooperation.
At the moment the Happel Foundation supports projects that, for example, improve the long term perspective for farmers in India as well as for pupils in Zambia and South Africa.
In Switzerland the Happel Foundation supports people who are in distress and do not receive state benefits. Thus the central aim is to improve their social and economic development sustainably. Here the geographical focus is central Switzerland.
At the moment the Happel Foundation supports, for example, a project in Lucerne aiming for a better integration of migrant women, as well as work facilities for people with a health impairment in Lucerne.
Edulution got off to a successful start in South Africa. In 2023, in 28 learning centers over 8000 learners are using the learning software.
Tel143 is currently training new volunteers as contact persons for the helpline. Their commitment is more in demand than ever.
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 has two focal points of support.
→ On the one hand the Happel Foundation is expanding its activities in developing countries in Asia and Africa to alleviate poverty sustainably.
→ On the other hand it supports people in distress in Central Switzerland.
The Happel Foundation follows the principle of “help for self-help” by promoting sustainable improvement in the life of its beneficiaries. The recipients are actively involved.
The Happel Foundation supports projects according to the principle of “help for self-help”.
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The Happel Foundation Switzerland is a charitable Swiss foundation based in Lucerne.