Helvetas

Brief update on results achieved in health centers in Bénin.

SolidarMed

Interim report: Specialized eye care for diabetics in Zimbabwe

Center for the Blind and Disabled Bern

Donation for project Wohnenplus

Médecins sans Frontières Suisse

Zurich, Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland | Donation for ongoing projects | Inpatient pediatric unit for children in Mosul

Verein ungerwägs

Switzerland and Moldova | Emergency aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donation of food for the suffering, unemployed population.

Insight Project Southern Africa

Interim Report by Dr. Rossouw Els.

Retina Suisse

Advice and support for patients with retinal degeneration

Association Swiss Tamils Aid

Vocational training for orphans after a stay in a children’s home

Médecins sans Frontières Suisse

Zurich, Doctors without Borders Switzerland | Donation for ongoing projects

SOS Children’s Village

A loving home for every child | Therapy for malnourished children in Bangui

Verein Hope

Integration project for asylum seekers | Student donations

Verein Ungerwägs

Switzerland and Moldova | Emergency Aid Water Supply

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Donation for startup project “Lift-Bénin”. Purchase of agricultural production machinery. Creation of jobs for former landless “BOUGE apprentices” and unemployed university graduates.

Child’s Dream

Chiang Mai, Thailand | Committed to better opportunities for children, & youth | Donation for Mekong Subregion

Heitere Fahne / Frei_Raum

the collective “Frei_Raum” is a movement that uses free spaces with cultural projects, always involving people with a disability. The theater work has found its main venue in the cultural venue “Heitere Fahne”.

SOS Kinderdorf

donation for Adwa health project in Ethiopia

zuhörbänkli

bench with someone available to help, simply by being there to listen

SolidarMed

Interim report SolidarMed in December 2022. Thanks to the support of Fight4Sight, the project "Specialized Eye Care for Diabetics in Zimbabwe" can be completed in a timely manner.

Heitere Fahne

support contribution for special activities during the pandemic period

Kinderhilfe Emmaus

Daily lunch for school children in Haiti. | The main objective of Kinderhilfe Emmaus is to offer assistance to children and families in need, and to work with them to address, support and create solutions.

UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund | Emergency Relief Yemen

Blindenschule – School for the Blind

Zollikofen, Switzerland | Donation for new construction and renovation of the school

Beraten B

actively shaping everyday life and work for those with visual impairment.

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Support for orphans and half-orphans in Bénin West Africa | Donation for apprenticeship training

Amnesty International

Donation Human Rights Project

Christoffel Blindenmission (Switzerland)

Thalwil, Switzerland | Project Mahita; training eye doctors in Madagascar.

Stiftung Vision Tibet

Brugg, Schweiz | Augen öffnen im Himalaya und in Tibet | Operationen grauer Star | Spende für Instrumente (Oertli Catharex) und Operationen EN

Christoffel Blindenmission (Switzerland)

Thalwil, Switzerland | Project Mahita; training of ophthalmologists in Madagascar

JAYAHO

emergency aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic, India, donation for food for migrant workers in Punjab, Rohyngja refugees in Dehli and Bangalore.

Retina Suisse

Counseling, and support for patients with retinal degeneration

Médecins sans Frontières Suisse

Zurich, Doctors without Borders Switzerland | Donation for ongoing projects | Inpatient pediatric ward for children in Mosul

Child’s Dream

Chiang Mai, Thailand | Committed to improving opportunities for children and youth | Access to quality education

Foundation Swiss Surgeons in Ethiopia

trauma surgery care in Jimma | Donation for operations

Tante Martha

Lebens- und Begegnungshof | Donation for the construction of the recreation room

Amnesty International

Swiss Section | Donation for Human Rights

Stiftung Nuru

Alterswil, Switzerland | Donation to fight COVID-19 in Tanzania.

SolidarMed

Final Report Zimbabwe. Specialized eye care for diabetics.

Mobile Mini Circus for Children

MMCC, support of a circus school where Afghan children find hope and joy in childhood

Insight Project Southern Africa

Fight4Sight and Medical Mission Eswatini Ophthalmic Traineeship Interim Report by Dr Josh Cummings

SolidarMed

Lucerne, Switzerland | Awareness raising for patients with diabetes and hypertension

Stiftung Vision Tibet

Brugg, Switzerland | Opening eyes in the Himalayas and Tibet | Cataract operations.

Heitere Fahne

donation for renovation of 150-year-old hall roof

Viva con Agua

South Africa | Access to clean drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene training for in schools in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Support for orphans and half-orphans in Bénin West Africa | Donations for apprenticeship training.

THATHA ITHUBA

Imizano Yethu Township, Cape Town, South Africa | Emergency aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distribution of food vouchers and food bags to the township’s needy population.

Fachstelle Gewalt Bern

Donation for violence counseling

Compaterra Foundation

Guggisberg, Switzerland | Provide support for people with handicaps | Donation for signage, flyer, homepage

Verein Inklusiv – Chrischtehüsli

Contact and counseling center for asylum seekers, migrants, and drug addicts.

Viva con Agua (Switzerland)

Donation Project “Wash”

SBV

Swiss Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Bern | For people with visual impairments

Comité international de la Croix Rouge CICR

Geneva, Switzerland | Support for countries in crisis and conflict situations | Donation for food, relief supplies, repair of drinking water facilities in Syria

Médecins sans Frontières

Emergency Relief

training of ophthalmologists in africa

The number of people affected by severe visual impairment and blindness in Africa is growing

Hoffnungsnetz

Klinomobil – medical care for refugees in remote places in northern Iraq

INSIGHT

Project Southern Africa | Report by Dr. med. Christof Hänsli after two weeks stay at the Good Shepherd Hospital in Eswatini

Bächtelen Foundation

clarification-education-integration

Viva con Agua (Switzerland)

Donation project “Wash”

Amnesty International

Donation to Project Human Rights

Mobile Mini Circus for Children

MMCC, supporting a circus school where Afghan children find hope and joy in childhood.

INSIGHT

Project Southern Africa | Training of ophthalmologists in Eswatini and Mozambique

Nuru Foundation

Alterswil, Switzerland | Donation for setting up Eye Care Service in Tanzania

Insight Project Southern Africa

Container on the move.

Kinderhilfe Emmaus

Provide lunch for school children in Haiti.

Sambhav Nepal

Donation for construction of boy’s dormitory wing.

INSIGHT

Project Southern Africa | Support of two technicians for the Eswatini Diabetic Eye and Foot Screening Programme (EDFS)

Mercy Ships

Donation for ophthalmologic diagnosis equipment

Verein Kipepeo

Donation in support of program for “Families to improve their social and financial situation”.

SolidarMed

Zimbabwe: Specialized eye care for 84 patients.

Dammweg Foundation

Biel, Switzerland | Living and working for people with disabilities | Donation for an excursion with the residents

Ambulances for Nepal

Access to primary health care in remote mountain regions in Nepal.

Agroforesty

Our latest project - agroforestry in Uganda

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Support for orphans and half-orphans in Bénin West Africa | Donations for apprenticeships.

Nuru Foundation

Newsletter November 2021

Helvetas

Rehabilitation of health centers Benin, final report 2023

Compaterra Foundation

Guggisberg, Switzerland | Support for people with handicaps (visual impairment) | Donation for renovation of exercise hall

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Donation for young orphans and half-orphans to enable agricultural training, and subsequent installation in their home villages

Foundation Swiss Surgeons in Ethiopia

trauma surgery care in Jimma | Donation for project Passing on knowledge

Christoffel Blindenmission

Thalwil, Switzerland | Project MAHITA, Madagascar, development, and expansion of ophthalmic care in the country.

INSIGHT

Southern Africa Project | Training reports of the supported ophthalmologists

Swiss Committee for UNICEF

Zurich, Switzerland | Winter aid for refugee children | Donation for ongoing children’s aid projects.

Child’s Dream

Chiang Mai, Thailand | Children’s Medical Fund

Pro Mestia Georgia

Dental Clinic in Cholashi Ambulatorium | Donation for further education of Georgian dentists.

Partnership project Fight4Sight and Helvetas

ensuring a hygienically improved treatment for the population in the region of Alibori, Bénin, through the restoration of 12 health centers (access to clean water).

Visit of Malagasy doctors

We hosted two doctors from the capital of Antananarivo. They obtained an insight into different areas of the activities of the Bern Eye Clinic.

Samaritans Association City of Bern

Samaritans Teacher | A training program for help on the spot

Swiss Committee for UNICEF

Zurich, Switzerland | Emergency aid winter | Project Rohingya children

UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund | Emergency Relief Yemen | Emergency Relief Lebanon | Response to the Explosions in Beirut.

Sambhav Nepal

Nepal, Himalayan Ambulance | A blessing for the poorest mountain communities of Nepal

Hilfswerk Estherdebora

Donation for children’s home

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Construction and installation of a biogas plant to produce biogas and biofertilizer in the training center

Sambhav Nepal

Health Post Bungkot | Support for the procurement of medical material for the laboratory of the health post.

Sambhav Nepal

emergency relief program together with Nepal Ambulances to provide medical supplies during second COVID-19 wave in Gorkha District, Nepal

Terre des hommes Switzerland

Perspectives for young people | Training places for ambassadors against sexual violence.

Sambhav Nepal

construction of elementary school Bhairabi in Ratmate.

Women’s hope International

Strong women, safe births, healing of fistula | Donation for girls and women with obstetric fistula Ethiopia.

Christoffel Blindenmission (Switzerland)

Thalwil, Switzerland | Project Mahita; training for ophthalmologists in Madagascar.

Mercy Ships

Donation for ophthalmologic diagnosis equipment

Stiftung Nuru

Alterswil, Switzerland | Donation for the water project in Majimatitu, Tanzania

UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund | Emergency Relief Yemen | Forgotten Victims in the COVID Crisis

Sambhav Nepal

Final Report HimalayanAmbulance | A blessing for the poorest of the mountain communities.

Nuru Foundation

Alterswil, Switzerland | Donation for water project in Majimatitu, Tanzania.

Kipepeo Family Foundation

Annual Report and Initial Situation of Kipepeo Family Foundation 2021

Insight Project Southern Africa

Final report by Dr. Rossouw Els at the Good Shepherd Eye Clinic

Nuru Foundation

Alterswil, Switzerland | Fight against maternal and child mortality | Donation for pilot project maternity clinic

ONG Bouge

In 2021, ONG Bouge was able to implement the Biodigester, which ensures environmentally friendly work in the training center for young entrepreneurs. The Fight4Sight Foundation covered the additional costs for the implementation in 2021.

INSIGHT

Southern Africa Project | Training reports of the supported ophthalmologists

Green Ethiopia Foundation

Environment and Development in Ethiopia | Reforestation = Trees-Forests-Water-Food-Life | School Project

Verein Hope

Bern | Integration project

SolidarMed

Lucerne, Switzerland | Specialized eye care for diabetics

ONG Bouge

"LIFT-BENIN" project, support for skills development in agribusiness trades and access to employment for disadvantaged youth in Benin.

Women’s hope International

Strong women, safe births, healing of fistula | Donation for girls and women with obstetric fistula in Bangladesh.

Foundation Green Ethiopia

Donation for the Dara school project

Vision Himalaya Foundation

Brugg, Switzerland | Opening eyes in the Himalayas and Tibet | Cataract operations | Donation for instruments (Oertli Catharex) and operations

Foundation NURU

Project Report - Mobile NURU Clinic

Viva con Agua

Access to clean drinking water and sanitation

Médecins sans Frontières

emergency relief Yemen. Medical supplies for people in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

Comité international de la Croix Rouge CICR

Geneva, Switzerland | Emergency aid

School for the Blind Zollikofen

Zollikofen, Switzerland | Donation for new building and renovation of the school.

Foundation Green Ethiopia

Environment and Development in Ethiopia | Reforestation = Trees-Forests-Water-Food-Life

Retina Suisse

Advice and support for patients with retinal degeneration.

Nuru Foundation

Provision and deployment of a mobile clinic to provide medical supplies to the population in Ikungi District, Tanzania, with the main focus: on mother and child.

ONG Bouge

Centre Bouge in Sékou | Support for orphans and half-orphans in Bénin West Africa | Donations for apprenticeship training

Vision Himalaya Foundation

Brugg, Switzerland | Opening eyes in the Himalayas and Tibet | Cataract operations | Donation for instruments (Oertli Catharex) and operations

Amnesty International

Swiss Section | Donation Project Human Rights

Women’s hope International

Strong women, safe births, healing fistula | Donation for girls and women with obstetric fistula, Ethiopia.

Sambhav Nepal

construction of a new school in Manbu. Accommodation for 160 students at the Higher Secondary School.

Kipepeo Family Foundation

Tanzania | Kipepeo is a registered non-profit organization that provides support to families in difficult circumstances in the surrounding villages of Moshi, Tanzania. The goal is to reduce the number of children living on the streets or growing up in children’s homes.

Insight Project Southern Africa

Arrival container in Siteki

Kinderhilfe Emmaus

construction of elementary school kitchen in Pamidipadu (India)

Vision Himalaya Foundation

Brugg, Switzerland | Opening eyes in the Himalayas and Tibet | Cataract operations | Donation for instruments (Oertli Catharex) and operations

Swiss Library for the Blind, Visually and Reading Impaired

funding to produce the audio book “The Unvarnished Life” by Maryse Condé

Comité international de la Croix Rouge CICR

Geneva, Switzerland | Emergency Relief Syria

Christoffel Blindenmission (Switzerland)

Thalwil, Switzerland | Donation for eye care including aftercare

Verein Ungerwägs

Switzerland and Moldova | Emergency aid project Moldova, donation of food for the needy, unemployed population

Evangelical Leprosy Mission

Operations for eyelid closure

Child’s Dream

Chiang Mai, Thailand | Increasing Access to Quality Education

Verein ungerwägs

Verein “ungerwägs” Switzerland and Moldova. Accompaniment and practical support for children, young people as well as socially disadvantaged people

Green Ethiopia Foundation

environment, and development in Ethiopia | Donation for vegetable seeds for 487 women-led households in Ethiopia.

Ka Tagnè Switzerland

Association for the Promotion of School and Vocational Training in Mali | Support for the school project in Tagnè

Nuru Foundation

Alterswil, Switzerland | Combating maternal and child mortality | Donation for purchase of hospital building

Helvetas

Refurbishment of health centers in Bénin: progress in 2022.

Insight Project Southern Africa

For improved ophthalmological care in Eswatini