About us
Empowering Girls and Women through Education
What we do
Our ambition is to advance educational opportunities for girls and women, especially in places where their access to education is hampered.
We support educational projects, that are locally anchored, so they can have a sustainable, lasting effect.
Why?
Equal access to education and vocational training helps women to find work outside of their own house und to generate their own income, to strengthen their position in society and gain more political influence.
Recent studies by the Worldbank show that both individuals and countries benefit from girls’ education. Better educated women tend to be more informed about nutrition and healthcare, have fewer children, marry at a later age, and their children are usually healthier, should they choose to become mothers. They are more likely to participate in the formal labor market and earn higher incomes all of which also has a positive impact on the environment.
Every girl and every woman, no matter where she was born, deserves to be respected und heard and has a right to go to school, to receive a formal education.
How?
We support existing and new projects, mainly in developing and emerging countries, aiming to establish long-term cooperations.
We do not support Individuals.
Who are we?
Our family foundation was created in December 2020. We were lucky enough to be born in Switzerland and benefit from an education system that allowed us to live independently and fulfil our dreams.
It is important to us to use our fortune our experience and our networks to assist less privileged girls and women to get a chance to lead autonomous, independent lives.
Current projects
Kamerun
Empowering 20 Cameroonian Young Women to Thrive
A Project under the asupices of Wonder Foundation to support socially disadvantaged young women in aquiring the necessary skills to be able to lead a financially independent life. The project takes into account the entirety of the young women’s circumstances and involves their families and environments as well. A special memtoring program is used to create a longlasting effect.
El Salvador
Educatech Project
A project under the aegis of Plan International Schweiz.
The aim of this project is to break down gender roles and improve the long-term prospects of girls and their families by motivating and promoting young women to pursue training in STEM professions (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This is a continuation of a project we supported last year.
Tansania
EEF: St. Martin-Sekundarschule für Mädchen, Tansania
This secondary school is located in a rural area of Tansania and provides young women with an officially recognized education. The main purpose of this program is to help these young women to gain better selfconfidence, improve their chances for professional success and to reach their personal goals in life.
Niger
Bildung mit Fokus auf Mädchen, Kantché, Niger
A project under the auspices of SOS Kinderdorf Switzerland which supports governmental efforts to make sure girls get a proper school education and graduate. An emphasis is put on sensibilization of parents and legal guardians, teachers and local authorities in order to bring about longterm structural change towards equality in opportunities for for girls and boys.
Indien
Projet Profemmes 2022, Madurai, Indien
A project by the Non-Proft organization, Association des Amis du Sakthi Children’s Home, which supports orphaned girls and young women from lower casts in southern India. In the organization’s orphanage these girls receive a school education and can then continue to get a vocational training as tailors or in IT in the associated center for vocational training.
Past
Projects
Take a look at our projects from previous years in the project archive.
Blog
Right here we plan to share experiences from our everyday life as a foundation in the future. As a young foundation, we are in a steep learning process and experience many things that we think could also be interesting for others.
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