Thanks to our project partners, we are able to engage ourselves and achieve positive impacts for society. Learn about some of the projects we have supported recently.
Social Welfare
Nature and Science
Culture and Society
Providing New Life Opportunities through Rehabilitation and Integration
The Vontobel Foundation supports the project “iRi – Integration, Rehabilitation, Inclusion" led by the organization Addis Guzo, which aims to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities in Ethiopia.
Supporting Education for Children in Africa and Asia
The organization CO-OPERAID helps young people from the slums and streets of Kenya enter the job market for the first time. Promoting self-sufficiency aligns with one of the objectives of the Vontobel Foundation.
Helping Migrant Women Gain Employment Experience
The pioneering project “Skalierung FEMKooperativen” (Scaling FEMCooperatives) led by the Crescenda Association creates fair jobs for female migrants in self-organized teams, enabling them to become members of the cooperative.
Assuring First Aid for Greater Psychic Steadiness
“Dargebotene Hand” (The Offered Hand) has expanded its pastoral counseling service for teenagers and young adults in Switzerland. Its easy online access allows for swift, anonymous assistance in emergencies and other sensitive situations.
Helping Finance a New, Child-Friendly Building for Zurich’s Children's Hospital
The new construction of the University Children's Hospital Zurich will provide not only more space but also a child-friendly environment and a dedicated research department. The Vontobel Foundation contributed to the financing.
Mentoring for Youth with Refugee Backgrounds
ROCK YOUR LIFE! helps young people who came as refugees to build a stable network of relationships and develop their personal and professional potential.
Saving Lives by Training Midwives
The Vontobel Foundation supports GreenLamp, funding a four-year bachelor's degree for 20 midwives from poor rural regions of Ethiopia. Their know-how gives local women better access to healthcare and education.
Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future
Boosting education instead of unemployment, the 12-month "SkillsHub" program led by the Pestalozzi Overseas Children’s Foundation in Zambia teaches young people basic skills in math, reading, writing, and IT, along with further professional competencies.
Vontobel Prize for Aging Research
The University of Zurich's Center for Gerontology annually awards the University of Zurich's Aging Research Prize, endowed by the Vontobel Foundation.
Boosting Wild Bee Populations with a Web App
The Vontobel Foundation offered support to “IG Wilde Biene” (IG Wild Bees) with a contribution towards the further development of their "Bee Finder" app, a tool that promotes growth of wild bee populations and thus increases biodiversity.
Supporting Dam-Calf Contact Rearing in Dairy Production
So-called “MuKa” rearing is a dairy production method in which newly born calves are not separated from their mothers. The Vontobel Foundation supports this project led by the Centre for Dam-Calf Contact Rearing.
Ensuring Species-Appropriate Wildlife Care
The scientifically managed Goldau Nature and Animal Park is redesigning its red deer enclosure. The Vontobel Foundation is contributing financially.
Promoting the Low-Stress Slaughter of Cattle
The Vontobel Foundation has had a longstanding cooperative relationship with the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (“FiBL”). From 2022 to 2024, the foundation has supported FiBL with a contribution to the research project "Low-Stress Slaughter – Impact of On-Farm Slaughter on Behavior, Stress Physiology, and Meat Quality of Cattle."
Researching the Impact of Music Therapy for Newborns with Heart Defects
A congenital heart defect can also impair cognitive development. A research project led by Prof. Dr. Cornelia Franziska Hagmann investigates how music therapy can improve children’s brain connectivity and thus also their relationship with their parents.
Personalizing Neuro-Rehabilitation
The Vontobel Foundation supports The LOOP with a contribution to its "StimuLOOP" research consortium, which aims to improve the quality of life of people affected by Parkinson's disease and stroke through personalized, precision gait training.
Improving Prostate Cancer Diagnostics
With contributions to the salaries of young researchers, the Vontobel Foundation supports this medical research project led by Prof. Dr. Irene Burger. The goal: to make possible an efficient, cost-effective examination for prostate cancer.
Stapferhaus: Encouraging Dialogue; Reducing Polarization
The Vontobel Foundation is supporting the Stapferhaus with basic funding over three years, from 2024 to 2026, to help the organization strengthen its work leading dialogue and finding solutions in society to counteract polarization and find common answers for the future.
Expanding the Fotomuseum in Winterthur
The new construction and renovation project of the Fotomuseum Winterthur bridges the gap between its existing structures and its vision of a contemporary meeting place – a space for exchange and discourse.
Engaging Young People in Humanitarian Causes
The Vontobel Foundation is committed to the Circle of Young Humanitarians with base funding. The goal is to empower young people to act as advocates and supporters of humanitarian causes.
Admonishing Us Never to Forget
The Jewish Museum of Switzerland aims to professionalize and expand its educational offerings to preserve historical awareness. The Vontobel Foundation supports this endeavor.
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