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24 Nov 2003 10:16 PST
Children Action
?Established in February 1994, Children Action is a Swiss charitable
foundation whose mission is to provide relevant and effectual aid to
children in Switzerland and elsewhere. Efficient action is the
watchword of all Children Action projects, each of which is set up and
implemented by expert teams in the fields of: medical care, the fight
against illiteracy, support and preventive care for
adolescents with suicidal tendencies, and many more.?
http://www.childrenaction.org/foundation/children.html
Contact information:
Children Action
14 rue de la Terrassière - 1207 Geneva
Tél. 41 22 736 61 00 - Fax 41 22 736 61 26
Email: Children@iprolink.ch
http://www.childrenaction.org/foundation/contact.html
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Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD)
?The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development collaborates with
various forces in society at the local level to secure basic needs and
improve economic, social, and environmental living conditions among
the world's poorest people. Its philosophy is based partly on the
conviction that only autonomous development can constitute sustainable
development.?
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Leisinger, Executive Director
Schwarzwaldallee 215, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41 61 697 7200 / Fax: +41 61 697 7104
www.novartisfoundation.com
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World Health Foundation of Switzerland
?The Foundation supports health projects ? the word "health" being
taken in its widest sense. Its partners are underprivileged
populations. It is independent from political, religious, ethnic and
economic points of view.?
Contacting Address:
Dr. C. Petitpierre
19, route de Rennex
CH-1294 Genthod
Email: felix.kuechler@healthprom.ch
http://www.medicusmundi.ch/fssm.htm
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Apica Foundation
The Apica Foundation is active in Switzerland and supports charitable
causes that benefit the general public.
Contact:
Thomas Preiswerk
Lichstrasse 35, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Tel: +41 61 324 2760 / Fax: +41 61 324 5075
http://www.novartis.com/about_novartis/en/foundations.shtml
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Fondation Théodora
?Its purpose is to help ease the suffering of children in hospital by
making them laugh, and in order to achieve this goal the Theodora
foundation organizes and finances weekly visits by clowns to over 30
children hospitals in Switzerland and more than 20 hospitals worldwide
(Belarus, France, Hong Kong, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK).
UBS has been supporting Fondation Theodora since 1995 as global
partner of its activities in Switzerland and since 1999 abroad, and
has since been able to link it to a variety of important events.?
http://www.ubs.com/e/about/sponsor/social/theodora.html
Fondation Théodora ? Centre du Bief ? 1, Chemin des Mouettes ? 1027
Lonay ? Suisse
Tel +41 (0)21 811 51 91 ? Fax +41 (0)21 811 51 90
CCP 10-61645-5 ? UBS 243-G0.549.454.0
E-mail: info@theodora.org
http://www.theodora.org/
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The Limmat Foundation
?The Limmat Foundation was established in Zurich, Switzerland, on
March 13, 1972, and was recognized as a tax-exempt nonprofit
organization. The Foundation is active both in Switzerland and abroad,
endeavoring to stimulate, encourage and support initiatives which
serve the common good. It realizes its own projects and collaborates
with individuals and/or institutions on other undertakings to achieve
mutually desirable ends. The Limmat Foundation has neither a political
nor a religious character.?
Address:
Rosenbühlstrasse 32
Zurich
CH - 8044
Switzerland
E-mail Address:
limmat@limmat.org
Categorization(s):
Education
This organization: Has Global Reach
URL: http://www.limmat.org/
http://switzerland.takingitglobal.org/opps/orgdir.html?vieworg=353
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The World Scout Foundation
?The World Scout Foundation helps the growth and development of
Scouting worldwide by providing financial support for the World
Organization of the Scout Movement.
It does this by permanently investing capital donations from
individuals, foundations, corporations, governments, and from members
of the Scout Movement who want to help young people learn positive
values and become tomorrow's leaders.?
Some Priorities:
* Improving child health.
* Helping marginalized youth: illiteracy, urban areas, unemployment;
job skills training, etc.
Address:
Rue Pré-Jérôme 5, P.O. Box 241, 1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
E-mail Address: worldfoundation@world.scout.org
Categorization(s):
Sustainable Development
This organization:
» Has Global Reach
URL: http://www.scout.org/front/index.shtml
http://switzerland.takingitglobal.org/opps/orgdir.html?vieworg=422
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The UBS Optimus Foundation is a charitable organization that was
established by UBS. It focuses on caring for peoples' welfare,
especially that of children.
http://www.ubs.com/e/ubs_ch/wealth_mgmt_ch/optimus_foundation.html
UBS Optimus Foundation
Management
Augustinerhof 1
P.O. Box
CH-8098 Zurich
Tel: +41-1-237 27 87
Fax: +41-1-237 27 43
Email : sh-ubs-optimus-foundation@ubs.com
http://www.ubs.com/e/ubs_ch/wealth_mgmt_ch/optimus_foundation/contact.html
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Helvetas
?Helvetas focuses on the rural population in Africa, Asia and Latin
America where we work within three central areas:
Improvement of the rural infrastructure
For instance: rural water supply, settlement hygiene, access roads,
trail construction, suspension bridges, schoolhouses, municipal
buildings, energy supply.
Promotion of the sustainable exploitation of natural resources
For instance: ecologically sound agriculture, husbandry and forestry,
coastal fisheries, bio-diversity, rural credit systems, promotion of
peasant organizations.
Promotion of education and culture
For instance: adult education, professional training, teacher
training, methodology and didactics, management training, theater
projects, media promotion, painting, literature, music.?
Helvetas
St. Moritzstrasse 15
CH 8042 Zurich
Phone ++1/368 65 00
Fax ++1/368 65 80
E-mail: info@helvetas.ch
http://www.helvetas.ch/english/wel_engl.html
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Kinderbaum.org Foundation
? Kinderbaum (children's tree), a Swiss non-profit-foundation
supported by the international world of art. This innovative
foundation strives to help disadvantaged children throughout the world
by constructing orphanages. Kinderbaum offers its services to all
children of the world regardless of their culture or religion.?
Headquarters
The headquarters for the Foundation has the following address:
Büro Dr. Josef Bollag, Unter Altstadt 10, 6300 Zug, Switzerland
http://www.kinderbaum.org/foundation.htm
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