Associations & Interest Groups

Verein Dienende Hände 

Schwaderloch · Since 2010

The core activity of the company 'Verein Dienende Hände' is to provide support and assistance to people in need, particularly in Romania, through humanitarian projects and donations. The association supports the Philadelphia association in Romania and also provides aid to Ukraine. It is a non-profit relief organization in Switzerland.

Verein El Refugio 

Frauenfeld · Since 2017

Verein El Refugio operates a non-denominational children’s home for children who cannot be raised by their families. The institution in Honduras receives children assigned by SENAF and the juvenile court, is state-recognized, and provides accommodation, an on-site primary school, medical care, and play and workshop facilities.

Verein EXTRAZUG.CH 

Langnau Im Emmental · Since 2012

Verein EXTRAZUG.CH operates special train services using historic railway vehicles and offers rental of passenger coaches and locomotives for events. The association maintains an engine shed, cares for and restores its rolling stock, and organises trips and events.

Verein Ferien auf dem Bauernhof (VFB) 

Altnau · Since 1995

The company's core activity is the brokerage and marketing of holiday offers on farms in Switzerland, particularly in the field of agrotourism. The company provides a platform for booking holidays on farms, holiday houses, apartments, campsites and other rural accommodations.

Verein GummiLove 

Laax Gr · Since 2019

Verein GummiLove is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes sexual health among young people and develops prevention and education programmes. It offers education products and workshop materials, distributes the #SafetyFirstSet with condoms and information, and runs awareness campaigns, events, a podcast and an online shop.

Vereinigung Cerebral Schweiz 

Solothurn · Since 1993

The company's core activity is to support and promote people with disabilities, particularly in the field of cerebral disability. The company offers a wide range of services, including consulting, personal future planning, information provision, peer consulting, peer coaching and social consulting. It also mediates experts in their own right and offers courses, workshops and other activities to promote the inclusion and self-determination of people with disabilities.

Verein Schweizer Osthilfe 

Ibach · Since 2017

The core activity of the company 'Schweizer Osthilfe' is to provide humanitarian aid, particularly in Ukraine, through donations and direct support to families in need. The association is a non-profit, registered association that focuses on organizing aid campaigns and managing donations to enable concrete assistance on site.

Verein Sonnenberg 

Kriens · Since 2013

Verein Sonnenberg operates the Hotel-Restaurant Sonnenberg and provides practice-oriented training in the hospitality sector. The association runs the public hotel and restaurant as an educational and work-integration project, offering courses and integration programmes (e.g. GastroGo!) as well as hotel, banquet, seminar and leisure services.

Verein Swissdec 

Lucerne · Since 2007

The core activity of Swissdec is to provide services for standardizing electronic data exchange, particularly in the areas of payroll accounting and transmission of personal data. This includes the development and maintenance of standards, certification of payroll software, monitoring of secure data transmission, and provision of know-how for standardization.

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse 

Bern · Since 2016

The company's core activity is providing humanitarian and veterinary services in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The company supports the health and well-being of animals and people in need, promotes the livelihoods of livestock keepers and improves the food security of displaced households. Specific activities include training animal health workers, providing veterinary services, distributing animal feed and vegetable seeds, conducting vaccination and treatment campaigns, and promoting women-led dairy producer cooperatives.