Solidarity in Switzerland focused on crises in 2023
Published: Monday, Dec 25th 2023, 09:20
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The crises in 2023 have mobilized the willingness to donate in Switzerland despite the increasing pressure on purchasing power. However, this was at the expense of other donation needs.
The Telethon Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting people with rare genetic diseases, provided an example of this. It recorded a 30% drop in donations in 2022 and fears that this trend will continue in 2023 due to the crises, as it announced at the beginning of December.
In view of inflation, rising health insurance premiums and rents, donors are taking a closer look at what they donate to. And they are obviously doing this more for crisis and emergency situations than for other causes. For example, Caritas, Swiss Solidarity and the Swiss Red Cross even recorded record figures for aid to Ukraine in 2022.
Meanwhile, the decline in donations for long-term development cooperation is worrying the sector.
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