Nouvelle Planete: Solidarity projects and volunteering abroad

Adult/senior trips

Fall 2023

Would you like to contribute to a solidarity project and immerse yourself in the daily life of a village in Africa ? Then register for one of our solidarity trips.

Guinea

Water

Offer access to drinking water to a family of 7 members with CHF 98.00, i.e. CHF 14.00 per person. Many thanks in advance!

Burkina Faso

Environment

Faced with climate change, the population of three villages has mobilized. They organized the installation of small dikes.

Benin

Food-processing unit

In the Couffo region, fields follow one another as far as the eye can see. The establishment of food-processing units is the best way to promote the emergence of an local economy.

Peruvian Rainforest

Indigenous population

After a year of intervention in the Gran Pajonal, the first results are positive.

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Who we are

Nouvelle Planète, founded in 1986, is a Swiss non-profit organisation without political nor religious affiliation.

We support rural communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, empowering people to build better lives and protect their environment.

We keep our administrative costs as low as possible, limited at 8% of the money we receive.

learn more about us

Donate

Projects

Find out what sets us apart and how we help some of the world’s poorest communities to build better lives and protect their environment. Learn more about where we work in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Support our work

Solidarity trips

Our solidarity trips offer a rare opportunity to learn about life in an African or Asian village and to live and work alongside local communities. The trips are open to people of all ages, as well as to schools, families and other groups.

See the world differently

Events

25Mar

Vente de pâtisseries (VEJ Horé)

Un groupe de jeunes suisses organise une vente de pâtisseries devant la Coo

25Mar

Vente de pâtisseries (VEJ Horé)

Un groupe de jeunes suisses organise une vente de pâtisseries au Marché de

30Mar

Salon des Maturants Berne

Le Salon des Maturants à Berne offre aux jeunes visiteurs un aperçu des dif

2023: current status

13

projects in progress

788263

allocated for the projects

1

solidarity trips already completed

11

trip attendees

49

hours of time volunteered

They trust us

« I am proud to have contributed to a concrete project that allows the villagers of a whole region to feed themselves. »

Magali Di Marco, bronze medallist at the Sydney Olympics in triathlon

They trust us

« I will never forget my experience with Nouvelle Planète. It was wonderful! »

Andrea Gmür-Schönenberger, State Councillor, Le Centre

They trust us

« Nouvelle Planète introduced me to Africa, to incredible people, and to the tree of my childhood dreams. I was swept away! »

Raphaël Domjan, explorer and lecturer

They trust us

« Six years after participating in a solidarity camp, I returned to visit the project and it was still working »

Pierre-André Page, National Councillor, UDC

They trust us

« With Nouvelle Planète, the hope of a better world becomes tangible, based on mutual solidarity. I am happy to continue my involvement with this organization. »

Willy Boder, former journalist at the daily newspaper « Le Temps »

They trust us

« I back Nouvelle Planète because its team works on intelligent, human-scale projects that are, above all, sustainable for people and the environment. »

Christophe Ballif, EPFL professor, Director of the Sustainable Energy Center of CSEM

They trust us

« The practical, grassroots work of organizations such as Nouvelle Planète is exemplary and one of the surest ways to bring profound improvements to the lives and environments of its beneficiaries. »

Luc Recordon, political figure, Les Verts

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