Nouvelle Planete: Solidarity projects and volunteering abroad

Guinea Conakry

Food-processing unit

Adding value to local agricultural products is a necessity for rural areas. With CHF 22.-, offer a technical training to the women of the village of Kondéya to improve the standard of living of an entire population.

Solidarity camps

2022

We look forward to seeing you in 2022 for new adventures after a two-year break due to the coronavirus!

Launch of youth camps: January 7th 2022 in Lausanne and January 8th 2022 in Bern

Senegal

Market gardening

Already four years since the market garden perimeter exists in the village of Bidiam. The Takku Ligueye group realises its true potential.

Benin

Agricultural processing

Cassava grows everywhere in Couffo. The women process it by hand, which is difficult and time-consuming. In the village of Kpohoudjou, a new processing unit relieves them and allows them to improve their situation.

Myanmar

Political crisis

The military junta took over power on February 1, bringing an abrupt end to ten years of thaw. What about the future and our presence?

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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 (2020: 5.58%).

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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.

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Solidarity camps

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