Nouvelle Planete: Solidarity projects and volunteering abroad

Solidarity camps

2021

The decision has been made: we are cancelling all youth camps planned for this summer. However, we still hope to offer adult/senior camps this autumn. The launch is postponed to June 8.

Senegal

Market gardening

With CHF 40.-, offer future Senegalese market gardeners a kit containing farming tools, seeds, a 5-day training course in organic farming and the support of an agricultural technician for two years.

Guinea

Environment

The local population lives in a subsistence economy. Daily worries take up all their attention. How, in such a context, can the preservation and restoration of the environment be tackled?

Covid-19

Statement - March 2021

The global pandemic of Covid-19 has ongoing repercussions on Nouvelle Planète operations. Read our new statement concerning the current situation.

Madagascar

Health

65% of Malagasy people live more than 10 kilometres from a medical facility away. Lighting on a tragedy played out behind closed doors through the example of the Ampanataovana health centre.

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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.