Nouvelle Planete: Solidarity projects and volunteering abroad

Statement

Covid-19

Read our new statement concerning the existing situation resulting from Covid-19 on Nouvelle Planete operations, 6 months after the beginning of the pandemic – See our publications.

Solidarity camps

2021

Kick-off meetings for the youth camps 2021 were scheduled on Friday January 8th in Lausanne and on Saturday January 9th in Bern. It is postponed to a date to be defined.

Madagascar

Drinking water

A sigh of relief is felt across the entire village: all 1300 inhabitants in Marovato have finally access to drinking water.

Myanmar

Education

The local school in the Thado community is too small and in a bad condition to welcome all the pupils. A new building with 7 classrooms will be built to provide them a high-quality school infrastructure.

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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 (2019: 6.7%).

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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.