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Earthquake in Haiti: HEKS takes stock two years on( 5. January 2012)
HEKS has been engaged in development and emergency aid projects in Haiti for 38 years now. It works with local partner organisations and runs a coordination office in Port-au-Prince. Being so well networked, HEKS was...
HEKS set up street kitchens in Port-au-Prince just days after the earthquake. For 100 days, 42 local employees prepared 3,000 hot meals daily in a large kitchen. Those meals were distributed at 12 camps in Pétion-Ville....> more
HEKS increases its emergency aid for the victims of the drought disaster in the Horn of Africa to 3.3 million francs!(12. August 2011)
People in the Horn of Africa are experiencing the worst drought in 60 years. Over ten million are dependent on food aid. Also affected by the drought is the HEKS project region of Borana in Ethiopia, where the local...
A monthly pack of food per person contains 15 kg of maize, 1.5 kg of lentils, 0.5 l of cooking oil and 1.5 kg of maize/soya ready mix enriched with vitamins and minerals, especially for children. There are plans to...> more
HEKS is providing 300,000 francs in emergency aid for victims of the drought crisis in Ethiopia(19. July 2011)
HEKS is providing 300,000 francs in emergency aid for victims of the drought crisis in Ethiopia. HEKS’ partner organisation OSHO is distributing food to 8,000 of those affected in the project region of Borana during the...
Following two seasons of low rainfall, East Africa is battling severe drought. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somaliland and Somalia are particularly badly affected. According to UN estimates, over ten million people are suffering as...> more
Prominent Swiss personalities champion social integration(22. March 2011)
HEKS is holding the second national integration week from 21 to 26 March under the slogan “Blickwechsel”. The aim of this week is to give a voice to the socially disadvantaged people with whom HEKS works in Switzerland...
HEKS has five regional offices in Switzerland (Aargau/Solothurn, both cantons of Basel, Bern, East Switzerland and Zurich/Schaffhausen) as well as an office for French-speaking Switzerland (Secrétariat Romand) in...> more
Thanks to humanitarian aid: donations up by 19% in 2010( 7. March 2011)
HEKS can look back on an excellent financial year in 2010. At 26.9 million francs, income from donations and bequests is 19% higher than the previous year’s amount. Of this, 6.7 million francs is allocated to...
HEKS has received generous support, particularly after the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan. However, numerous donations also enabled HEKS to provide emergency relief in the wake of natural disasters in...> more
1 year after the earthquake in Haiti – HEKS looks back(12. January 2011)
Swiss Interchurch Aid (HEKS) has been involved in development and emergency aid projects in Haiti for 37 years, cooperates with local partner organisations and has a coordination office in Port-au-Prince. This excellent...
Thanks to its local roots, HEKS was already setting up roadside kitchens just a few days after the earthquake. 42 local employees working in a large kitchen prepared 3000 hot meals each day for 100 days. These were...> more
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