HEKS/EPER
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HEKS/EPER, the aid organization of the Swiss Protestant churches, is committed to building a more humane and equitable world by empowering communities to overcome economic, social, and humanitarian disparities and live with dignity.
| BUILDING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION |
During the Kosovo War, many Roma lost everything: their homes, their security, and their prospects. To this day, many of them live marginalized from society and in precarious housing conditions without water or electricity.
During the Kosovo War, many Roma lost everything: their homes, their security, and their prospects. To this day, many of them live marginalized from society and in precarious housing conditions without water or electricity.
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
| BUILDING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION |
During the Kosovo War, many Roma lost everything: their homes, their security, and their prospects. To this day, many of them live marginalized from society and in precarious housing conditions without water or electricity.
During the Kosovo War, many Roma lost everything: their homes, their security, and their prospects. To this day, many of them live marginalized from society and in precarious housing conditions without water or electricity.
| NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN RURAL SOUTH SERBIA |
In the community of Lebane, a local initiative is transforming lives. Biagica (57), Bijjana (50), and Tanja (46) have embarked on new careers, breaking employment barriers for middle-aged women in rural Serbia.
In the community of Lebane, a local initiative is transforming lives. Biagica (57), Bijjana (50), and Tanja (46) have embarked on new careers, breaking employment barriers for middle-aged women in rural Serbia.
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
| NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN RURAL SOUTH SERBIA |
In the community of Lebane, a local initiative is transforming lives. Biagica (57), Bijjana (50), and Tanja (46) have embarked on new careers, breaking employment barriers for middle-aged women in rural Serbia.
In the community of Lebane, a local initiative is transforming lives. Biagica (57), Bijjana (50), and Tanja (46) have embarked on new careers, breaking employment barriers for middle-aged women in rural Serbia.
| HOPE THANKS TO THE CEASEFIRE |
through agricultural projects.
through agricultural projects.
October 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
| HOPE THANKS TO THE CEASEFIRE |
through agricultural projects.
through agricultural projects.
| SEMPRE VIVA: The new HEKS/EPER film is now online |
In Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, traditional flower-picking communities are standing up to land grabbing and environmental destruction.
In Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, traditional flower-picking communities are standing up to land grabbing and environmental destruction.
October 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
| SEMPRE VIVA: The new HEKS/EPER film is now online |
In Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, traditional flower-picking communities are standing up to land grabbing and environmental destruction.
In Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, traditional flower-picking communities are standing up to land grabbing and environmental destruction.
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The case features the successful collaboration between civil society organisations, companies, communities and investors, financed through blended capital.
The case features the successful collaboration between civil society organisations, companies, communities and investors, financed through blended capital.
October 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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The case features the successful collaboration between civil society organisations, companies, communities and investors, financed through blended capital.
The case features the successful collaboration between civil society organisations, companies, communities and investors, financed through blended capital.
| Rethinking finance: Impact-driven solutions in Senegal |
As traditional development cooperation faces increasing pressure, new models are urgently needed.
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As traditional development cooperation faces increasing pressure, new models are urgently needed.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
| Rethinking finance: Impact-driven solutions in Senegal |
As traditional development cooperation faces increasing pressure, new models are urgently needed.
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As traditional development cooperation faces increasing pressure, new models are urgently needed.
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| UNDROP Report 2025: Rural Land Rights in Crisis |
At the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Working Group on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) presented its second report. www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
At the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Working Group on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) presented its second report. www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
September 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
| UNDROP Report 2025: Rural Land Rights in Crisis |
At the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Working Group on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) presented its second report. www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
At the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Working Group on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP) presented its second report. www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
| ACCESS IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS – AidEx 2025 |
What shapes humanitarian access today, and how do we reach people in the most challenging contexts?
At AidEx 2025, Karolina Frischkopf, Executive Director of HEKS/EPER, will moderate the session “Reaching the Hardest Places”.
Register now: aid-expo.com
What shapes humanitarian access today, and how do we reach people in the most challenging contexts?
At AidEx 2025, Karolina Frischkopf, Executive Director of HEKS/EPER, will moderate the session “Reaching the Hardest Places”.
Register now: aid-expo.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
| ACCESS IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS – AidEx 2025 |
What shapes humanitarian access today, and how do we reach people in the most challenging contexts?
At AidEx 2025, Karolina Frischkopf, Executive Director of HEKS/EPER, will moderate the session “Reaching the Hardest Places”.
Register now: aid-expo.com
What shapes humanitarian access today, and how do we reach people in the most challenging contexts?
At AidEx 2025, Karolina Frischkopf, Executive Director of HEKS/EPER, will moderate the session “Reaching the Hardest Places”.
Register now: aid-expo.com
This creates income, supports professional dignity, and strengthens community housing, all within the refugee settlement. A practical solution, led by the people affected.
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This creates income, supports professional dignity, and strengthens community housing, all within the refugee settlement. A practical solution, led by the people affected.
HEKS/EPER’s Cash for Work & Shelter programme connects skilled refugee workers, like Bahati Katizimane Inamkon, with paid work building homes for the most vulnerable.
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
HEKS/EPER’s Cash for Work & Shelter programme connects skilled refugee workers, like Bahati Katizimane Inamkon, with paid work building homes for the most vulnerable.
| Uganda: Refugees Helping Each Other Build Safer Homes |
In Nakivale, refugees from DRC face long-term displacement. Many have only tarpaulins for shelter, especially those who are elderly or living with disabilities.
In Nakivale, refugees from DRC face long-term displacement. Many have only tarpaulins for shelter, especially those who are elderly or living with disabilities.
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
| Uganda: Refugees Helping Each Other Build Safer Homes |
In Nakivale, refugees from DRC face long-term displacement. Many have only tarpaulins for shelter, especially those who are elderly or living with disabilities.
In Nakivale, refugees from DRC face long-term displacement. Many have only tarpaulins for shelter, especially those who are elderly or living with disabilities.
| Building Foundations for Peaceful and Inclusive Futures |
On this #LiteracyDay, HEKS/EPER affirms that education is a right, not a privilege.
On this #LiteracyDay, HEKS/EPER affirms that education is a right, not a privilege.
September 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
| Building Foundations for Peaceful and Inclusive Futures |
On this #LiteracyDay, HEKS/EPER affirms that education is a right, not a privilege.
On this #LiteracyDay, HEKS/EPER affirms that education is a right, not a privilege.
The main hearing in the climate litigation brought by four Indonesian fishers against the Swiss cement company Holcim ended today, Wednesday 3 September 2025, at the Cantonal Court of Zug without a decision having been reached.
Photos: Daniel Rihs
Photos: Daniel Rihs
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The main hearing in the climate litigation brought by four Indonesian fishers against the Swiss cement company Holcim ended today, Wednesday 3 September 2025, at the Cantonal Court of Zug without a decision having been reached.
Photos: Daniel Rihs
Photos: Daniel Rihs
Today, an initial hearing in the climate litigation brought by four Indonesian fishers against the Swiss cement company Holcim is being held at the Cantonal Court of Zug. Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto are attending the hearing.
(Photos: Daniel Rihs)
(Photos: Daniel Rihs)
September 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Today, an initial hearing in the climate litigation brought by four Indonesian fishers against the Swiss cement company Holcim is being held at the Cantonal Court of Zug. Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto are attending the hearing.
(Photos: Daniel Rihs)
(Photos: Daniel Rihs)
| WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY |
This #worldhumanitarianday2025, we are proud to see our Safety and Access Coordinator HEKS/EPER Ukraine, Borys Yaschuk, being featured in GISF’s (Global Interagency Security Forum) Faces of Security powerful campaign.
#FacesOfSecurity #WHD2025 #hekseperworld
This #worldhumanitarianday2025, we are proud to see our Safety and Access Coordinator HEKS/EPER Ukraine, Borys Yaschuk, being featured in GISF’s (Global Interagency Security Forum) Faces of Security powerful campaign.
#FacesOfSecurity #WHD2025 #hekseperworld
August 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
| WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY |
This #worldhumanitarianday2025, we are proud to see our Safety and Access Coordinator HEKS/EPER Ukraine, Borys Yaschuk, being featured in GISF’s (Global Interagency Security Forum) Faces of Security powerful campaign.
#FacesOfSecurity #WHD2025 #hekseperworld
This #worldhumanitarianday2025, we are proud to see our Safety and Access Coordinator HEKS/EPER Ukraine, Borys Yaschuk, being featured in GISF’s (Global Interagency Security Forum) Faces of Security powerful campaign.
#FacesOfSecurity #WHD2025 #hekseperworld
On September 3rd, the first hearing in the climate litigation against the Swiss cement company Holcim is taking place at the Cantonal Court of Zug.
Stay informed about the climate litigation: www.callforclimatejustice.org/en/newsletter/
Stay informed about the climate litigation: www.callforclimatejustice.org/en/newsletter/
August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On September 3rd, the first hearing in the climate litigation against the Swiss cement company Holcim is taking place at the Cantonal Court of Zug.
Stay informed about the climate litigation: www.callforclimatejustice.org/en/newsletter/
Stay informed about the climate litigation: www.callforclimatejustice.org/en/newsletter/
| INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS ABUSES ON SOCFIN PLANTATIONS |
A two-year investigation confirms widespread complaints -including land grabbing, displacement, sexual violence and pollution- near Socfin's palm oil and rubber plantations in Africa and Asia. Luxembourg-based Socfin operates from Switzerland
A two-year investigation confirms widespread complaints -including land grabbing, displacement, sexual violence and pollution- near Socfin's palm oil and rubber plantations in Africa and Asia. Luxembourg-based Socfin operates from Switzerland
July 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
| INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS ABUSES ON SOCFIN PLANTATIONS |
A two-year investigation confirms widespread complaints -including land grabbing, displacement, sexual violence and pollution- near Socfin's palm oil and rubber plantations in Africa and Asia. Luxembourg-based Socfin operates from Switzerland
A two-year investigation confirms widespread complaints -including land grabbing, displacement, sexual violence and pollution- near Socfin's palm oil and rubber plantations in Africa and Asia. Luxembourg-based Socfin operates from Switzerland
📍 September 1, Zurich: Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto will speak at the Volkshaus about their commitment to climate justice. Meet the two plaintiffs in person and register now for the event!
👉 Information & registration: callforclimatejustice.org/de/public-ev...
👉 Information & registration: callforclimatejustice.org/de/public-ev...
July 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📍 September 1, Zurich: Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto will speak at the Volkshaus about their commitment to climate justice. Meet the two plaintiffs in person and register now for the event!
👉 Information & registration: callforclimatejustice.org/de/public-ev...
👉 Information & registration: callforclimatejustice.org/de/public-ev...
The court will first consider the question of whether individuals affected by climate damage are entitled to access a Swiss court – and will thus have access to justice. Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto will travel to Zug for the hearing.
July 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The court will first consider the question of whether individuals affected by climate damage are entitled to access a Swiss court – and will thus have access to justice. Ibu Asmania and Arif Pujianto will travel to Zug for the hearing.
When local enterprises are trusted and supported, they grow and communities can thrive.
#MSMEs #ImpactInvesting #LocalLeadership #Agripreneurs #ADA #SSNUP #hekseperworld
#MSMEs #ImpactInvesting #LocalLeadership #Agripreneurs #ADA #SSNUP #hekseperworld
June 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
When local enterprises are trusted and supported, they grow and communities can thrive.
#MSMEs #ImpactInvesting #LocalLeadership #Agripreneurs #ADA #SSNUP #hekseperworld
#MSMEs #ImpactInvesting #LocalLeadership #Agripreneurs #ADA #SSNUP #hekseperworld
This helped increase production and strengthen collaboration with smallholder farmers in the region.
Balim invests in businesses that are rooted in their communities and led by those who know them best.
Balim invests in businesses that are rooted in their communities and led by those who know them best.
June 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This helped increase production and strengthen collaboration with smallholder farmers in the region.
Balim invests in businesses that are rooted in their communities and led by those who know them best.
Balim invests in businesses that are rooted in their communities and led by those who know them best.
In Senegal, Kumba, a local agro-processing enterprise, received a loan from Balim Investments AG to purchase shelling and milling machines and technical assistance with financial support from ADA Microfinance's programme .
June 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In Senegal, Kumba, a local agro-processing enterprise, received a loan from Balim Investments AG to purchase shelling and milling machines and technical assistance with financial support from ADA Microfinance's programme .
| Local Businesses, Leading the Way |
On #MSMEDay, the UN reminds us that small enterprises are key to building inclusive and sustainable economies. HEKS/EPER supports this vision through Balim Investments, which provides rural SMEs with the capital and expertise they need to realise their own goals
On #MSMEDay, the UN reminds us that small enterprises are key to building inclusive and sustainable economies. HEKS/EPER supports this vision through Balim Investments, which provides rural SMEs with the capital and expertise they need to realise their own goals
June 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
| Local Businesses, Leading the Way |
On #MSMEDay, the UN reminds us that small enterprises are key to building inclusive and sustainable economies. HEKS/EPER supports this vision through Balim Investments, which provides rural SMEs with the capital and expertise they need to realise their own goals
On #MSMEDay, the UN reminds us that small enterprises are key to building inclusive and sustainable economies. HEKS/EPER supports this vision through Balim Investments, which provides rural SMEs with the capital and expertise they need to realise their own goals
Supported by @LocaltoGlobalProtection and @christianaiduk.bsky.social , we adopted this approach in 2022 in Ukraine and beyond.
June 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Supported by @LocaltoGlobalProtection and @christianaiduk.bsky.social , we adopted this approach in 2022 in Ukraine and beyond.