What we want to achieve
Emmaus Children's Relief is a Swiss children's charity that supports people in need around the world. Our motto is: "Help the poorest first!" Regardless of gender, faith or ethnicity, we support destitute children with personal sponsorships, vulnerable families with help for self-help and underdeveloped communities with sustainable development cooperation projects.
Together we can create a fairer world.
Our successes
2
Employees
140%
15
Volunteers
1'620 hrs.
Volunteering
yearly
120
Partner institutions
so far
30
Partner institutions
today
CHF 30'122'840.-
Assistance
so far
11'330
Godchildren
1'016
Godchildren
today
457
Godmothers and godfathers
today
196
Nutrition programs
184
Operations
17
Wheelchairs
337
Bicycles
13
Motorcycles
1'042
Children & teenagers
80
Degrees
These sponsored children have successfully completed their schooling, training or studies.
73
Resignations
These children and young people have left the partnership program prematurely due to relocation, marriage, work or death.
7.3 years
Duration of care
This is the average length of time the children and young people leaving were looked after.
1'675
Houses
1'457
House renovations
192
Stores
646
Dairy cows
177
Goats
302
Sewing machines
7
Hand mills
14
Children's homes
35
School buildings
13
Day nurseries
82
Tailoring studios
58
Fountain
42
Computer
Committed worldwide
Emmaus Children's Relief is currently supporting 30 development projects in India, Haiti, Colombia, Bolivia and Argentina. The partner institutions look after 1042 sponsored children, who are supported by 457 sponsors in Switzerland.
Projects
- Argentina: 1 project
- Bolivia: 1 project
- Haiti: 1 project
- Colombia: 3 projects
- India: 25 projects
Our partner institutions
- Children's charity "Hogares del Espíritu Santo" (Buenos Aires)
- Curative Education Center "Fundación Atipaña" (La Paz)
- Social center "Centre St. Joseph" (Gonaives)
- Centro Educativo Concebir" training center (Arjona)
- Ciudad Don Bosco" boys' school (Medellin)
- Aid organization "Fundación Apoyar" FUNDAP (Bogota)
- Holy Cross Home for the Disabled Children (Kambhampadu)
- Pathway" home for the disabled in Chennai (Madras)
- Diocesan charity "Bishop's House" (Belgaum)
- Diocesan charity "Bishop's House" (Guntur)
- Relief organization "Kalyanpur" Calcutta (Calcutta, Kalyanpur)
- Momentum India" Calcutta relief organization (Calcutta, Momentum)
- Relief organization "Our Lady of Providence" Calcutta (Calcutta, Our Lady)
- People's Welfare Society (Kodaikanal)
- Rural Welfare Trust Belgaum (Dandeli)
- Aid organization "St. Xavier's Educational Society" Siddayapalem Village (Yerragondapalem)
- Relief organization "Tollygunge" Calcutta (Calcutta, Tollygunge)
- Relief organization "Tollygunge" Calcutta (Calcutta, Tollygunge)
- Children's home "St. Charles Convent" (Kuru)
- Religious relief organization "Preshita Matha Convent" (Quilon)
- Order relief organization "St. Ann's Generalate" (Narasaraopet, Narasaraopet)
- Relief organization "St. Ann's Generalate" (Narasaraopet, Ravipadu)
- Order relief organization "St. Ann's Generalate" (Narasaraopet, Rentachintala)
- Parish relief organization "Arogyamatha Shrine" Gorantla (Piduguralla)
- Parish relief organization "Church of Annunciation" Chennai (Chintadripet)
- Parish relief organization "Infant Jesus Church" Thallacheruvu (Rentachintala)
- Parish relief organization "Roman Catholic Mission, RCM" Mangalagiri (Bapatla)
- Parish relief organization "Tiruvannamalai Social Service Society" Tiruvannamalai (Vandavasi)
- Parish relief organization "Divya Bala Social Service Society" (Secunderabad)
- Orphanage "Premananda Orphanage Center" Ongole (Dornala)
- St. Antony's Foundlings" charity (Kanji)
