Nouvelle Planete: Solidarity projects and volunteering abroad

Switzerland

Event

Mahaleo is a band from Madagascar. They are singing about protests, social demands, love, friendship. Their live performances regularly attract crowds of tens of thousands of people.

Guinea

Economy

In the past five years, over 700 jobs have been created by processing rice, peanuts, cassava and palm kernels. Thanks to the new prospects for the local population, the temptation to migrate to the cities is waning.

Madagascar

Discovery trips

Explore the country in all its diversity and meet the people we support. Next trip to Madagascar from 10th to 22nd September.

Myanmar

Education

The program "promoting quality education" in the regions populated by Chin minorities allowed to enhance the conditions of 3'675 students.

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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 (2018: 5.9%).

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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.

Support our work

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.