Donors to Menschen für Menschen are receiving their donation receipts for the past year these days. Depending on the regulations of the individual cantons, the donations are tax-deductible. Examples illustrate the impact of this support on the poorest families.
Suffering can be ended, and life prospects can be effectively created: The Swiss aid organisation reports on this using impressive success stories:
Petros Yonte received a microloan. With it, the young father opened a barbershop and started trading goats. Now he can provide his two daughters with a good childhood.
Tebka is mourning her deceased father. Our social worker supported the twelve-year-old with daily home visits.
Sisay earns less than one franc a day as a day laborer. We offered his wife, Wude, training and start-up capital, which she used to build a vegetable business – and their two young children no longer have to go hungry.
Biruk used to watch the other children longingly every morning as they went to school. He wasn't allowed to go himself: his mother was seven francs short of the school fees. Biruk has been back in school since September.
These examples are representative of the thousands of families who received support in 2025. These success stories were only possible thanks to the solidarity of donors, emphasize co-managing directors Claudio Capaul and Michael Kesselring in their letter of thanks.
