Finances and partners
By managing our programmes wisely, your gift goes further with us.
Our promise
High quality, efficient humanitarian assistance.
We don’t take your financial support for granted. When you financially support Medair, you become a valued partner in our work to alleviate suffering, promote dignity, and help restore hope around the world.
We ensure internationally that 88.9% of all funds go directly to delivering humanitarian assistance worldwide.
Every donation we receive can unlock up to 5x the value in government funding to scale our impact and reach even more people in need.
The remaining 11.1% is used to support fundraising and management.
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Large or small, every gift counts.
Every donation – big or small – helps provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to people in need.
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Funding Partners
Swiss Agency for Development and cooperation SDC
The UN Refugee Agency
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UK AID from the British people
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United States
Swiss Solidarity
Confédération
UNICEF
International Real Estate Federation
Humanitarian aid and civil protection
UN Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
CDCS
German Federal Foreign Office
Accreditations & Awards
ZEWO – Switzerland
Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft – Germany
CHS Certification
Guidestar
Memberships
ASAH – France
Integral
The Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP)
Bond – United Kingdom
Interaction – Switzerland
The CORE Group
CONCORD
International Dual Career Network – Switzerland
The Fundraising Standards Board – The United Kingdom
Coordination SUD – France
LINGOs
The Global Health Cluster
Core Humanitarian Standard Alliance
NetHope
The Global Logistics Cluster
EU-CORD
NGO DRR Platform – Switzerland
The Global Shelter Cluster
European Interagency Security Forum
ProFonds – Switzerland
VOICE
Humanitarian University
QUAMED
ImPACT Coalition – United Kingdom
The Global WASH Cluster
Deutscher Spendenrat e.V.
Institutional Funding Partners
United Nations, Intergovernmental & Governmental Partners
- Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Bureau for Populations Refugees and Migration (US)
- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NL)
- EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
- Faroe Island Government (UK)
- Fürstentum Liechtenstein (LI)
- German Federal Foreign Office
- Guernsey Overseas Aid & Development Commission (UK)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Slovak Aid (SK)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (CH)
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- United States Agency for International Development - Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (USA)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Others Institutional and Public Partners
- Agence de l’eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse (FR)
- Commune de Plan-les-Ouates (CH)
- Fédération vaudoise de coopération (Fedevaco) (CH)
- Gemeinnütziger Fonds des Kantons Zürich (CH)
- Grenoble Alpes Métropole (FR)
- Kanton Basel-Stadt (CH)
- Kanton Graubünden (CH)
- Lotteriefonds des Kantons Bern (CH)
- Métropole de Lyon (FR)
- Kanton St. Gallen Swisslos (CH)
- Stadt St. Gallen (CH)
- Stadt Zürich (CH)
- Swiss Solidarity (CH)
- Swisslos - Fonds Basel-Stadt (CH)
- Swisslos - Fonds Kanton Basel-Landschaft (CH)
- Swisslos - Kanton Aargau (CH)
- Swisslos - Kanton St. Gallen (CH)
- Syndicat Intercommunal des Eaux du Sud Valentinois (FR)
- Ville de Carouge (CH)
- Ville de Genève - Service des relations extérieures (SRE) (CH)
- Ville de Lancy (CH)
- Ville de Lausanne (CH)
- Ville de Meyrin (CH)
- Ville d'Ecublens (CH)
Non-Governmental Partners
- All We Can (UK)
- Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA)
- EO Metterdaad (NL)
- Interaction Switzerland (CH)
- Norwegian Refugee Council (DE)
- Red een Kind (NL)
- Save the Children International
- Tearfund Australia (AU)
- Tearfund Belgium (BE)
- Transform Aid International/Baptist World Aid Australia (AU)
- World Vision International
Corporate Partners, Foundations & Private Trusts
- Aligro Demaurex & Cie SA (CH)
- Aquila Family Charitable Trust (UK)
- Brüderstiftung Peter Friedhofen - Barmherzige Brüder von Maria-Hilf, Schweiz (CH)
- Cartier Philanthropy (CH)
- Charis International (US)
- Clariant Foundation (CH)
- Cosnova GmbH (DE)
- Däster-Schild Stiftung (CH)
- Deichmann Foundation (DE)
- Development & Climate Fonds, ein Fonds der Stiftung Succursus (CH)
- Domenica Pfenninger-Stiftung (CH)
- ECHAD (KR) Ernst Göhner Stiftung (CH)
- Evang.-Ref. Kirche des Kantons St. Gallen (CH)
- Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg (DE)
- Fagus lucida-Stiftung (CH)
- Fondation Alfred et Eugénie Baur (CH)
- Fondation Demaurex Frères (CH)
- Fondation Dora (CH)
- Fondation du Groupe Pictet (CH)
- Fondation du Protestantisme (FR)
- Fondation Etienne et Carine Demaurex (CH)
- Fondation Evangélique Mon Rocher (CH)
- Fondation FreiAide (CH)
- Fondation Gertrude Hirzel (CH)
- Fondation Hope for Tomorrow (CH)
- Fondation International Maria Francisca (CH)
- Fondation Johann et Luzia Grässli (CH)
- Fondation La Tire-au-Loup (CH)
- Fondation Lusavi (CH)
- Fondation Madeleine (CH)
- Fondation Marcel et Ulo Zwingmann (CH)
- Fondation Philanthropique Famille Firmenich (CH)
- Fondation Philanthropique Famille Sandoz (CH)
- Fondation Philanthropique Takoha E&D Wanner (CH)
- Fondation Pierre Demaurex (CH)
- Fondation Pierre-Henri Ducret (CH)
- Fondation UN PAS AVEC TOI sous égide de la Fondation Apprentis d’Auteuil (FR)
- Friderici Spécial SA (CH)
- Gebauer Stiftung (CH)
- GvC Chile Hegi Winterthur (CH)
- Hans und Marianne Schwyn Stiftung (CH)
- Happy Feet (CH)
- ICF Basel (CH)
- Indosuez Foundation (CH)
- International Protestant Church of Zurich (CH)
- J&K Wonderland Foundation (CH)
- Juanma Children Foundation (CH)
- Kays Foundation (UK)
- Kissinger Family Foundation (US)
- KUMA Consulting GmbH (CH)
- Labor Rothen (CH)
- Lancaster Foundation (UK)
- Linsi Foundation (CH)
- Lions Club Basel-Wettstein (CH)
- LVM Helfen verbindet Menschen e. V. (DE)
- Maria & Rudolf Läderach Stiftung (CH)
- Martin Nösberger Stiftung (CH)
- MJB Charitable Trust (UK)
- Oak Foundation (CH)
- Ökumenische Arbeitsgruppe für Stäfa/Ürikon (CH)
- Papoose Foundation (CH)
- Peace of Mind Foundation (CH)
- Pfarrei St. Martin Root (CH)
- Reo Stakis Charitable Foundation (UK)
- RG Riedweg & Gendre SA (CH)
- Römisch-Katholische Gesamtkirchgemeinde Biel und Umgebung (CH)
- Rütli-Stiftung (CH)
- Somaha Foundation (CH)
- Souter Charitable Trust (UK)
- Stiftung ESPERANZA — kooperative Hilfe gegen Armut (CH)
- Stiftung Sonnenschein (CH)
- Tareno Global Water Solutions Fund (CH)
- The Advantage Foundation (CH)
- The Antioch Foundation (US)
- The Band Aid Charitable Trust (UK)
- The Grant Foundation (UK)
- The Haremead Trust (UK)
- The Manuela McCall Memorial Fund (CH)
- UEFA Foundation for children (CH)
- VACS (FR)
- Yonsei University Health System (KR)
Gift-in-kind Partners
- International Health Partners
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- Water Survival Box (UK)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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