Swiss companies can contribute a lot to modern, economically oriented development aid. They can, for example, offer underdeveloped countries what they know best: far-sighted entrepreneurship. This is exactly why we cooperate with the BPN Foundation. By promoting entrepreneurial thinking and action, it contributes to meaningful prosperity in underdeveloped countries and opens up a new future for local people.
Helping people to help themselves
BPN has been supporting small business owners in developing countries with individual coaching, business training and loans since 1999. With a philosophy of helping people to help themselves, they assist local people in setting up their businesses professionally so they can both create and maintain jobs. This creates an economic foundation for their pathway out of poverty and enables a long-term livelihood. To date, BPN has supported almost 1,300 small businesses and over 23,000 jobs.
Same conviction, same values
A clear idea, conviction, perseverance and the awareness that serious voluntary work both demands a lot and gives a lot back – these are the basic ideas behind BPN. There’s a great deal of overlap with our convictions as a sustainable family company. That’s why we decided to support the network financially.
