Our vision & goals


Our vision & goals

The STIFTUNG PRO HUMANITATE...

○  pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes;
○ is the charitable advancement of education, art, culture and sport. In particular, it is committed to providing social, cultural, artistic or sporting activities for young people or the socially disadvantaged;
○ either organises appropriate projects itself or supports institutions, persons or projects which are active in a charitable, humanitarian, educational or cultural manner.
The objectives of the Foundation are in particular realized by:
○   In the field of the advancement of education, professorships or projects, e.g. in the field of chemistry, shall be supported, with particular regard to the University of Zurich, Switzerland;
○ To provide training support to young people and young adults in education and training in higher education;
○ Support for the advancement of sport, for example the Swiss Sports Aid and other organisations dedicated to the advancement of sport, representing the interests of athletes or enabling children and adolescents to engage in sporting activities, as well as support for facilities that enable sporting activities, such as playgrounds or "Vita Parcours", for example in Obwalden, Switzerland;
○  To preserve the literary heritage, for example by supporting libraries in Obwalden, Switzerland, and by supporting art exhibitions and museums, in particular the Historisches Museum Obwalden, Switzerland;
○ To support charitable institutions that serve the common good, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross or Zurich Zoo;
○ Supporting projects that promote young talents, such as "Swiss Youth Research", professional championships such as "Swiss Skills" or Science Olympics. The Foundation also supports teams participating in such projects.