Der Kampf um gesicherte Lebensgrundlagen - HEKS hilft mit gesicherten Landtiteln
Karin Desmarowitz

Publications

Our publications

Are you looking for more than just short fodder? Key topics, basic documents, annual reports and more? Here you will find all our publications in one compact location for downloading or ordering. 

 

Magazine

‘Handeln’ / ‘Agir’ is published four times a year, in German and French. The current print run is 49,000 copies. Donors receive the magazine by post. The subscription fee of CHF 10 per year is automatically deducted from your donation. You can find the latest issues here.

 

Cover Handeln 01/24
Handeln 1/2024
Ökumenische Kampagne: Gemeinsam gegen die Klimakrise
  • Afghaninnen in der Schweiz: Hoffen auf eine sichere Zukunft
  • Lehrstellensuche: Mit «KICK» ins Berufsleben
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Titelbild Handeln mit drei Frauen
Handeln 4/2023
Senegal: Frauen nehmen das Heft in die Hand
  • Ukrainer:innen: In der Schweiz Fuss fassen
  • Klimakompensation: Gefahr für Landrechte im Globalen Süden
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Cover des Magazins Handeln 03/23
Handeln 3/2023
Bangladesch: Stärkung ethnischer Minderheiten
  • Klimakläger:innen: Zu Besuch in der Schweiz
  • HEKS-Rechtsschutz: Beistand für Kinder und Jugendliche
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Handeln 2/2023
Handeln 2/2023
Inklusion passt in jeden Alltag – reden wir miteinander!
  • Rumänien: Bildung für Roma-Jugendliche
  • Flüchtlingscamp Bidibidi: Workshop für Frauen
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Cover des Magazins Handeln
Handeln 1/2023
Agrarökologie – mehr Ertrag dank lokalem Know-how
  • Ambulante Wohnbegleitung: Mehr als ein Dach über dem Kopf
  • Klimagerechtigkeit: Klage gegen Holcim eingereicht
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Cover Handeln 4/2022
Handeln 4/2022
Israel / Palästina: Engagement für den Frieden
  • Brasilien: Wasserschutz am Rio Pardo
  • Asylpolitik: Afghan:innen im Stich gelassen
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Ukraine: Der Krieg und seine Auswirkungen
Handeln 3/2022
Ukraine: Der Krieg und seine Auswirkungen
  • Klimagerechtigkeit: Einer Insel droht der Untergang 
  • Kongo: Fischzucht gegen den Hunger 
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Handeln-Ausgabe_HEKS fordert gerechte Sozialhilfe für alle
Handeln 2/2022
HEKS fordert gerechte Sozialhilfe für alle
  • Ukraine: Nothilfe für die Opfer des Krieges 
  • Niger: Wunderpflanze Moringa hilft gegen Hunger
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HANDELN_1_22_klimagerechtigkeit_tut_not
Handeln 1/2022
Klimagerechtigkeit tut not!
  • Humanitäre Hilfe: Libanon in der Krise
  • Berufliche Integration: Ein Besuch in Burgdorf
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HEKS-Magazin handeln Cover 4/2021
handeln 4/2021
75 Jahre HEKS
  • 75 Jahre HEKS: Rück- und Ausblick
  • Klimagerechtigkeit: Ein neuer Schwerpunkt von HEKS
  • Integration in der Schweiz: Eine Chance für Migrantinnen
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Magazin handeln: Entwicklung dank Honigproduktion in Äthiopien
August 2021
Entwicklung dank Honigproduktion
  • Äthiopien: Bienen liefern mehr als nur Honig
  • 75 Jahre HEKS: Die kirchliche Zusammenarbeit im Mittelpunkt
  • Alter und Migration: Gemeinsam geht es besser
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Cover Magazin handeln 2/2021
handeln 2/2021
HEKS unterstützt armutsbetroffene Menschen
  • Schweiz: HEKS unterstützt armutsbetroffene Menschen
  • Migrationspakt: Für eine menschenwürdige Migration
  • Klimawandel: Westafrikas Küsten droht die Überflutung
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Cover handeln 1/2021
handeln 1/2021
Konflikt im Kongo
  • Konflikt im Kongo: Nothilfe für intern Vertriebene
  • 75 Jahre HEKS: Eine Entdeckungsreise
  • Familienhilfe: Kreative Ansätze gegen COVID-19
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Photo reportages

Pong Saron and Laeb Leom Corn Farmer in Battambang
Photo reportage
Fighting climate change with knowledge

Agroecological methods and new irrigation techniques: The ‘Nurture Project’ by HEKS and Caritas Switzerland supports smallholder farming families in Cambodia in meeting the challenges of climate change and increasing their yields. Read our four portraits to find out how.

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Somali solar pump and Birka water
Photo reportage
The drought is over - but the suffering remains great
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Fotoreportage: Neustart im Nachbarland
Photo reports
New start in the neighbouring country
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Impact investing Senegal. Mit alten Sorten Innovation betreiben
Senegal
Old varieties for a new age
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Asmania in Zürich beim feministischen Streik
Call for Climate Justice
«Even if we lose, we will fight on»

Climate change is causing sea-level rise and destroying the lives of people on Indonesia's Pari Island. The Swiss cement corporation Holcim bears some of the responsibility for this. Four residents of the island are seeking justice and have therefore filed a suit against Holcim in Switzerland. Two of them visited Switzerland in June.

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Les bidipads, ingénieux et hygiéniques
Photo reports
Bidipads – superb and hygienic
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In Transkarpatien engagiert sich die Kirche für Ukrainer:innen
Photo reports
The Church in Transcarpathia mobilizes to help Ukrainians
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Ja zum CO2-Gesetz
Photographic report
Women in Senegal protect the mangroves
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Corona-Nothilfe Genf
Photo reports
Corona emergency aid: HEKS/EPER assists migrants in Geneva
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Corona-Pandemie: HEKS hilft in Haiti
photo reportage
Great effort in times of Corona

Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. HEKS/EPER is doing everything it can to ensure that the people in the Grand'Anse region can protect themselves from the virus.

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Topic dossiers and studies

Here you will find in-depth background information, position papers and studies on our key topics that are directly related to our work as a development organisation. The aim is to get to the bottom of complex issues and uncover problems - both in the South and in Switzerland. These detailed analyses help to identify the need for action and develop solutions.

Illustration von Menschen die sich für die Umwelt einsetzen.
Summary
Summary of the study for the development of an ecological transition income (ETI) pilot project in the canton of Vaud

HEKS conducted a study in collaboration with the Zoein Foundation to develop a pilot ETI project in the canton of Vaud.

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Frau auf einer Plantage bei der Arbeit
Policy Paper Climate Justice
Climate Justice: Understanding, vision and political demands
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Mehr Einkommen mit Maniok und Erdnüssen in der DRC
Concept 2021 – 2024
HEKS/EPER International Programme

HEKS/EPER works towards a more humane and more equitable world, assisting people and communities to overcome economic, social or humanitarian disparities in order to gain autonomy and to live with dignity.

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Engagiert für Geflüchtete: Sprachcafé Russikon
HEKS/EPER Survey on Volunteering
Commitment for fugitives in Switzerland

(Text available in German)

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Development needs civil society
Synthesis Report
Development needs civil society

The report analyses the implications for development of the recent wave of closures of civic space in 12 countries around the world and concludes: shrinking civic space is highly likely to have negative effects on sustainable development.

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People collecting water from the point served by the hybrid water system.
Thematic Factsheet
Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risk
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HEKS wirkt im Kongo - wir blicken zurück
Thematic Factsheet
Land & Natural Resources Governance
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Menschenrechtsbasierte Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Thematic Factsheet
Working With The Human Rights-Based Approach
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HEKS hilft Corona betroffenen - Helfen Sie mit
Thematic Factsheet
Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems
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Seed distribution
Thematic Factsheet
Inclusive Markets
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Spenden Sie für Roma in Osteuropa
Thematic Factsheet
Non-Discrimination and Inclusion
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Geschäftsmodelle zur Integration sozial Benachteiligter fördern
Thematic Factsheet
Development Needs a Strong Civil Society
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Ukraine Humanitäre Hilfe
Thematic Factsheet
Humanitarian Aid
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CEFORD project officer inspecting Wolyam Charles´ bags of casavas in his store in Bidibidi refugee settlement.
Thematic Factsheet
Conflict Sensitivity
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Cashew Wertschöpfungskette Kambodscha
Thematic Factsheet
MEAL – Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning
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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Thematic Factsheet
Right to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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Rufina Hembrom
Thematic factsheet
Peaceful And Equitable Societies
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Fundamental documents

Neue HEKS-Strategie: Konsolidierung − Transformation − Fokussierung
Strategy Paper
The strategic aims of HEKS/EPER

The HEKS/EPER-Strategy 2023-2027 does not purport to be a detailed plan of our future activities. Instead, it is more about creating framework conditions for the organization, which enable it to cope with a broad range of possible developments and challenges.

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Verbesserung der Lebenssituation der ländlichen Bevölkerung
Brochure
For a life in dignity

HEKS/EPER supports projects to combat poverty and injustice in more than 30 countries and provides humanitarian aid for victims of disasters of natural hazards and armed conflicts worldwide. In Switzerland, we champion the rights and causes of refugees and the socially disadvantaged.

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HEKS/EPER Code of Conduct for Employees
Regulations
Code of conduct for HEKS/EPER employees

The Code of Conduct applies to all HEKS/EPER employees. It is based on the HEKS/EPER mission statement, HEKS/EPER's values and core beliefs and the rights and duties of staff members.

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HEKS-Transparenzkodex
Transparency Code
HEKS/EPER is committed to transparency

Transparency is the prerequisite for responsible and effective action. The Transparency Code formulates the HEKS/EPER understanding of transparency.

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Organisation rules
Purpose and tasks of HEKS/EPER

HEKS/EPER became a foundation in 2004. The Organisation rules set out more specifically the purpose and the powers formulated in its articles.

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HEKS/EPER Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Commitment to peace and justice

The Mission Statement contains information about the way HEKS/EPER sees itself, its core values, its mandates, operating principles and its partnerships.

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Foundation Regulation
The HEKS/EPER Foundation

HEKS/EPER became a foundation in 2004. The Foundation Regulation lays out the purpose the Foundation, its organs, as well as their composition and powers.

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Annual reports

In their annual reports, HEKS and Bread for All show what your donation achieves - with numerous reports on the most important activities of the year, reports on selected projects and many other interesting facts and figures. Find out more about the successes and challenges of HEKS and Bread for All.

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HEKS/EPER and Bread for all
Annual Report 2021
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HEKS-Jahresbericht 2019
HEKS/EPER makes a differance
Annual Report 2019
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