Migros Aid Fund

The Migros Aid Fund supports projects that benefit humankind and nature. Every year, one million Swiss Francs are earmarked for projects in Switzerland and abroad.

Since it was established in 1979 the Migros Aid Fund has been fostering sustainable development projects in Switzerland and abroad. Each year one million francs of grant funding is made available for these projects. So far we have invested over 44 million francs.

Help for self-help

The aim of the projects supported by the Migros Aid Fund is to support minorities and to promote inclusivity for rural populations. They are professionally structured, following the principle of help for self-help, and are distinctive for their social, economic and ecologically sustainable approach. As a rule, the projects receive grants of between 40,000 and 100,000 francs.

Following the principles of Gottlieb Duttweiler, Migros uses the fund to help disadvantaged people, including in particular children, young people, and women. A delegated working group from the Federation of Migros Cooperatives meets three or four times a year to decide on the formally approved applications to the fund.

Projects we have helped

Each year, around 20 projects run by recognised non-profit organisations based in Switzerland receive financial assistance. These included:

Velafrica Setting up a vocational training programme for bicycle mechanics in Burkina Faso
Women’s Hope Improving healthcare for mothers and children in Egypt by supporting citizens’ initiatives
Eirene Suisse Ecological agricultural production and food security for farming families in central Haiti
Horyzon Paza la Paz: a step towards peace in Colombia
WATER FOR WATER Zambia’s future water professionals

Submitting an application

Applications for the Migros Aid Fund support can be submitted at any time. No preliminary assessment of applications is carried out.

Please note that applications from the same organisation for Migros Aid Fund support can only be submitted every two years. This also applies to previous applications that were not accepted for funding.

As we are currently receiving an exceptionally high number of applications, it takes around 6 months for the applications to be discussed and decided upon.

Submission is only possible via the application platform:

Link to the application forms (German)