How we work
Values that shape us
Integrity
Hope
Compassion
Joy
Accountability
Dignity
Faith
Our promise
To people we serve
We work together. We seek input and feedback. We leave lasting impact and, wherever possible, personalize assistance to meet individual needs.
The donors
Your financial gifts are used wisely. All expenses support our mission to relieve human suffering: 92% delivering humanitarian assistance and 8% to supporting management and fundraising.
To partners
Partners
Accreditations & Awards
Memberships
NGO DRR Platform – Switzerland
Institutional donors
UNITED NATIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS
• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Bureau for Populations Refugees and Migration (US)
• Danish International Development Agency
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
• Faroe Island Government
• Fürstentum Liechtenstein (LI)
• German Federal Foreign Office
• Global Affairs Canada
• International Organization for Migration
• New Zealand Government
• Norwegian Refugee Council (DE)
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
• UN Central Emergency Response Fund
• UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• UN High Commissioner for Refugees
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• United States Agency for International Development’s
Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance
• UK Government
• World Food Programme
• World Health Organization (WHO)
OTHER INSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC PARTNERS
• Agence de l’eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse (FR)
• Fédération vaudoise de coopération (Fedevaco) (CH)
• Gemeinde Riehen (CH)
• Kanton Luzern (CH)
• Kanton Zürich (CH)
• Radiohjälpen (SE)
• Swisslos-Fonds Basel-Stadt (CH)
• Swiss Solidarity (CH)
• Ville de Genève (CH)
• Ville de Lancy (CH)
• Ville de Lausanne (CH)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL AND NETWORK PARTNERS
• All We Can (UK)
• CEDAR Fund Hong Kong
• Compassion International
• Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA)
• EO Metterdaad (NL)
• ERIKS Development Partner
• Interaction Switzerland (CH)
• Mission East
• Nazarene Compassionate Ministries International
• PMU Sweden
• Red een Kind (NL)
• START fund
• Tearfund Australia
• Tearfund New Zealand
• TransformAid International
• World Vision International
CORPORATE, FOUNDATIONS, AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONAL PARTNERS
• Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust (UK)
• Alpha Real Estate Group (DE)
• Armin & Jeannine Kurz Stiftung (CH)
• Ascension Church Balham UK)
• Bertschi AG (CH)
• Brownlee Charitable Trust (UK)
• CARITATIS Stiftung (LI)
• Chrischona Schaffhausen (CH)
• Clariant Foundation (CH)
• Deichmann Foundation (DE)
• Diaconaat CGK (NL)
• Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann Stiftung (DE)
• Däster-Schild Stiftung (CH)
• Ernst Göhner Stiftung (CH)
• Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche des Kantons St.Gallen (CH)
• Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg (DE)
• Fagus lucida Stiftung (CH)
• Fondation “Plein Vent” Emile, Marthe et Charlotte E. Rüphi (CH)
• Fondation Air Liquide (FR)
• Fondation Alfred et Eugénie Baur (CH)
• Fondation Bâtir
• Fondation Berfred
• Fondation Bernard (CH)
• Fondation Cartier Philanthropy (CH)
• Fondation Coromandel (CH)
• Fondation du groupe Pictet (CH)
• Fondation du Protestantisme (FR)
• Fondation Ernest Matthey (CH)
• Fondation FOR
• Fondation Indosuez (CH)
• Fondation Jylag (CH)
• Fondation Marcel et Ulo Zwingmann (CH)
• Fondation Papoose (CH)
• Fondation Petram (CH)
• Fondation Philanthropique Famille Sandoz (CH)
• Fondation Pierre Demaurex (CH)
• Fondation Simone et Daniel Gremaud
• Fondation Tire-au-Loup (CH)
• Galilée 2 SA (CH)
• Gebauer Stiftung (CH)
• Goodnews Evangelical Mission (UK)
• GvC Winterthur (CH)
• Isaac Dreyfus-Bernheim Stiftung (CH)
• J&K Wonderland Foundation (CH)
• Kissinger Family Foundation (USA)
• KUMA Solution GmbH (CH)
• Medicor Foundation (LI)
• MJB Charitable Trust (UK)
• Noratis AG (DE)
• Otto per Mille Waldensian Church (UK)
• Panerai
• Randal Charitable Foundation (UK)
• Renzo und Silvana Rezzonico-Stiftung (CH)
• Reo Stakis Charitable Foundation (UK)
• Rothen Medizinische Laboratorien AG (CH)
• Rütli Stiftung (CH)
• Souter Charitable Trust (UK)
• srg | engineering (CH)
• Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung (CH)
• Stiftung ESPERANZA —
kooperative Hilfe gegen Armut (CH)
• Stiftung NAK-Humanitas (CH)
• The Alborada Trust (UK)
• The Antioch Foundation (US)
• The Grant Foundation (UK)
• The Make Trust (UK)
• The Mustard Seed Mission (TW)
• Volant Charitable Trust (UK)
• Westlake Church (CH)
GIFT-IN-KIND PARTNERS
• Autodesk Foundation (US)
• International Organization for Migration
• MANA Nutrition (US)
• UN Children’s Fund
• UN High Commissioner for Refugees
• Unit4
• World Food Programme
Integrity
We strive to live out our values and principles consistently at every level of the organisation, and in every location – from the remotest team to the international headquarters. Our desire is that as we work together in teams, our attitudes, words, and actions will be true to Medair’s vision and character.
Hope
We seek to bring hope to people devastated by crisis and caught in apparently hopeless situations. Together with the communities we serve, we strive to make sustainable improvements and increase their capacity to build a better future.
Compassion
We desire to relieve human suffering in times of crisis, disaster, and conflict. We seek out people who are the most vulnerable, come alongside them and offer practical support through relief and rehabilitation initiatives.
Accountability
We are committed to employ best practices in our management and operations, pursuing excellence in all we do. We make ourselves accountable to our supporters, our staff, and those we serve, and seek input from them to help us improve our activities and procedures.
Dignity
We believe that each person has been made in God’s image and is therefore uniquely valuable and worthy of the highest respect. Consequently, we reach out to all those in need, irrespective of their race, gender, religion, age, or nationality. Wherever possible we personalise our assistance, taking individual needs and circumstances into account, and respecting the dignity and independence of the people we serve.
Faith
We are motivated to care for those who suffer because we follow Jesus Christ, who taught us to love God and to care for those in need. Our faith inspires us to give our best in all circumstances. By faith we pray for wisdom when facing difficult decisions, and for courage to live and work in demanding and often dangerous situations.
Joy
As we work together to serve people in great need, we choose to nurture life-giving joy that comes from our Creator and gives us strength in the midst of the challenges we face and the suffering we encounter. Therefore, we seek to be thankful, to be united and at peace with one another, to share our burdens with and encourage one another, and to celebrate together.