Andan Foundation

Andan Foundation

Sarnen, Switzerland

Refugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsEducation
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: August 11, 2026

About

Andan Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarnen, Switzerland working on refugees & migration, employment & skills, education.

Andan Foundation is a Swiss non-profit humanitarian foundation under Swiss federal supervision. It leads private sector initiatives to support families displaced by war, internal conflict and climate change. Its work focuses on promoting refugee self-reliance, resilience and inclusion in host countries through economic and financial inclusion, education and vocational training, employment and entrepreneurship. It prioritises projects that expand economic, financial and political opportunities for both refugees and host communities, and facilitates partnerships between the private sector, UN agencies, governments, NGOs and academic institutions working on refugee and migration issues.

Location

Sarnen, Switzerland

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

refugeesself-relianceeconomic inclusionprivate sector partnershipshumanitarianmigration

Causes & programmes

Causes

Refugees & MigrationEmployment & SkillsEducation

Works for

Refugees & MigrantsFamiliesCommunities

How they work

Community programmesCapacity building

Programmes

Andan Free Global City

Refugees & Migration

Long-term flagship project aimed at reforming how the global refugee and migration crisis is addressed.

Ukraine Refugee Project

Refugees & Migration

Project supporting refugees displaced from Ukraine.

Funding & support

Ways to support

Corporate partnership

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