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Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder Stiftung

Luzern, Switzerland

EducationHealthChildren & YouthEmployment & Skills
Grant-making foundationInternational reach
Profile last updated: October 23, 2026

About

Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder Stiftung is a grant-making foundation based in Luzern, Switzerland working on education, health, children & youth +3 more.

The Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder Stiftung is a Swiss foundation based in Lucerne. It provides financial support to charitable projects in training and education, health and social affairs, and development aid, both for projects it helps finance in partial funding and for those it runs itself. Its work focuses on helping people in need and children and young people in particular, mainly in developing countries, through self-help approaches. Organisations and individuals can apply for funding for ongoing projects, and the foundation board reviews applications from anywhere in the world. It was founded as an initiative inspired by Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder, a former international finance professional who advocated helping people to help themselves.

Location

Luzern, Switzerland

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

Stiftung

Charity number

CHE-162.284.456

Registration

CHE-162.284.456

Focus areas

foundationgrant-makingeducationhealthearly childhoodyouth employmentdevelopment aid

Languages

DEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationHealthChildren & YouthEmployment & SkillsHuman rightsEnvironment & Climate

Works for

ChildrenYouthWomen & GirlsPeople in povertyVictims of violenceUnemployed people

How they work

Grant-makingDirect services

Programmes

Fit für den Schuleintritt

Education · Guatemala

Bilingual, intercultural early-childhood education for Maya children, training kindergarten teachers and developing a local curriculum with education authorities.

Supported Employment

Employment & Skills · Switzerland

Job coaching for programme participants during their first year in regular employment, delivered through the Restaurant Libelle in Lucerne.

Identifizierung und Befreiung von Frauen und Kindern (Rescue Foundation)

Human rights · India

Locating and rescuing women and children subjected to forced prostitution, working with police and the partner Rescue Foundation.

Verbesserte Gesundheit für Jugendliche im Distrikt Mokhotlong

Health · Lesotho

Youth health services, HIV testing, awareness campaigns and school education to reduce teenage pregnancies and HIV transmission, implemented with SolidarMed.

Pädiatrische Ausbildung (Angkor Hospital for Children)

Health · Cambodia

Clinical training for paediatric health workers and nursing and midwifery students, supported through Angkor Hospital for Children.

Kita-Qualität und frühkindliche Förderung

Education · Colombia

Training and coaching of childcare staff and parent awareness on early learning, child protection and non-violent upbringing for displaced families.

Climate-resilient maternal and child health

Health · Bangladesh

Health information and training to help women, girls and communities in coastal areas cope with heat and salinity risks, with advocacy for government adoption.

Countries of operation

GuatemalaIndiaLesothoCambodiaColombiaBoliviaBangladesh

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Rescue Foundation, Chance Swiss, Solidar Suisse, SolidarMed, Angkor Hospital for Children, Enfants du Monde, Vivamos, SAH Zentralschweiz, Verein Juntos!

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