Oronos Stiftung

Founded in 2018, Oronos Stiftung is a foundation based in Altdorf, Switzerland working on peace & conflict, poverty & hunger, children & youth +7 more.

The Oronos Stiftung is an internationally active, recognised non-profit foundation based in Altdorf, Switzerland, founded on 5 July 2018 by Marianne Amsler, Eva Hemm and Stefan Sieberer. It describes its aim as building the foundations for peaceful coexistence and protecting human, animal and plant life, and states that its work is politically and religiously neutral. Its main activities include emergency and winter aid for families and homeless people, food vouchers for families in financial need in Germany, distribution of meals, and operation of second-hand clothing shops (3 Hosenstores) in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, which generate proceeds for good causes. It runs a retreat and healing centre, Yushintaita, in the Peruvian Amazon, and the Friedensbiene project, which promotes species-appropriate beekeeping and chemical-free bee protection zones. The foundation states that it is funded exclusively by private donations, that its board works on a voluntary basis, and that it holds NGO status and special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council since 2023. Donations are tax-deductible in Switzerland and other countries.