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Pro Longo maï

Basel, Switzerland

Community developmentRefugees & MigrationHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefEnvironment & ClimateTax-deductible donations
AssociationInternational reach
Profile last updated: March 27, 2026

About

Pro Longo maï is a non-profit association based in Basel, Switzerland working on community development, refugees & migration, humanitarian aid & disaster relief +4 more.

Pro Longo maï is a Swiss association based in Basel that supports the creation and development of solidarity-based communities in mountain and peripheral rural regions, linked to the Longo maï movement of self-managed cooperatives across Europe. It funds and promotes projects in agriculture, community life and ecology, hosts young people free of charge in the cooperatives to learn trades, and supports initiatives that help refugees and defend human rights and cultural exchange. Its work in Ukraine, Romania and other countries includes emergency aid and long-term rural development. The association is recognised as being in the public interest and is run by unpaid volunteers, funded mainly by private donors.

Location

Basel, Switzerland

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Verein

Legal name

Pro Longo maï

Focus areas

Longo maïcooperativesrural developmentrefugeesUkrainesolidarityecologyforest protection

Languages

FRDE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentRefugees & MigrationHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefEnvironment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservationHuman rightsDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

Refugees & MigrantsFamiliesYouthCommunities

How they work

Grant-makingEmergency responseCommunity programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Village ouvert Nijnié Selichtché

Community development · Ukraine

Project to revive a mountain village in Transcarpathia by offering housing, work and economic prospects to displaced people and residents, including a mill, bakery, canning facility and greenhouses.

Sauvons Svydovets

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ukraine

Campaign launched in 2017 to protect the Svydovets mountain range in the Ukrainian Carpathians from a planned ski resort.

Ukraine aide directe

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Ukraine

Emergency and long-term humanitarian aid in Ukraine, including evacuation transport, a shelter for displaced people, a solidarity canteen and food support.

Countries of operation

SwitzerlandUkraineRomaniaFranceAustriaGermanyCosta Rica

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingLegacy giving

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Fondation de France, Medico International, Forum Civique Européen, Comité d'Aide Médicale en Transcarpatie

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