selfm.aid
Verein selfm.aid
Bülach, Switzerland
About
selfm.aid is a non-governmental organisation based in Bülach, Switzerland working on refugees & migration, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, employment & skills +1 more.
selfm.aid is a Swiss association (Verein) that combines social work and handicraft to support refugees and people on the move. Its main project, the SKILLS FACTORY on the Greek island of Samos, brings asylum seekers and refugees together with local and international professionals in workshops that produce essential goods and services. The approach aims to build self-reliance, dignity and work skills, using local resources and breaking cycles of dependency. The association also runs Phones Without Borders, which collects, refurbishes and distributes smartphones, and has campaigned on asylum procedure fees and conditions in the closed camp on Samos. It works in Greece and is based in Bülach, Switzerland, funded mainly by donations and membership fees. Its board members are volunteers.
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SKILLS FACTORY
Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Greece
Workshops on Samos where refugees and asylum seekers, with local and international professionals, produce essential goods and services such as tailoring, kitchen, maintenance, media, barber and laundry, building skills for work and self-reliance.
Phones Without Borders
Environment & Climate · Greece
Collects used smartphones in Europe, refurbishes them on site and distributes them to people on the move, while training people in phone repair.
One for One
Justice & Legal aid · Greece
Sold art prints to fund individual asylum procedure fees for people who could not afford them. The project ran for four years and has ended.
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iF Design Award
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Grenzgänger e.V.
