Stiftung Südkurve
Lyss, Switzerland
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Stiftung Südkurve is a foundation based in Lyss, Switzerland working on employment & skills, poverty & hunger, community development.
Stiftung Südkurve is a Swiss foundation based in Lyss, with a second location in Thun, that supports people who are unemployed or in professional integration. It runs social enterprises including a bistro, a catering and events service, a moving and clearance service, cleaning, gardening, painting and construction teams, a delivery service, and a food rescue point. These operations give participants practical work experience. The foundation also offers debt counselling, job application coaching, a writing support course in Thun, an indoor play area, an open Thursday meeting place, and an annual open Christmas celebration for people without other places to celebrate. Its work is centred in the Bern region of Switzerland.
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Bistro Südkurve
Employment & Skills
Restaurant and lunch service in Lyss and Bistro West in Biel, providing work experience for people in professional integration.
Bring it
Employment & Skills
Local shopping delivery service by e-bike that offers practical work experience in professional integration.
Jambo Indoorspielplatz
Children & Youth
Indoor play area for children aged 2 to 12 with a bistro for adults.
Onlinebrockenstube
Community development
Online shop where participants restore, repair or creatively redesign discarded items.
Schreibkurve Thun
Community development
Volunteer-led support for people with written tasks such as applications, forms and registrations.
Donnschtig-Träff
Community development
Open weekly meeting place for community gatherings on Thursday evenings in Lyss.
Weihnachtsfeier für alle
Poverty & Hunger
Open Christmas celebration with food, music and gifts for people without other places to celebrate.
Fachstelle Schuldensanierung
Poverty & Hunger
Debt counselling and remediation for families, individuals and small businesses.
Bewerbungscoaching
Employment & Skills
Individual coaching to support people through the job application process.
Lebensmittelabgabestelle
Poverty & Hunger
Distribution point for rescued food to people in need.
