Trees&Circles Foundation

Founded in 2019, Trees&Circles Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in Heiden, Switzerland working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, human rights +4 more.

Trees&Circles Foundation is a Swiss non-profit foundation that partners with local and indigenous women to support ecosystem conservation and restoration. It funds and supports women-led grassroots initiatives in the Global South, with some support also possible in Switzerland and Europe. Its work covers biodiversity protection, climate change mitigation, nature and human rights defence, women's empowerment, poverty reduction, and health, wellbeing and education. Support includes technical, capacity-building, legal and financial help, along with intercultural meeting spaces and professional support for trauma survivors. The project began as a non-profit initiative in October 2019 and was registered as a foundation in Switzerland in July 2024.