Alliance Sud, Swiss Alliance of Development Organisations is the common platform for development policy lobbying by the six leading Swiss development organisations, Swissaid, Catholic Lenten Fund, Bread for All, Helvetas, Caritas and Swiss Interchurch Aid.
Alliance Sud aims to influence Switzerland’s policies to the benefit of the poor countries and their peoples. Its goal is sustainable development, as well as a more just, peaceful and environment-friendly world that offers equal rights and opportunities to all – worldwide and in Switzerland. In pursuit of these goals, the Swiss Coalition engages in active lobbying vis-à-vis politicians, the administration and the economy, as well as intensive outreach work (press conferences, meetings, publications).
Alliance Sud runs public documentation and resource centres on North-South issues in Bern and Lausanne. They house collections of press clippings and journals, statistics, manuals and specialised literature covering all the countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, and over 500 development-related topics.
Alliance Sud’s education unit produces development education materials for use in schools. Pupils should learn to come to terms with the differing living conditions of people in the South and in Switzerland and prepare themselves for living together in a multicultural society free of xenophobia.
Alliance Sud publishes quaterly a printed newsletter. It offers commentary and critical analyses of Swiss development policy and foreign policy related to poor countries and their population. Publications are available from the website.
The page is available in German, Italian, French and English.