L’Effet Papillon is a caterer with a philanthropic vocation. We use part of our profits to finance nutritional help and access to drinking water projects to help people in need in Switzerland and internationally.
Each year we offer our clients 3 projects and they decide which one they wish to support through their event. These projects are renewed annually.
Here are the 3 projects we are currently supporting:
Kandahar et Uruzgan, Afghanistan
Goal: Fighting child malnutrition in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, thousands of children suffer from acute malnutrition, made worse by poverty and the isolation of rural areas.
Medair operates in these hard-to-reach areas to detect, treat and prevent malnutrition in children under 5 years old as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women. Our teams distribute therapeutic foods such as Plumpy’Nut, the cost of which is barely CHF 0.50 per sachet. In just 6 weeks of treatment, for less than 60 CHF, a child can return to a healthy weight and regain strength.
By 2023, more than 15,000 children will have benefited from our vital programs. Since 1989, Medair has responded to humanitarian crises to restore hope and dignity to vulnerable populations. In Afghanistan, every donation has a direct impact on saving lives.
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Afghanistan Helping communities in crisis, wherever they are.
Let’s save lives, together.
Dzaleka, Malawi
Goal: Develop sustainable access to drinking water in a refugee camp
The Association for Sustainable Development (ADED), created in 2011, is a Swiss non-profit organization.
ADED continues a mission of technical and financial support to local associations in the field of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), in certain countries in Africa, South America and Central Asia.
Our work consists of guaranteeing access to water through boreholes; install human-powered and solar-powered pumps; install drinking water treatment systems; promote and install hand hygiene devices and create health infrastructure.
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Geneva, Switzerland
Goal: Provide hot meals and essential support to people experiencing homelessness
The La Virgule association, based in Lancy since 1994, is a key player in the fight against homelessness. It offers a safety net to people in precarious situations, offering them shelter, food and personalized support.
Concrete actions for sustainable reintegration La Virgule’s missions are multiple:
Accommodation: The association provides places in shelters to accommodate homeless people.
Social support: A team of professionals supports residents in their administrative, medical and social procedures, helping them regain their autonomy. Their best tool and link that allows us to build relationships of trust.
Meal distribution: Hot meals are distributed regularly to meet the dietary needs of people in difficulty. Both in terms of accommodation and for people living on the Street. A soup kitchen is distributed twice a week in the winter months.
La Virgule works in close collaboration with local authorities, other associations and social partners to offer a comprehensive response to the needs of homeless people.
New project for 2025:
In 2025, La Virgule is expanding and will increase its reception capacity by 11 places for people in very precarious situations. With a 30-day and proximity accompaniment. Increase in the number of meals for people who barely know how to cook with the ambition of hiring a part-time cook.
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