Frequently asked questions

SAPI Switzerland (Save the People International) is a non-profit humanitarian association founded in 2017 in Nyon and based in Lausanne. It protects, educates and supports children affected by armed conflict and forced displacement.

SAPI intervient en République démocratique du Congo (Kasaï, Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu), au Cameroun, au Burundi et en République centrafricaine. Le siège suisse est à Lausanne et une entité sœur existe en Belgique.

Three areas: child protection (safe spaces, identification and reunification of unaccompanied children), education in emergencies (temporary classrooms, school kits, support for teachers) and psychosocial support (individual support, sports activities, talking circles).

Your donation directly funds field programmes: school kits, child-friendly spaces, care for unaccompanied children and training for staff. SAPI publishes its activity reports on the Reports page.

By bank transfer: write to us via the Contact page and we will send you the association’s bank details. You will receive a donation receipt for your tax return.

SAPI Switzerland issues a donation receipt. Whether it is deductible depends on your canton of residence; check with your cantonal tax administration.

SAPI welcomes volunteers in Switzerland for awareness-raising, events, fundraising and communication. See the Jobs page or send an unsolicited application via the Contact page.

Yes. SAPI Switzerland is entered in the Swiss register under UID CHE-134.157.315. Its headquarters is at Av. Bergières 10, 1004 Lausanne.

By phone on +41 76 466 26 81, by email at [email protected] or via the form on the Contact page. We reply within 48 working hours.