GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

The GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute is the oldest and most independent Swiss think tank dealing with consumer behaviour, trade and society. The Institute studies developments related to the market and society. In continuous interdisciplinary, global exchanges the insights gained are condensed in new studies, books and in the quarterly journal GDI IMPULS.
 Additional Information
 www.gdi.ch

club minu

club minu helps overweight young people 11 to 16 years of age reduce their weight in healthy ways. The programme is set up as behavioural training. It lasts nine months and involves nutritional education, physical exercise and leisure time behaviour. Parents or close companions are included in the programme. The programme also offers training for minu-parent trainers or minu-fitness trainers.
 www.minuweb.ch

conTAKT-net.ch

conTAKT-net.ch organizes information on the Internet that makes it easier for migrants to become acquainted with Switzerland. The project, developed jointly by migrants and Swiss citizens, integration specialists and government representatives, provides interested communities with advice, training and a Web-based "tool kit".
 www.contakt-net.ch
 www.contakt-menu.ch
 www.contakt-geschichten.ch

encrages

Relocating, whether from a neighbouring canton or from another country, means arriving in a strange place, finding yourself among strange people with different customs. Immigrants have much to say about feeling foreign and about their perception of Switzerland, their personal path to integration. The story competition "encrages" collects such stories from the Romandie region and gives them a platform.
 www.encrages.ch

Innovage

Migros Culture Percentage uses the Innovage project to recruit highly qualified career drop-outs for challenging assignments in volunteer work. Retired (or semi-retired) people 55 years of age and older who have leadership, management or consulting experience and are prepared to become involved in social or cultural projects free of charge can participate in the project.
 www.innovage.ch

Kebab+

Without lecturing young people, Kebab+ wants first of all to open a discussion with them about their dietary habits and cultures. We're looking for teenagers and those who work with them who will undertake a project devoted to three of five topics – cooking eating, socializing, relaxing, being active – and will treat it, if possible, in such a way as to have a lasting effect.
 www.kebabplus.ch (in German and French)

Tavolata – Meals for senior citizens

The Migros Culture Percentage has broken new ground with its launch of Tavolata, a welcoming table for the elderly. The motto: communal cooking, eating and conversing together. This initiative aims to inspire cooperation among and on behalf of senior citizens, with a focus on organizing and preparing meals locally, in both public and private spaces. Whenever people cook and eat together, the conversation flows
 Further information (in French and in German)

vitamin B

vitamin B, the support centre for volunteer work, supports honorary board members and foundation trustees in the performance of their duties. Support is provided on the basis of the management duties performed. Along with knowledge exchange and networking, practice-based, relevant information and education presented in seminars and workshops form a meaningful whole.
 www.vitaminb.ch

x to the power of heart

"Getting involved to serve others" is the theme of this competition for school classes. Teachers or entire schools that carry out volunteer work projects can participate. X to the power of heart is intended to publicise existing projects, encourage new ones and make people aware of the Service Learning academic programme.
 www.x-hoch-herz.ch