About us

Supporting disaster management worldwide

our mission

The Foundation’s mission is to foster communities around the world that are safe, sustainable, and more resilient to natural and man-made disasters. We invest with our partners in long-term risk-reduction programs that raise community awareness and improve basic infrastructure. Our mission also includes support for our partners in responding to the immediate needs of communities affected by disasters of all kinds around the world.

The JTI Foundation (Die JTI Stiftung) is a charitable organization registered under Swiss law and financially endowed by JT International SA. Set up in 2001, it is a member of SwissFoundations – the association of Swiss grant-making foundations.

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At a time of elevated turmoil in the world there can be few priorities more important than building the resilience of communities threatened and affected by disasters.

For more than two decades, the JTI Foundation has remained committed to identifying, funding, implementing and evaluating projects that empower communities to create a better future for themselves.
EDDY PIRARD, President of the JTI Foundation

Our approach

  • We seek partnerships with organizations that place beneficiaries at the center of their work.
  • We work with organizations that apply the highest standards of project management.
  • We build long-term partnerships.
  • We encourage our partner organizations to work together 
to achieve greater effectiveness.
  • We support Disaster Relief initiatives, but our main focus is on Disaster Risk Reduction.
  • We consider Disaster Risk Reduction a critical element of every 
sustainable development program.
Governance

Board of Directors

  • Eddy Pirard President of the JTI Foundation
  • Nobuya Kato Member of the Board
  • Lucine Ovumyan Member of the Board
  • Vassilis Vovos Member of the Board
  • Jean-Daniel Gerber Member of the Board
MANAGING DIRECTOR Stefan Rissi
PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS Nenad Ljubicic
LEGAL SECRETARY Iryna Suchkova
Key numbers

OVER 20 YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

45

Countries where we have supported our partners’ work in response to a growing range of threats to life and livelihood

50

Million USD invested since 2001 to help communities better prepare for – and recover from – natural and man-made disasters

100

Projects addressing a broad range of challenges, including mine-clearance, emergency shelter, resilient housing solutions and capacity building

Our projects

Bringing communities on board

 Vietnam

Moving ‘beyond the Box’

 Worldwide

Safeguarding the city

 Worldwide

Easing the path home

 Worldwide

A BRUSH WITH SUCCESS

 Nepal
Get in touch

Do you have a project in mind?

The JTI Foundation works with some of the most renowned organizations in the fields of disaster risk management and disaster response. If you think you have a project that meets our criteria, please use this link to complete an application.

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Preparedness

We support measures that increase the preparedness of communities threatened by natural disasters. We assist in project design and implementation and promote risk awareness and community collaboration.

Response

We invest in partnerships that allow us to provide rapid and effective support to victims in the immediate aftermath of disasters, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, famines and armed conflicts.

Resilience

We promote projects that help communities recover from the impact of disasters and strengthen their resilience – rebuilding lives and livelihoods as quickly and sustainably as possible.

About us

Established in 2001, the JTI Foundation is a charitable organization registered under Swiss law and financially endowed by JT International SA.

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