While the causes of migratory crisis are many and complex, and the motives of individual migrants vary widely, the fact is that not all migrants currently residing in Switzerland have the right to remain, under national laws or international legal frameworks. These include failed asylum seekers, non-returning students whose courses have finished, victims of human trafficking and illegal immigrants.
ISS helps beneficiaries who are engaged into a process of voluntary return to their country of origin. Specifically, ISS’s reintegration programs support returning migrants to be better resourced upon their return so that their life chances, and those of their families are sustainable and improved.
Working in Switzerland and with overseas partners, ISS focuses on developing and implementing individual projects that maximize the chances that individual migrants build up concrete perspectives but also contribute to the development of their home countries. Priority is given to projects that demonstrably assist not only the immediate beneficiaries, but also the wider communities to which they are returning.
Overall, this program will support between 50 and 60 individual projects benefitting around 150 people each year.
OVER 20 YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Countries where we have supported our partners’ work in response to a growing range of threats to life and livelihood
Million USD invested since 2001 to help communities better prepare for – and recover from – natural and man-made disasters
Projects addressing a broad range of challenges, including mine-clearance, emergency shelter, resilient housing solutions and capacity building
