Mission 21
Mission 21 is engaged in 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America in the context of sustainable development cooperation and humanitarian aid for peacebuilding, education, health, food sovereignty and income generation. In this way, we contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This worldwide commitment is combined with programs for intercultural exchange and interreligious cooperation as well as the promotion of understanding for global interrelationships. Our services are open to all people, regardless of religion, origin or gender.
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What your support does worldwide
South Sudan
Emergency aid due to flooding
Since September 2023, South Sudan has been struggling with devastating seasonal floods that have already affected over 900,000 people. The Upper Nile region has been particularly hard hit. These floods have already displaced over 420,000 people from their home villages, who are now seeking refuge in makeshift camps. The floods have destroyed vast areas of agricultural land and many livestock have drowned. More than 65% of the year's harvest has been lost, drastically exacerbating the already critical food shortages and livelihoods of the affected communities.
Nigeria
Support for flood victims
As in South Sudan, the heaviest flooding in decades occurred in Nigeria. The north-east of the country, around the city of Maiduguri, has been particularly affected. The UN emergency aid agency OCHA reports that 600,000 people have been affected, including over 230 fatalities. The damage is enormous: flooded roads, destroyed buildings such as schools, hospitals and homes as well as ruined fields. We are working together with our partner church EYN to help people directly with clean drinking water, hygiene articles, food aid and the most necessary everyday items. In concrete terms, EYN is currently assisting around 700 families in the Maiduguri area and supporting a total of more than 2,500 affected people. However, the need is much greater and further support is urgently required. Thank you very much for your support!
With 50 CHF
enable a woman to buy school materials for one year.
With 120 CHF
contribute to the training of a teacher, for example.
With 500 CHF
support training for nurses, for example
"Mission - Colonialism Revisited."
Next event on the topic of "Colonialism"
"Mission and humanitarian engagement: a colonial history?"
26.02.2025 | 18:30 | onlineOur webinar series on the intertwined history of mission and colonialism.
What role did Christian mission societies play in the context of colonialism? With the webinar series "Mission-Colonialism Revisited" Mission 21 brings the multi-layered history of mission and colonialism into focus and contributes to a transparent reappraisal. This with the aim of sharpening the current social debate on racism and discrimination.
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"Mission and Colonial Violence in the First World War", "Black Voices from the Archives", "Mission and Slavery" - in the series "Mission-Colonialism Revisited" Mission 21 has held webinars with renowned experts. In the web dossier you will find all recordings of the series as well as interesting background material.
All events
"Mission and humanitarian engagement: a colonial history?"
26.02.2025 | 18:30 | online"Picturing the foreign: Clichés and thought patterns in international (development) cooperation"
7.05.2025 | 18:30 | onlineTogether for
Education
Thanks to education, people can shape their own lives and assume responsibility in society. Mission 21 is particularly committed to helping people from marginalized population groups.Â
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Peace
In many countries, tensions or violence are on the rise. Mission 21 brings its expertise in interreligious and intercultural peacebuilding to bear here and supports reconciliation and trauma work.
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Health
Mission 21 helps people in rural areas access medical care. We support projects that ensure the sexual and reproductive health of vulnerable populations.
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Food Sovereignty
Mission 21 supports projects that enable disadvantaged people, especially smallholder families, to eat healthy, sustainably secure their livelihoods and live a life in dignity.
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Who we are
Mission 21 is a worldwide community of partner churches and partner organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Together, we have been committed to a life in dignity for all people on the basis of the Christian faith for over 200 years. We provide sustainable development cooperation as well as humanitarian aid. In doing so, we offer opportunities for participation in the global church. As an international learning community, we create space for intercultural exchange and interreligious cooperation and promote understanding of global interrelationships.
In 20 countries, we are involved in around 100 projects to promote peace, education, health, food sovereignty and income generation. We are particularly committed to good governance and gender equality. Through our work, we contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Mission 21 is supported by people like you, by the Swiss Protestant Reformed Church (EKS) and by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Mission 21 is recognized as a non-profit organization and certified by ZEWO and EduQua.
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