Posted on 9/9/2020

COVID-19

Like most other philanthropic organizations, Fondation Dora was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation was mostly able to maintain its administrative functions, but certain partners experienced serious difficulties and requested emergency aid.

To respond to these crisis requests, Fondation Dora created an emergency COVID-19 fund in order to prioritise funding to partners with whom the foundation already had a working relationship. In this way, the fund was able to help a variety of associations, foundations and care centres during this difficult period. 

The special fund facilitated a number of emergency programmes meant to: 

• Develop virtual communication resources for several organizations
• Maintain salaries for employees without unemployment compensation
• Establish 24h/24h emergency shelter resources for homeless accompanied minors
• Bring food security aid and financial support to immigrant families with children
• Establish psychological support for at-risk children and teenagers as well as for their parents and teachers

These programmes were set up in Switzerland, Italy, Israel and in Vietnam.