Who
we are
ConnectSwiss
ConnectSwiss is a charity registered in Switzerland (CH-550-1067424-1) which
has a board of 6 Swiss professionals.
It's principle activity is fund raising for projects in
Africa. ConnectSwiss is audited in Switzerland.
Community Outreach Centres
Community Outreach Centres is the local NGO registered in Kenya since 2004.
Its board consists of 1 Swiss, 1 British and 4 Kenyan nationals. All Community Outreach board members live in the rural area where the projects
take place. There are no town offices.
The 2 organisations work in
close partnership to improve life for rural Africans. We are a ‘no-frills’ organisations: we don’t spend money on seminars, offices or luxury cars.
Only 5% of funds received in
2009
were spent on administrative costs Most of the administration is done by unpaid volunteers, which enables more funds to be spent directly on the projects.
All board members in
Switzerland and Kenya give their time free of charge. Community
Outreach uses donations solely for the projects specified by the
donor.
CVs of the board members are
available to sponsoring foundations.
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