Socio-professional integration of young people in Switzerland

Combating poverty among young people in Switzerland

In Switzerland, young people aged 15 to 25 often find themselves in precarious situations and run the risk of being affected by poverty. One in 10 young people is currently untrained or jobless. By the age of 18, many young women and men risk falling below the poverty line. At particular risk are young people who have not completed compulsory schooling or post-compulsory training.

A number of issues are likely to lead to an interrupted education: gender inequalities, relationship problems within the family, health issues, problems linked to financial and social precarity, problems linked to migration, difficulties at school, an increasingly demanding job market, a lack of information on existing training options and poor guidance… the list goes on.

While for some of them the interruption is only temporary, for others it is part of a pattern that seriously jeopardises their professional future. An interrupted education can compromise social integration and drive young people into insecurity.

Thanks to your donations, we can fund projects run by Swiss organisations that help young people find their way and integrate into the working world.

We are working hard to change that: the donations we raise make it possible to fund projects run by Swiss organisations specialising in socio-professional integration.