Media photos: Management members of Swiss Solidarity

In collaboration with the SSR units and the private radio stations, Swiss Solidarity has collected 6.4 million francs in donations today, on the occasion of the national day of solidarity in favour of the victims of the violent earthquake that occurred in Southeast Asia.

Today, Tuesday 8 April, Swiss Solidarity is organising, with the support of the SSR, a national day of solidarity for the victims of the violent earthquake that struck South-East Asia. For 16 hours, the call centers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Chur will be calling for donations to support Swiss Solidarity’s NGO partners in helping the survivors of the disaster. The President of the Swiss Confederation, Karin Keller-Sutter, is launching this national mobilisation, which brings together many personalities and volunteers around the same spirit of solidarity.

A violent earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck large areas of South-East Asia on...