From 24 December to 18 January, you can hand in the parcels you donate to the 2 x Christmas campaign free of charge at any Swiss Post Office counter. From 27 December, select Coop outlets will be selling ready-made parcels, while parcels can also be donated online on coop.ch. You can also donate cash: 2 x Christmas cash donations will benefit people in Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova.
Faced with soaring prices and charges, many households are no longer able to make ends meet. And that’s driving the most vulnerable people into precariousness.
Abi Lbadaoui, Fribourg Red Cross
I don’t know what the biggest challenge is. Everything’s a challenge. It’s particularly difficult to get enough food for my three children.
Rajko Veljić, father to three teenagers, March 2023