The association Partage distributed a total of 3.9 million meals in 2023. That’s 400,000 more than the year before.
At the end of last year, more than 15,300 people per week benefited from food aid.
The increase in food prices is hitting new sections of the population hard. To the point that, for some, eating becomes a variable in adjusting their budget.
Geneva students join protest
Student demonstrations in support of Gaza are spreading.
TPG stike averted
A threatened strike by public transport workers in Geneva has been averted after unions and management struck an agreement.
Fraudsters face charges after tip-off
Quick thinking by an elderly man in canton Zurich has netted a group of fraudsters and police have recovered half a million francs in cash.
Locals rally round bakery after fire
Owners of an historic bakery in canton Appenzell Innerhoden are hailing the support of the local community to get their business back up and running.
Valais attracts business from other cantons
Inter-cantonal competition for businesses can be a cut throat operation.
Could women join the Swiss Guards?
For the first time in 500 years, women may be allowed to join the Swiss Gurds charged with protecting the Pope at the Vatican.
