In Switzerland, the average journey to school takes just twelve minutes. But in rural areas of Africa, children often have to walk for hours along dangerous paths. Our «Bike to School» programme provides children and young people from poor backgrounds with discounted bicycles.
With your donation, you can now make twice the impact: until 31 December 2025, every donation will be matched by a Swiss family foundation – up to a total of 50’000 francs.
50’000 francs for mobility! 🧡
More than 10’000 children in Madagascar, Tanzania and Burkina Faso have already benefited from the «Bike to School» programme, with another 2000 set to join them by the end of 2026. Seize this opportunity and give schoolchildren around the world greater mobility and, with it, better educational opportunities!
E-Banking
You will need the following information to make your donation via E-Banking:
Donations account: PC 30-7391-3
Payee: Stiftung Sinnovativ / Velafrica / 3097 Liebefeld
IBAN: CH27 0900 0000 3000 7391 3
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
You can download a QR payment slip here. Or scan the QR code down below directly from your E-Banking app.
You can find Velafrica’s privacy policy
here.
Yes, your donation to Velafrica as part of «Sinnovativ – Foundation for Social Innovation» is tax deductible. We will send you donation receipts for tax purposes at the beginning of the following year. Please note the cantonal tax laws. Here you can find our tax exemption decision for the canton of Bern.
Velafrica has been Zewo-certified as part of «Sinnovativ – Stiftung für soziale Innovation» since 2022. The Zewo seal of approval is awarded to charitable non-profit organizations that are trustworthy, use their donations for a specific purpose, efficiently and in an impact-oriented manner and provide transparent information.
Velafrica fulfills the 21 Zewo standards and has been certified with the seal of approval accordingly. Find out more about Zewo and the 21 standards at the following link: https://zewo.ch/en/the-21-zewo-standards/
Velafrica covers the transaction fees. Help us keep these costs low so that your donation has the greatest possible impact. The fees vary depending on the selected payment method:
Twint
1.30 %
Mastercard
1.30 % + 0.20 CHF
Visa
1.30 % + 0.20 CHF
PostFinance Pay
1.50 % + 0.20 CHF
Diners Club
1.70 % + 0.20 CHF
Discover
1.70 % + 0.20 CHF
Doing good beyond life
Would you like to pass on your values and support our work in the long term? With a legacy, you can do good beyond your lifetime.
We will be happy to advise you personally and confidentially.
Michelle Baumann
+41 31 529 38 82
michelle.baumann@velafrica.ch
Please contact michelle.baumann@velafrica.ch
