About

The Swiss-Nepalese Society (SNS) is a non-political, non-profit organisation based in Switzerland.

Swiss aid workers who returned home after years of active work in Nepal founded SNS in 1971. Since then, a large number of people and institutions have joined SNS, which has about 340 members at present. Our members are motivated by a common interest in the social, political, cultural and economical development of Nepal and its friendly people.

Our goals

• To provide a platform for Nepalese and friends of Nepal in Switzerland;
• To furnish up-to-date information about Nepal;
• To support projects to help disadvantaged people in Nepal; and
• To cooperate with organizations pursuing similar goals.

Our activities in Switzerland

• Publication of the newsletter “Namaskar” three times a year;
• Organization of events to promote Nepalese culture in Switzerland;
• Procurement of funds for realization of projects in Nepal;
• Maintenance of a collection of cultural objects from Nepal at the Ethnological Museum in Zürich; and
• Maintenance of a collection of books on Nepal at the Central Library in Zürich.

Our projects in Nepal

We support suitable projects in Nepal, especially those proposed by Nepalese on their own initiative.