The Olinda Foundation serves a public interest purpose aimed at supporting initiatives in the following areas:
Intergenerational Relations: Encouraging harmonious and benevolent relationships between generations in shared living spaces that bring together young people and seniors around strong social and environmental themes.
Integration: Facilitating the social and professional integration of people from migration backgrounds in Switzerland by valuing their skills and offering them opportunities to develop their abilities.
Sustainability and Environment: Promoting responsible agricultural practices, notably by supporting Swiss farming, the valorization of sustainable market gardening techniques, and traditional knowledge that respects the balance between humans and the earth.
Dyslexia: Facilitating access to concrete and innovative solutions for better diagnosing, supporting, and integrating people with dyslexia, with particular attention given to teacher training, school support, and structures adapted to individual needs.
The foundation primarily acts in French-speaking Switzerland, granting donations to initiatives or organizations aligned with its priority areas of action. It can fund projects alone or in co-financing with partners, focusing on concrete, innovative, and collaborative projects. As a catalyst, it mobilizes financing, expertise, and partners to produce tangible and sustainable results. The foundation can participate in the realization of projects or co-create concrete and sustainable solutions in collaboration with other organizations pursuing similar goals or having a related purpose. It can undertake all tasks and activities directly or indirectly arising from its field of action. The foundation is non-profit and does not engage in any commercial activity.