to provide assistance and to grant financial support in Switzerland and abroad to disadvantaged individuals and to organizations or projects aiming to support individuals in their living conditions, education and health; it may also support projects in the fields of arts, ecology or other areas of public utility; it may in particular: develop and/or finance activities or care for individuals suffering from illness, poverty or trauma; provide financial support to individuals in need, in order to enable them to access decent living conditions and access to/preservation of a home; finance medical treatments; award scholarships, locally or internationally, to students or researchers, as well as scientific prizes; develop and/or support projects in the field of education and training; and any other means to achieve its purpose.