Worldwide provision of development and charitable aid, particularly in the scientific, social, cultural and medical fields, notably through the promotion of training and research programs and institutions, granting scholarships, seminar contributions and project assistance, providing teaching and research materials, supporting scientific and cultural publications, supporting projects to promote nutrition and health, supporting projects in the field of ecology, as well as supporting projects to promote democracy, freedom and human rights; can participate in specific projects of other organizations with similar objectives or support Swiss organizations with similar purposes, as well as acquire basic property and other rights to real estate.