Philas Foundation

The non-profit foundation aims to promote health and education and pursue social purposes. To achieve its purpose, the foundation can specifically promote basic research on rare diseases and support affected individuals. It can specifically support research and projects for the education and sensitization of professionals and the population in the field of gender-sensitive medicine. It can also promote entertainment programs in hospitals and nursing homes or support institutions and organizations that offer such programs. The foundation can achieve its purpose by specifically promoting the education of children and young people who are in a situation of need or whose families are in a situation of need. Furthermore, it aims to promote inclusion and participation through vocational training for people with disabilities. The foundation can also promote diversity in technical professions. The foundation can support relatives and caregivers of seriously ill individuals by organizing or financing care during their absence or a break. It can also support shelters (specifically women's shelters, men's shelters, children's shelters, and LGBTQI+ shelters). The foundation can engage in all activities that fall within the scope of the foundation's purpose (health, education, social purposes) or are related to it in a material way. To fulfill its purpose, it can specifically cooperate with suitable private and public institutions and organizations and support them. The foundation fulfills its purpose throughout Switzerland and worldwide. The foundation does not pursue any commercial or self-help purposes.