STSA is firmly committed to contributing to the wider goal of sustainable development. Each year, the Association supports one or several social projects that meet this criteria.
2009: Bateau Genève (Geneva)
A local organisation supporting people in need on board their Lake Geneva steamboat.
2012: Terre & Faune (The Comoros Islands)
A project encouraging new economic activity by promoting recycling.
http://www.terre-et-faune.org/
2014: Fondation BK Lubamba (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
A sustainable agriculture project in Nsele in the eastern suburb of Kinshasa.
2016: Mercy Ships (worldwide)
Supporting the construction of a second ship to expand the abiolity of Mercy Ships, an NGO operating the world's largest hospital ship to serve the poorest countries in the world.
2017: Kalaamugosi Women's Co-operative Society (Uganda)
Aims to develop a sense of dignity and empowerment for women active in coffee production in order to drive development through training in good agricultural practices.
2010: Bateau Lavoir (Geneva)
A local organisation providing hospitality training to disadvantaged youth on their boat on the Rhône.
2013: Nouvelle Planète (Peru)
A project by a Swiss-based NGO to empower villagers in the Peruvian Amazon forest through property rights and protection of rural areas.
http://www.nouvelle-planete.ch/en
2015: Paysans Solidaires (Burkina Faso)
A project by a Swiss-based association to support rural development and sustainable production in Burkina Faso.
https://www.fedevaco.ch/la-federation/nos-associat...
2017: Fondation Cap Loisirs (Geneva)
Improves the lives of children, adolescents and adults with mental disabilities and of their families by providing leisure activities to complement their educational development.
2017: Nouvelle Planète (Burkina Faso)
Supports the development of professional training in the commodities transformation sector for bakery and chocolate industry professionals.