For Equity is a non-profit organization recognized as a public utility since 2009, the year it was founded. Based in Lausanne, we are active in Switzerland with local people in precarious situations, as well as in Ethiopia in the Omo Valley.

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In Switzerland, most of our efforts are focused on our “Pegasus” outreach project, which provides basic necessities to people with reduced mobility in the Lausanne area. It is also, and above all, a project that promotes young people with autism spectrum disorders, who take part in these missions and benefit from a secure framework for their emancipation. 

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In Ethiopia, we have been supporting farming and pastoral communities in the Omo Valley, in the south-west of the country, for the past 5 years. Previously active in the educational and medical fields, with a particular focus on pregnant women and children, we are now involved in projects to provide access to drinking water for the Dassanesh populations, located north of Lake Turkana. Recognized as an Ethiopian civil organization since 2023, our Ethiopian headquarters are based in Omoraté and led by our field coordinator Masresha Sahile. Our current project consists of a drinking water distribution network for a displaced persons camp of 12,000 people.