Funding partners

Health Promotion Switzerland supports a:primo in establishing the two programmes ping:pong and schritt:weise throughout Switzerland, particularly in rural areas.

Funding from the Max Kohler Foundation is used to ensure the dissemination, innovation and accuracy of the schritt:weise and ping:pong programmes. This enables a:primo to respond to practical needs and guarantee sustainable use. In the long term, this ensures a high level of quality.

Since 2024, a:primo has been supported as an organisation by the Ernst Göhner Foundation. Their support strengthens a:primo as an organisation, in its programmes and in establishing the necessary structures for socially disadvantaged families.

The Human Safety Net Switzerland Foundation supports a:primo in gradually developing the programme and increasing its reach. Our common goal is to provide children from socially disadvantaged families up to the age of six with optimal development and educational opportunities.

For the development of a digital learning platform called «Kompass Kinderrechte» (Children's Rights Compass), a:primo is receiving financial assistance from the federal government under the Ordinance on Measures to Protect Children and Young People and to Strengthen Children's Rights for the years 2022-2026. In addition, the Paul Schiller Foundation, the Office for Youth and Career Counselling of the Canton of Zurich and the Hedwig Witkowsky Foundation are supporting the project with a substantial contribution.

The UBS Optimus Foundation supports the early intervention programmes ping:pong and schritt:weise with its expertise and network. A total of 12 locations in German- and French-speaking Switzerland have benefited from funding, enabling them to support more families with ping:pong or schritt:weise.

The Roger Federer Foundation supports the ping:pong early intervention programme run by the a:primo association for children from socially disadvantaged families at 26 locations throughout Switzerland. Since April 2019, over 400 families have received support to enable their children to get a good start in education. A grant of CHF 235,000 has been approved for this purpose. The early learning programme makes an important and lasting contribution to equal opportunities.

The non-profit Auridis Foundation gGmbH is committed to improving the living conditions of socially disadvantaged children in the long term. For this reason, Auridis supports non-profit organisations in disseminating proven and effective services with funding, advice and networking. The a:primo association has been supported by Auridis for over 10 years. In addition to financial support, the focus of this support has been on strategic and operational guidance and advice.

ALDI SUISSE supported the a:primo association as part of the «Heute für Morgen» (Today for Tomorrow) sustainability initiative on the topic of early learning and reading promotion. The aim of the cooperation was to support children from socially disadvantaged families in Switzerland and to promote reading in the spirit of «family literacy».